Skip to main content
Vai all'homepage della Commissione europea (si apre in una nuova finestra)
italiano it
CORDIS - Risultati della ricerca dell’UE
CORDIS

Crafting sustainable and health concerned low-calorie dairy and plant alternatives with innovative shellac-infused powdered matrices

Descrizione del progetto

Alternativa casearia derivata dagli insetti

Le allergie al latte, l’intolleranza al lattosio e le preoccupazioni per le calorie limitano il consumo di latticini, mentre le alternative a base vegetale spesso mancano di nutrienti chiave come il calcio e possono avere sapori sgradevoli. Sostenuto dal programma di azioni Marie Skłodowska-Curie, il progetto SHELLACRAFT creerà alternative al latte e allo yogurt a basso contenuto calorico e senza allergeni utilizzando la gommalacca, una resina naturale e biodegradabile ricavata dai Kerridae. Grazie alle sue proprietà uniche, tra cui la capacità di formare microsfere ricche di calcio, la gommalacca funge da base sostenibile abbinata all’olio di cocco e alla gomma xanthan. Il progetto sviluppa polveri disidratate che si ricostituiscono in prodotti nutrienti e gustosi. Test rigorosi garantiscono la sicurezza, la digeribilità e la qualità del sapore. SHELLACRAFT intende fornire alternative lattiero-casearie innovative e sostenibili che soddisfino le diverse esigenze dietetiche, promuovendo al contempo una futura collaborazione scientifica.

Obiettivo

Cow milk allergy, lactose intolerance, calorie intake concern, and soy allergy, presence of unpleasant off-flavors and lack of essential nutrients such as calcium all hinder the consumption of dairy products and plant-based dairy alternatives, respectively. Therefore, in the project, a novel concept of the creation of low-calorie alternatives (milk, yogurt mimic products) additionally fortified with sustainable plant-based bioactives and minerals will be ambitiously pursued by using a natural polymer shellac. Shellac is a sustainable food source, a biodegradable resin obtained from the secretion of lac insects (Kerria Lacca), being recognized as a safe food additive by the FDA. The distinguishing factors of shellac are: lipophilicity, surface activity, self-assembling properties, supramolecular interaction ability. What is more, it is also non-allergic and it can also form calcium–shellac microsphere; hence it is a promising starting material for the preparation of an allergen-free non-dairy milk alternative at low cost. To meet the low-calorie and bioactive-fortified goals, formulation and production of non-dairy milk and yogurt will be achieved by shellac as a main ingredient in combination with virgin coconut oil and xanthan gum. Appropriate drying technology will be used to form easy-to-apply powders that will serve as a base for the production of low-calorie dairy alternatives that will be preserved in the form of dehydrated products. The reconstituted products will be examined for physical and chemical properties, toxicity, organoleptic, digestibility, and bioaccessibility studies including new aspects of process contaminants determination (safety issue). This study provides new insight into the characterisation of new products and will aid in extending the scientific network for future collaboration. The SHELLACRAFT aims to develop a sustainable and allergen-free dairy-plant alternative platform for products that will meet various consumer demands.

Campo scientifico (EuroSciVoc)

Programma(i)

Argomento(i)

Meccanismo di finanziamento

HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships

Vedi tutti i progetti finanziati nell’ambito di questo schema di finanziamento

Invito a presentare proposte

(si apre in una nuova finestra) HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01

Vedi tutti i progetti finanziati nell’ambito del bando

Coordinatore

UNIWERSYTET PRZYRODNICZY WE WROCLAWIU
Contributo netto dell'UE
€ 179 006,16
Indirizzo
UL. CYPRIANA KAMILA NORWIDA 25
50-375 Wrocaw
Polonia
Regione
Makroregion południowo-zachodni Dolnośląskie Miasto Wrocław
Tipo di attività
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Collegamenti
Costo totale
Nessun dato

Partner (1)