AGROALNEXT FUNPROBIOPET Project: Development of functional foods from new sources of protein and biopeptides
- Type Project
- Scope Autonómico
- Autonomous community Murcia, Región de
- Main source of financing NextGenerationEU
- Project website Web del Proyecto
Description
The project aims to obtain bioactive peptides from novel protein sources such as insects, microalgae, and food byproducts. Functional foods and feeds are being developed, and their composition, bioactivity, and health benefits are being evaluated through in vitro, in silico, and human studies.
Results
Grissini and a dog snack made with Acheta domesticus flour and a vegan cheese made with cashew and Chlorella vulgaris were developed and characterized. The production of biopeptide-rich Chlorella vulgaris and Hermetia illucens hydrolysates was optimized using C. scolymus proteolysis and pepsin. Bioinformatics and in vitro analyses demonstrated beneficial biological activities (antihypertensive, antioxidant) in peptide sequences of Chlorella vulgaris and Hermetia illucens hydrolysates. A low-sodium (-50%) ham and a goat cheese made with vegetable coagulants (Onopordum platylepis Murb. and Cynara humilis), both rich in biopeptides and with demonstrated biological activity in vitro, in silico, and in C. elegans, were obtained.
Contact information
- Coordinator/Entity Name: Luis Tejada Portero|Eva Salazar Serna
- Mailing address: Not available
- Email coordinator/entity: ltejada@uacm.edu|esalazar@ucam.edu
- Phone: Not available
Coordinators
- UCAM
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