AGROALNEXT Project: Comprehensive use of the carob tree and its fruit in human food
- Type Project
- Scope Autonómico
- Autonomous community Comunitat Valenciana
- Main source of financing NextGenerationEU
- Project website Web del Proyecto
Description
ALG-ALIM is investigating how to use the carob tree and its fruit in a comprehensive way.
Contextual description
To enhance the value of carob cultivation through a multidisciplinary strategy that overcomes scientific and market barriers that limit its use in human food, in order to make it a sustainable, healthy and profitable alternative in the agri-food sector.
Results
Carob has been shown to be valuable as a sustainable alternative to cocoa, developing flours, syrups and baked goods that improve the nutritional profile, regulate the glycemic index and provide antioxidants, with a crop that is drought-resistant and has low water consumption.
Contact information
- Coordinator/entity name: José Manuel Barat Baviera
- Mailing address: Not available
- Email coordinator/entity: jmbarat@tal.upv.es
- Phone: Not available
Coordinators
- UPV
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