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Wed, 27/11/2024 – 07:54
The Sustain-a-bite project is set to redefine plant-based eating with nutritious, minimally processed foods that drive health and sustainability, one bite at a time.
Over the next three and a half years, the Sustain-a-bite consortium will spearhead the development of new plant-based foods in order to help make European diets more sustainable. With support from the EU’s Horizon Europe programme, this project seeks to create foods that are tasty, healthy and better for the environment. It’s coordinated by the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, and the consortium comprises 19 partners from 13 countries.
Sustain-a-bite aims to develop minimally processed food alternatives using whole grains (barley, fava bean and chickpea) and upcycled side-streams from the food industry, such as what is left of apples, carrots and tomatoes once they’ve been pressed. The products will be rich in protein, dietary fibre, vitamins and essential nutrients, with low levels of antinutritional factors, saturated fats and added sugars.
There’s another dimension to the project, though. As well as coming up with healthy food products, the processes used to manufacture them are designed to be easily accessible and adaptable for use by local, small enterprises, as well as larger companies.
Sustain-a-bite will run from 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2028, with partners from across Europe with multidisciplinary expertise, including universities and technological centres, large food companies and experts in consumer behaviour.
