P.PSH.1472 - Kilcoy Global Foods (KGF) Nutraceutical strategy - Phase 2
Drying beef offal into powders for the food supplementation and pet food markets can provide a more consistent and reliable outlet whilst maximising the organs’ nutritional benefits.
| Project start date: | 15 July 2023 |
| Project end date: | 15 November 2024 |
| Publication date: | 30 October 2024 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Grain-fed Cattle, Grass-fed Cattle |
| Relevant regions: | National |
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Summary
The recently completed project P.PIP.0591 – Kilcoy Global Foods (KGF) Nutraceutical strategy, successfully identified and demonstrated the operational feasibility of harvesting organs and glands from the chain, at the viscera table or from the offal room. The team identified that the preparation for freeze-drying is no more onerous than when harvesting organs and glands for frozen sale. This phase 2 project will work in identifying, establishing relationships with and understanding the nutraceutical ingredient supply chain. Identifying any local players would determine if local freeze-dried powder sales are possible or if sales must be to overseas markets in the Middle East, Europe and USA.
Objectives
Nutritional Information Panels (NIPs) and Product Information Forms (PIFs) will be generated for: grainfed and grassfed liver, grainfed and grassfed hearts, and grainfed and grassfed lungs.
Establishment of a third-party processor to set up manufacturing protocols that deliver products as per NIPs and PIFs.
Establish the processes for packing, storage and distribution of these finished products.
Development and testing of preliminary marketing mix assets required to support the Kilcoy sales and marketing teams with the selling and distribution of developed nutraceutical products.
Key findings
Spray drying of ground organs was trialled by a third-party processor and determined to be a more cost-effective drying process still resulting in a fine, free flowing powder without milling. Prior to spray drying, a hydrolysation step is required.
Associated health benefits of beef organs include the abundant source of vitamins, including preformed vitamin A (retinol), B group vitamins, especially B12, highly useable forms of iron and rich amounts of trace minerals including copper and zinc.
Dried organs are generally produced by freeze-drying. The Kilcoy nutrition range is uniquely produced using a spray dried process. The lower energy and environmental benefits of using spray drying are described in the brochures.
The provenance of the organ powders and product certifications are highlighted in the brochures. These include hormone free, antibiotic free, GMO free, HACCP certified, Halal certified, livestock welfare.
Benefits to industry
Drying the offal into powders for the food supplementation and pet food markets can provide a more consistent and reliable outlet, maximising the organs’ nutritional benefits, and providing returns 5–15 times that of frozen whole organs and up to 100 times the value from rendering.
Harvesting and drying organs takes a fifth quarter product, maximises its nutritional and sales value and increases the returns on every slaughtered carcase.
Converting wet offal into a dried, shelf stable, nutrient dense product allows the industry to play in world markets where traditionally there has been no presence.
Future research
A stable production process will be required to ensure consistent product delivery demanded by ingredient purchasers. The processing of beef offal into hydrolysed spray dried powders requires strong partnerships with food processors willing to invest in and develop technologies that provide optimal processing conditions to maximise the value of the dried ingredients to the food and pet food industries.
More information
| Project manager: | Angelica Pickup |
| Contact email: | reports@mla.com.au |
| Primary researcher: | KILCOY GLOBAL FOODS |
