How to Make Plant-Based Smoothies and Calculate Their PDCAAS Value

We are 7.7 billion people in the world today, and by 2050 it is estimated we will be 9.8 billion people. How will we cover the protein needs for this 27% increase in population? Plant protein can be produced using about 4 times less water and 20 times less land than beef protein. At Givaudan, we have developed smoothies based on pea protein concentrate. In this session we will show how to make a fermented vegan smoothie base from scratch, explaining the technical significance of each step in the process. Then we will show how to calculate the PDCAAS (Protein digestibility-corrected amino acid score) value of plant proteins and their blends. PDCAAS is a method of evaluating the quality of a protein-based on both the amino acid requirements of humans and their ability to digest it.

In this session we will show:

– Procedure to make plant-protein fermented smoothies on the lab bench.

– Equipment needed to make plant-based fermentations in the lab.

– Parameters to measure to ensure quality consistency.

– How to calculate PDCAAS of plant proteins and their blends.