Objective
PROTEIN2FOOD’s aim is to develop innovative, cost-effective and resource-efficient plant proteins –rich food sources with positive impact on human health, the environment and biodiversity. The quality and quantity of protein from selected highly nutritious seed crops (quinoa, amaranth and buckwheat), and legumes with high protein quantity (lupin, faba beans, pea, chickpea, lentil) will be significantly enhanced by using a multi-disciplinary approach that will include genetic, agronomic, food process engineering, sensory, socio-economic, and environmental assessment.
Research is expected to improve the quality of plant proteins, produced in Europe, and of the sustainability of their production and processing. Through a better understanding of the: i) genetic mechanisms driving the protein formation and accumulation in the seed, ii) plant performance towards biotic and abiotic stresses, and iii) protein interactions with other components in the food matrix and its sensory repercussions in the final food products, this research should lead to the development of adapted plant protein sources with positive impact on environment and biodiversity as well as human health.
Expected results in the project are: i) enhance the protein production by 25% through new effective breeding techniques and optimised crop management with an increase by 10% of the EU’s arable land destined to protein-crop production, using also marginal soils, ii) accelerate protein transition from animal-based protein to plant based protein in Europe with clear impact on reduction of carbon footprint, iii) increase EU agro-biodiversity by introducing promising high quality crops and legumes. Further, activities will support the prototypes of new protein-rich-protein food with exceptional market potential. Finally, we will improve the EU’s visibility in the area of food processing and technology through high impact factors scientific publications.
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- engineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technology
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsmicroeconomics
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturegrains and oilseedslegumes
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Participants (18)
00185 Roma
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80686 Munchen
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T12 YN60 Cork
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28040 Madrid
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69120 Heidelberg
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750 07 Uppsala
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10748 Olsztyn
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3981 AJ Bunnik
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256 Kampala
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12 Lima
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810008 Braila
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1040 BRUXELLES
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4793 RC Fijnaart
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18507 Grimmen
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CORK Carrigaline
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
21121 Daix
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
31550 Ribaforada Navarra
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
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3011 BN Rotterdam
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