Descripción del proyecto
Fortalecer el desarrollo innovador de aperitivos de frutas de calidad superior
Si bien el consumo de frutas es fundamental para una alimentación saludable, el rápido estilo de vida moderno impide que las personas logren una ingesta diaria óptima de frutas. Este reto podría abordarse mediante la producción de aperitivos naturales, nutritivos, saludables y personalizados listos para comer. En el proyecto FRIETS, financiado con fondos europeos, se creará un marco robusto para el desarrollo y la comercialización de aperitivos de frutos rojos inteligentes, personalizados, nutritivos e innovadores sin azúcares ni sodio añadidos ni tampoco conservantes químicos añadidos. FRIETS aúna a un equipo de científicos interdisciplinares y una red de pymes internacionales que trabajarán en pos de optimizar la producción inteligente de bajo impacto y el desarrollo sostenible de bayas procesadas de calidad superior para productos a la medida de las necesidades de grupos específicos.
Objetivo
Maintaining a healthy diet requires sufficient consumption of fruits and vegetables. However, nowadays, the fast pace of modern lifestyle discourages individuals from reaching their optimal daily intake via consumption of fresh fruits/vegetables, ultimately creating an increasing demand for natural, nutritive, healthy and personalized ready-to-eat snacks. It is also an accepted actuality that there is a lack of healthy food snacks for personalized nutrition in the market. Hence, the development of such products, which can also be tailor-made to the needs of specific groups (young children, elderly, diabetic, sportive etc.), is a long-awaiting innovation. FRIETS project aims in training crossdisciplinary scientists from 5 European countries, in collaboration with international SMEs, for the development and marketization of personalized, nutritious and innovative, soft fruit smart snacks that contain no added sugar, sodium or chemical preservatives, as a palatable way to increase daily fruit consumption. FRIETS smart snacks will include novel processed berries (strawberry, raspberry and blackberry) with superior quality and nutritional characteristics, as well as extended shelf-life. Pre-harvest management practices will be optimized for cultivating high-quality berries. Low impact post-harvest technologies will be developed and optimised including (1) mild and energy efficient drying techniques (e.g. osmotic dehydration, freeze drying, microwave vacuum drying or their combination) using limited or no sugar or salt, and low temperatures, (2) composite or multi-layered edible coatings, based on micro- and macro-algae components, including encapsulated or non-encapsulated natural functional ingredients. Life Cycle Analysis and socio-techno-economic analysis will be implemented for the sustainable development of new products. FRIETS implementation will be based on staff secondments, strengthening collaborative research among different countries and sectors.
Ámbito científico
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturefruit growing
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and films
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutrition
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturevegetable growing
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and management
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MSCA-RISE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)Coordinador
25200 Patras
Grecia
Organización definida por ella misma como pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme) en el momento de la firma del acuerdo de subvención.