Development of high-quality food proteins through sustainable production and processing of legume crops
- Type Grupo operativo
- Status Filled
- Execution 2021 -2023
- Assigned Budget 552.147,36 €
- Scope Supraautonómico
- Autonomous community Galicia; Madrid, Comunidad de; Navarra, Comunidad Foral de; Rioja, La
- Main source of financing PEPAC 2014-2020
- Project website https://proteinleg.es/
Description
Recovery and enhancement of traditional legume crop varieties in order to increase crop diversification and obtain grains/seeds of optimum quality; and development of new product ranges.
Objectives
- Develop innovative, profitable and resource-efficient legume crops that are rich in protein and have a positive impact on human and animal health, the environment and biodiversity.
- Improving the quality and quantity of proteins from legume crops through a multidisciplinary approach.
- Develop plant-based products rich in protein by understanding the interactions of proteins with other food components and assessing their effects on human and animal nutrition
Results
- Identification of the adaptability and productivity of different legume crops and varieties in climatic regions of Spain through phenotyping and improvement for human and animal feed.
- Development of prototypes for human consumption. It was concluded that extruded pea products are the best as a protein base, being competitive in terms of texture and flavour quality with soy-based products.
- Development of a product for human consumption based on peas due to their greater nutritional value.
- Formulation of two feeds for slow-growing animals, replacing, as far as possible, soybean meal with pea meal, improving the fatty acid profile and increasing essential amino acids.
Contact information
feuga@feuga.ES
Coordinators
- ALMACENES GAMALLO
- S.L.
- CSIC - AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE InvestigaciónES CIENTÍFICAS
- FEUGA - Fundación Empresa Universidad Gallega
- FUNDACIÓN CENTRO TECNOLÓGICO DE LA CARNE (CTC)
- MIMIC SEAFOOD
- S.L.
- RAMIRO ARNEDO
- S.A.
Collaborators
- AEL - Asociación Española de Leguminosas
- AGACA - ASOCIACIÓN GALEGA DE COOPERATIVAS AGROALIMENTARIAS
- INVEGEN - Asociación para el Fomento de la I+D Tecnológica en Genómica Vegetal
Beneficiaries
- ALMACENES GAMALLO
- S.L.
- CSIC - AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE InvestigaciónES CIENTÍFICAS
- FEUGA - Fundación Empresa Universidad Gallega
- FUNDACIÓN CENTRO TECNOLÓGICO DE LA CARNE (CTC)
- MIMIC SEAFOOD
- S.L.
- RAMIRO ARNEDO
- S.A.
Outsourced
- CNTA- Centro Nacional de Tecnología y Seguridad Alimentaria
- PERALTIMI
- S.L.
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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