Objective The Andean crop Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) will be introduced to E.C. as a source of a starch, high quality protein and saponin products for industry, and as a contribution to crop diversification and the competitive use of set-aside or marginal lands. Quinoa produces a cereal-like grain, but with a higher protein content and a better balanced aminoacid composition than cereals. The starch grains in the endosperm are unusually small (2-4 micrometers diameter), which gives the starch unusual functional properties. These may be of value in fillers for the plastics industry, low-calorie milk-based products, anti-offset and dusting powders and cosmetics. The grain contains saponins, which may also be of industrial value. Quinoa is not a grass, and therefore its cultivation could assist the control of weeds and diseases in areas where cereals are currently continuously cultivated. It is tolerant of drought and infertility. Varieties of Quinoa which have a high grain yield in a range of European conditions and acceptable seed characteristics, and others which have a high green dry matter yield, will be produced. These varieties will be in the field trials in several Member States, and protocols for distinctness, uniformity and stability testing will be developed. The nutritional value of Quinoa grain and green fodder for poultry and mammals will be investigated, and the potential of the grain as a human food will be explored. Methods for processing and fractionating Quinoa grain will be developed, and tested on a commercial scale.Industrial uses for Quinoa starch, protein and saponins will be explored and markets will be tested by end-users. Thus, this market-driven project will consider every stage of the development, through primary production to end-uses markets exploration. Introduction Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagricultureindustrial cropsfoddernatural sciencesbiological scienceszoologymammalogyagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturegrains and oilseedscereals Programme(s) FP3-AIR - Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994 Topic(s) 111 - Conversion, diversification and extensification Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Centre de Valorisation des Glucides et Produits Naturels EU contribution No data Address 7 rue Anne Frank 80136 Rivery France See on map Total cost No data Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all COOPERATIEVE VERKOOP- EN PRODUKTIE Netherlands EU contribution No data Address AVEBEWEG 1 9607 PT FOXHOL See on map Total cost No data CPRO - DLO Netherlands EU contribution No data Address POSTBUS 16 6700 AA WAGENINGEN See on map Total cost No data DANISH INST. OF PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCES Denmark EU contribution No data Address LEDREBORG ALLE 100 4000 ROSKILDE See on map Total cost No data Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie l'Energia e l'Ambiente (ENEA) Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Anguillarese 301 00060 Santa Maria di Galeria Roma See on map Total cost No data Institute for Animal Health United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Roslin EH25 9PS Edinburgh See on map Total cost No data NETHERLANDS INST. FOR VOOR KOOLHYDRAAT ONDERZOEK Netherlands EU contribution No data Address ROUAANSTRAAT 27 9723 CC GRONINGEN See on map Total cost No data RESEARCH STATION FOR ARABLE FARMING AND FIELD PRODUCTION OF VEGETABLES Netherlands EU contribution No data Address PB 430 8200 AK LELYSTAD See on map Total cost No data ROYAL VETERINARY AND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY Denmark EU contribution No data Address THORVALDSENSVEJ 40 1871 FREDERIKSBERG See on map Total cost No data SHELL FARM A/S Denmark EU contribution No data Address KAMPMANNEGADE 2 1604 COPENHAGEN See on map Total cost No data THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Trinity Lane, The Old Schools, CB2 1TN CAMBRIDGE See on map Total cost No data
