CRESCERE: New sources of plant-based protein to meet the food of the future
Program: CDTI
Duration: 48 months, January 2021 – June 2025 (extension granted)
Partners: KIMITEC BIOGROUP, INTERAL, GERIARVI,CARINSA, GO FRUSELVA, INGREDALIA, TECNOPACKAGING, ZYRCULAR PLANT
Objective: Health and wellness is a trend that is driving a change in the diets of people around the world. In recent years, the search for healthy and nutritious foods has skyrocketed the demand for plant-based proteins. According to the latest forecasts, by 2035, the consumption of processed plant-based protein products will increase by more than 14%, from 13 million metric tons in 2020 to approximately 100 million metric tons.
For this reason, it is necessary to look for alternatives to face the challenge of finding new sources of vegetable proteins to complete the offer of the sources most used today by the sector, such as soy protein. New sources of vegetable protein that will make it possible to diversify the diet, provide other nutrients and give more variety and flavors to diets.
Among the plants studied are broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, turnips, collard, moringa, thistle, carob, sweet lupinus (from which lupin is extracted), tiger nuts, broad beans and different mushrooms.
The companies involved in the CRESCERE project seek to increase the added value of plants with high nutritional value through the development of new uses and applications.
This project has received funding from the Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico e Industrial (CDTI),under the CIEN Strategic Projects Program.
