Descripción del proyecto
Un innovador indicador de frescura de los alimentos prolonga su vida en almacenamiento
La fecha de caducidad de los productos alimentarios se fija durante el envasado y se deriva de estudios, pero provoca pérdidas de dinero y desperdicio de alimentos. La información que ofrecen las herramientas de rastreabilidad existentes sobre el estado real de frescura y calidad de los productos alimentarios no es fiable. El equipo del proyecto financiado con fondos europeos ColorSensing llevará a cabo un estudio de viabilidad sobre un indicador de frescura de los alimentos innovador, rentable y no invasivo que reduzca el desperdicio de alimentos. La tecnología se basa en un algoritmo avanzado para corregir las distorsiones de color de los códigos de respuesta rápida hechos con tintas inteligentes para detectar los parámetros dentro de los envases de alimentos. Su integración en soluciones digitales permite controlar la frescura de los alimentos envasados y prolonga su vida en almacenamiento.
Objetivo
Every year more than one 1.3 billion tons of food are wasted which is a huge both environmental and economic problem. Food waste happens all along the pathway to the plate and is a massive food supply chain inefficiency. For example inefficiencies occur when the fresh food manufacturers perform destructive quality controls every hour to detect leaks in the packaging, or when the cold chain breaks occur during transit, or when consumer fights against uncertainty by throwing away food. The expiry date is fixed during the packaging through studies of life-time and causes all agents in the food supply chain to lose money and waste resources at some point. Currently, the traceability tools available in the market do not offer information on the real state of freshness and quality of food products.
ColorSensing is based on an advanced algorithm able to correct color distorsions of QR codes made of smart inks for sensing parameters inside food packages. Integrating this with digital solutions allows to monitor the freshness of packaged foods and extend their shelf life. Our innovative technology (TRL6) is a quantitative, multifunctional, cost-effective and non-invasive food freshness indicator to reduce food waste. We have received public funds to develop our technology (e.g. €1.5m from the EU ERC program) and been selected to participate in multiple startups accelerator programs such as ENPENTA VII or Innofood. We have created an ecosystem of industrial partners (food manufacturers as Embutits Monells, Barrufet Group and supermarkets as Bonpreu and Condis) that are interested in our technology and are asking us to develop our prototypes up to a market-ready solution. We aim to become the next quality standard in packaged food manufacturing and now we are applying to the SME Instrument Phase 1 to carry out an exhaustive Feasibility Study.
Ámbito científico
Programa(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
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H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1
Régimen de financiación
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1Coordinador
08029 Barcelona
España
Organización definida por ella misma como pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme) en el momento de la firma del acuerdo de subvención.