Acronym AlgCarn
Category
Marine Biotechnology
Title Development of new innovative meat products Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator NA Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
NA
Institutions involved
USAMV - University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca (Romania) ,
Start year 2018 End year 2018 Funding (€) € 50,000 Website NA Summary The meat and the meat products represent an important source of nutrients in human nutrition. However, the meat consumption is associate cu several chronic-degenerative diseases, therefore the improving of meat products represents o real challenge for science and industry. The idea to use functional foods as a source of nutrients for improving health opens a whole new field in meat industry. Be sides of traditional presentation exists several ways that the meat sector can change compositions of meat products components, both in quality and quantitative terms and can develop products with high properties. In the current context, there is an increase in consumer demand for functional products, fortified, especially with minerals, unsaturated fatty acids and high quality vegetable protein.
This project proposal aims to improve the microbiological and sensory qualities of a meat preparation by fortifying it with nutrients of vegetable origin, thus creating a functional food. The objectives of the project respond to the customers' tendency and marketing requirement regarding the creation and marketing of new innovative products.
The use of brown marine algae is a rich source of fiber and minerals, thus improving the mineral balance in the body. Adding them to foods helps reduce the amount of synthetic preservatives, thus creating a product with many health benefits, and their use as functional food new perspectives in food processing.
Keywords
Algae;
Human health;
Human food;
Bioprospecting;
Protein source;
Marine Region
76
Not associated to marine areas
0
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