Descrizione del progetto
Rafforzare lo sviluppo innovativo degli spuntini alla frutta di qualità superiore
Nonostante il consumo di frutta sia il presupposto per un’alimentazione sana, la velocità frenetica dello stile di vita moderno non consente di raggiungerne l’assunzione giornaliera ottimale. Questa sfida potrebbe essere affrontata con la produzione di spuntini pronti naturali, nutritivi, sani e personalizzati. Il progetto FRIETS, finanziato dall’UE, realizzerà una solida struttura per lo sviluppo e la commercializzazione di razionali spuntini leggeri a base di frutta personalizzati, nutrienti e innovativi, che non contengono zuccheri aggiunti, sodio o conservanti chimici. Riunendo un gruppo di scienziati in campi interdisciplinari e una rete internazionale di PMI, FRIETS si concentrerà sull’ottimizzazione della produzione razionale a basso impatto e sullo sviluppo sostenibile di frutti di bosco di qualità superiore, lavorati per ottenere prodotti su misura per le esigenze di gruppi specifici.
Obiettivo
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.
Campo scientifico
- 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
Parole chiave
Programma(i)
Meccanismo di finanziamento
MSCA-RISE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)Coordinatore
25200 Patras
Grecia
L’organizzazione si è definita una PMI (piccola e media impresa) al momento della firma dell’accordo di sovvenzione.