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Motivation

The waste generated along the entire food chain (‘from farm to fork’) is huge. An estimated amount of 88 million tons in EU alone. Food waste constitutes a major loss of resources contributing to climate change, and causing considerable economic impact.

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Harvesting and processing inevitably generates agro-industrial residue such as non-compliant seeds and crops. Yet, this side stream is still rich in valuable compounds like proteins, fibers and bioactive compounds.

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In PROLIFIC we research cascading processes to extract those substances from peas, chickpeas, fungi and coffee, and bring them back as every-day life products: protein rich bread, cosmetic ingredients and functional packaging material.

PROLIFIC at a glance

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Project ambition

  • Extract compounds of nutritional value, bio-activity and structural function from agro-industrial sidestreams to meet the increasing market demand

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  • Replace mineral-oil based polymers with biodegradable molecules and bio-based alternatives in packaging materials;

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  • Valorise agro-food sidestreams and thus increase overall efficiency from arable land without compromising food production.

Working approach

A highly integrated work plan to repurpose

agro-industrial side-streams and develop

new bio-based value chains

Funding

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This project has received funding from the Bio Based Industries Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under GA No 790157.

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