Acronym NA
Category
Seafood Processing
Title Phospholipids from krill: Development of nutraceutical applications 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 Inge Alexander Bruheim Coordinator email inge.bruheim@olympic.no
Coordinator institution
NA
Institutions involved
NA
Start year 2012 End year 2016 Funding (€) € 300,000 Website https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/project/FORISS/219118?Kilde=FORISS&distribution=Ar&chart=bar&calcType=funding&Sprak=no&sortBy=date&sortOrder=desc&resultCount=30&offset=0&ProgAkt.3=MVP-Marint%20verdiskapingsprogram Summary For decades various nations and companies have tried to exploit the worlds largest single biomass by trawling for krill in Antartica. So far, no company has been able to make this business profitable. The fishery is highly expensive and difficult as it takes place in remote waters under extreme weather conditions. The majortiy of the products have been sold into the low paying feed market such as ingredient in salmon feed. Currently, only 300 tons of krill oil is consumed annually as food supplements. The potential for innovation and development of new added value nutraceutical products in the omega-3 sector is high. However, systematic knowledge building and industrial implementation of new innovations will be necessary in order to realize its potential. Typical krill oil contains maximum 200 mg / g EPA / DHA whereas Peruvian based omega-3 concentrate has up to 600 mg / g. Krill oil contains a high level of phospholipids and unique health effects has been found. The sensory properties of krill oil make is uns uitable for food applications and it must therefore be put into capsules. The oxidative status is difficult to measure based on traditional chemical methods. Low oxidative stability and unwanted chemical reactions with color fixation during standard refining operations make it a challenge to refine such oil products. The overall goal of the project is to develop high quality and oxidative stable phospholipid products based on krill oil. The project will address these challenges through development of novel fractionation and refining technology. New principles for measurement of oxidative stability will be evaluated together with the use of advanced instrumental techniques. Further, a quality assurance and documentation system will be developed to secure and optimize the oil quality at each step in the manufacturing process. Developed technology will be upscaled and together with new product knowledge applied in the planning of further industrial implementation.
Keywords
Shellfish;
Krill;
Market;
Human food;
Crustacean;
Fish oil replacement;
Human health;
Nutraceutical substances;
Bioprospecting;
Marine Region
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Not associated to marine areas
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