ORLEAnS Operational Group: Recovery of dairy waste through the development of bioactive packaging
- Type Operational group
- Execution 2021 -2023
- Assigned Budget 598.659,77 €
- Scope Supraautonómico
- Autonomous community Andalucía; Comunitat Valenciana
- Main source of financing PEPAC 2014-2020
- Project website https://goorleans.com/
Description
GO ORLEAnS proposes to valorize a waste product, whey from goat cheese production, to develop bioactive packaging by formulating a bioactive coating made from fermented whey.
Objectives
- Obtaining bioactive additives through the fermentation of goat and sheep milk whey by antimicrobial strains that have the capacity to combat Penicillium spp. and yeasts.
- Development of active packaging for cheese.
- Ensure the food quality of cheese by using non-synthetic preservatives.
- Achieve good consumer acceptance of new products: active packaging and healthier cheeses.
- To demonstrate the validity of fermented whey as probiotics for animal feed.
Results
- Identification of 58 lactic acid bacteria from milk, whey, and cheese samples, 7 of which exhibit antifungal potential against the main cheese pathogens.
- Conducting effectiveness studies against pathogens to determine the in vitro antifungal activity of the active coating, as well as the active packaging prototype, and packaging-food interaction studies (shelf life) to determine the in vivo antifungal activity of the active coating and the active packaging prototype.
- Obtaining a safe preservative bioingredient for use against cheese pathogens, increasing its shelf life without altering its physical, chemical, and organoleptic quality parameters.
- Proven acceptability of new, more natural products by cheese consumers.
- Positive evaluation of the capacity of fermented whey for potential probiotic applications in animal feed.
Contact information
- Coordinator/entity name: FEDACOVA
- Coordinator/entity email: fedacova@fedacova.org
Collaborators
- AINIA Centro Tecnológico
Beneficiaries
- AIMPLAS - ASOCIACIÓN DE INVESTIGACIÓN DE MATERIALES PLASTICOS Y CONEXAS
- BIOPOLIS S.L.
- FEDERACIÓN EMPRESARIAL DE AGROALIMENTACIÓN DE LA C.V
- (FEDACOVA)
- QUESERÍA DEHESA DOS HERMANAS
- S.L.
- ROYUELA CHEESE COMPANY SLU
- Universidad de Valencia
Outsourced
- DCOOP Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza
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