Objective With the purpose of increasing the competitiveness of the SME as well as obtaining safe foods without losses of nutritional value, this project aims to develop and optimise a continuous Ultra High Pressure Homogenisei (UHPH), for application on milks and vegetable milks. This machine will be capable of applying pressures of up to 400MPa, using a special homogenising system which allows the elimination of microbes while maintaining the nutritional value, and combines this with the development of a system to control the treatment temperature (30-150C). This system could substitute HTST pasteurisation and UHT sterilization with less energy consumption and less contamination.The work will focus on the development of dairy products (pasteurised milk, sterilised milk, fresh and ripened cheese and yoghurt from UHPH treated milk, desserts and whey protein concentrates), and vegetable milks (lupine, soya and almond milks). Research will be carried out to ensure the safety of the process (killing of pathogenic microorganisms, absence of toxic and carcinogenic substances). Five SME, three Universities and two Research Centres will participate in this Project creating a multidisciplinary team.The first part of the work is the design and development of the machine, and its adaptation to the food industry (connections, cleaning procedures, etc.). This machine will be connected to an aseptic tank, which is connected to an aseptic packaging machine (Tetra Pak), to fully simulate industrial production. The second part is the application of UHPH treatment to milks and vegetable milks for drinking (pasteurised and sterilised milks), or for making cheese, yoghurt and desserts, and also protein concentrates for additive applications.The effect of UHPH on these foods will be studied. Finally, several studies will be conducted on the acceptability to consumers of the developed processes and the products treated by UHPH. Exploitation of the technology and developed products will be investigated Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringthermodynamic engineeringagricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedairynatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsengineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technologyfood safetyagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturevegetable growing Programme(s) FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs Call for proposal FP6-2002-SME-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA Address Campus de bellaterra edificio v. facultat de veterinaria Cerdanyola-barcelona Spain See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FEDERAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR NUTRITION Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Haid-und-neustrasse 9 Karlsruhe See on map FORMATGERIA GRANJA RINYA S.L. Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address C/ acequia real del jucar n35 Albal (valencia) See on map HAUKE KOLL Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Zur meierei 1 Ostenfeld See on map MEIEREI- GENOSSENSCHAFT E.G. LANGENHORN Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Bahnweg 1 Langenhorn See on map NECTINA. S.A. Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Ctra riudoms-cambrils km 0,2 Riudoms (tarragona) See on map Links Website Opens in new window STANSTED FLUID POWER LTD United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address 70 bentfield road Stansted See on map UNIVERSIT MONTPELLIER II (SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES) France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Place eugne bataillon Montpellier See on map UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK Ireland EU contribution € 0,00 Address College road Cork See on map Links Website Opens in new window VEREIN ZUR FRDERUNG DES TECHNOLOGIE TRANSFERS AN DER HOCHSCULE BREMERHAVEN E.V. Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address An der karlstadt 10 Bremerhaven See on map
