Food Technology

Iryna Gavrylova is the head of food development division of a Ukrainian-Bulgarian food venture for the last 2 years. Iryna brings in excellent real-life commercial experience and 15+ years of expertise in finance and marketing which result in her research focus exclusively on commercially viable solutions. She has been part of several functional food R&D projects; some of them resulted into discovery of new functional ingredients. Educated in both classical and practical way, an MBA in finance and international business as well as a hands-on developer of unique functional recipes and scientific research projects, Iryna is an active public speaker, supporter of professional media and influencer in food industry and science. Her network of food professionals consists of 30,000+ experts: from line cooks supplying realistic field data to top scientists busy with inventing the future of food, nutritionists, food bloggers, technologists, etc

The study aims at discovering opportunities to extending shelf life of functional foods by means of innovative live ingredients which enable avoiding or diminishing the depth of processing of food products. Live spicederived functional ingredients are a novelty category of food preservatives, palatability defining ingredients and health claimers. They are used in production of functional foods targeting special needs in nutrition as well as in premium products for mass market. The aim of the study is to discover benefits of spice-derived live ingredients beyond modifying palatability and contributing into culinary variety. Ingredients derived from coriander, fennel, anise and cumin seeds, have been analysed and demonstrate outstanding effects on final product’s shelf life and its microbial condition. No exceptional actions or processes are required; the effects are achieved by simple adding of the ingredients into the main product virtually at any stage at producer’s convenience. Such effects in certain cases double shelf life of final product at feasible cost and create massive opportunities in marketing and sales.