Increase in nutritional value of food raw materials by addition, activity, or in situ production of microbial nutraceuticals

Project Information

NUTRA CELLS

Grant agreement ID: QLK1-CT-2000-01376

Project closed

Start date 1 January 2001

End date 31 December 2004

Funded under

• Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002

Total cost € 3 594 090,00

EU contribution € 2 056 446,00

Coordinated by

STICHTING HET NEDERLANDS INSTITUUT VOOR ZUIVELONDERZOEK
Netherlands

Objective

This proposal's main objective is to improve the nutritional value of food raw materials and fermented food products. This will be accomplished by increasing the level of nutraceuticals in food products of dairy and soy origin. The targetednutraceuticals are low-calory-sugars, digestion-stimulating oligosaccharides andessential B-vitamins. These components will all be produced by food-grademicroorganisms. In addition, some undesirable sugars such as lactose, galactoseand raff nose will be selectively removed from either dairy or soy-containing food products. The involvement of industrial partners in the area of dairy, nutritional foods and starter production ensures dissemination of the scientific results in abroad range of Food (and Parma) applications.

Fields of science

• agricultural sciences › animal and dairy science › dairy

Programme(s)

• FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002

Topic(s)

• 1.1.1.-1. - Key action Food, Nutrition and Health

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

STICHTING HET NEDERLANDS INSTITUUT VOOR ZUIVELONDERZOEK

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Kernehemseweg 2 ; 6710 BA EDE GLD ; Netherlands
• Total cost: No data

Participants (7)

CAMPINA MELKUNIE BV

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Jules Verneweg 87 ; 5000 HG TILBURG
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INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Domaine de Vilvert ; 78352 JOUY-EN-JOSAS
• Total cost: No data

LALLEMAND SA

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Complexe Scientifique de Rangueil - Hall Gilbert D ; 31405 TOULOUSE
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN

Belgium

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 5/3,Place Croix du Sud 5/3 ; 1348 LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK

Ireland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Western Road ; 30 Cork
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UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 30,Kerklaan 30 ; 9750 AA HAREN GN
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WAGENINGEN CENTRE FOR FOOD SCIENCES

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Kernhemseweg 2 ; 6710 BA EDE GLD
• Total cost: No data