The consumption of plant-based foods and alternative proteins is an increasing trend among consumers worldwide, highlighting different dietary styles such as vegan, vegetarian, and flexitarian diets. The rising popularity of these diets has created a unique market opportunity for companies traditionally specializing in animal-based protein products, allowing them to diversify and offer plant-based protein alternatives, including plant-based products or meat analogues. Currently, meat analogues, with some exceptions, are developed from textured vegetable proteins. These aim to replace high-animal-protein products with alternatives providing abundant plant-based or other sourced proteins, while mimicking the sensory characteristics of meat products, such as flavor, color, and texture.
This project aims to valorize by-products from the food industry through extrusion technology to obtain innovative food products with high nutritional value. The development of these products is intended to support the Catalan agri-food sector.
- Valorizing the by-products generated.
- Creating a more efficient and sustainable food production system.
To achieve the main goal of the pilot project, a series of activities will be carried out aimed at accomplishing the following intermediate objectives:
- Identification, characterization, and selection of optimal food industry by-products for the developments to be carried out.
- Obtaining innovative and safe food products.
- Dissemination of results to the Catalan agri-food sector and the scientific community.
Total budget: €305,089.20
Total grant amount: €247,525.20
Zyrcular Foods
Proveedor global de soluciones en proteína alternativa
Action of the CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 co-financed by:
