Objective The primary aim of this project is to develop and manufacture novel high value edible coatings and films to improve the shelf-life quality of southern Africa's fruits and peanuts to enhance the growth of these important export industries. An inexpensive, renewable raw material , sorghum bran, from southern Africa' s indigenous sorghum cereal industry will be used to extract the protein airing, which is water insoluble, non-allergenic, and expected to have good gas barrier and mechanical properties, i.e. airing would make excellent edible barrier coatings. We will develop extraction and coating procedures and modifications of the protein, thermoplastic processing, sensory evaluation of coated fruits and peanuts and controlled release of preservatives from coatings to products, all through a multi-disciplinary approach in co-operation with the fruit export industry. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturefruit growingnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmsagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturegrains and oilseedscereals Programme(s) FP5-INCO 2 - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Confirming the international role of Community research,1998-2002" Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR FOOD RESEARCH AND BIOTECHNOLOGY AB EU contribution No data Address Frans Perssons Vaeg 6 402 29 GOETEBORG Sweden See on map Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CSIR - COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH South Africa EU contribution No data Address Meiring Naude Road 0001 PRETORIA See on map Total cost No data INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Norwich Research Park, Colney NR4 7UA NORWICH See on map Total cost No data NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ITALY Italy EU contribution No data Address Piazzale Aldo Moro 7 80125 NAPOLI See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO MONDLANE Mozambique EU contribution No data Address Av. de Mocambique KM 1,4 MAPUTO See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS Mauritius EU contribution No data Address REDUIT See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA South Africa EU contribution No data Address Lynnwood Road 0002 PRETORIA See on map Total cost No data
