EVALUATOR
Financiado
EVALUation of heAlthy-susTainable fOod pRoteins
Access to healthy and sustainable foods is an existential priority as recognized by the UN, WHO, and EU. Replacing animal-basedproteins with their plant-based counterparts is expected to be a major step forward, due to a 2-8 fold...
Access to healthy and sustainable foods is an existential priority as recognized by the UN, WHO, and EU. Replacing animal-basedproteins with their plant-based counterparts is expected to be a major step forward, due to a 2-8 fold (depending onthe species) increase in protein efficiency. In order to speed up this protein transition, methods need to become available toallow for high-throughput evaluation of protein ingredients, in terms of technical functionality that rules food properties, andphysiological functionality that ultimately decides on effects taking place in the body.The EVALUATOR project focusses on plant protein properties in colloidal emulsion systems, for which a tailor-mademicrofluidic platform will be developed to dynamically assess technical emulsion stability and digestibility. For this, wechoose to work with pea and bean proteins that are readily available at low cost within the EU. The microfluidic platformallows real-time investigation at micro and nanometre levels, the scales at which basic food structure elements are formedand degraded, and within very short time spans through high-speed recording, therewith closely mimicking the actualprocess conditions.EVALUATOR will not only lead to the design of healthier and greener food systems but also supply a versatile microfluidicplatform that allows design from first principles, i.e., the actual protein properties as they are relevant for food production anddigestion. This brings food design, that currently revolves around trial and error, into a completely different realm, and evenmore importantly, establishes the currently missing link between technological functionality and digestion.The key for success is the combination of my background in microfluidic design and digestion, that of the hosts in emulsions(WUR, The Netherlands) and the secondment (INRAE, France) in advanced digestive systems, which allows me to cover allaspects of the EVALUATOR project in a ground-breaking way.
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Duración del proyecto: 23 meses
Fecha Inicio: 2023-06-01
Fecha Fin: 2025-05-31
Fecha Fin: 2025-05-31
Línea de financiación: concedida
El organismo HORIZON EUROPE notifico la concesión del proyecto el día 2023-06-01
Línea de financiación objetivo
El proyecto se financió a través de la siguiente ayuda:
HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01-01:
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021
Cerrada
hace 3 años
Líder del proyecto
WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY
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Perfil tecnológico
TRL
4-5
Perfil tecnológico
TRL
4-5