Prolific

Integrated cascades of PROcesses for the extraction and valorisation of proteins and bioactive molecules from Legumes, Fungi and Coffee agro-industrial side streams

Agro-industrial residual biomass, side streams and food production by-products such as legumes (seeds of peas, beans and chickpeas), fungi (cuttings and mycelia of different species) and coffee (silver skin and non-compliant roasted seeds) are likely to constitute rich sources of valuable ingredients. Their potential is yet to be fully realised. The Prolific project will apply a range of processing technologies to agro-industrial residues of legumes, fungi and coffee in order to recover significant amounts of proteins/peptides, fibres and other value-added compounds.

Once extracted by economically and environmentally sustainable protocols, the outputs will undergo enzymatic modification and conditioning techniques in an upscaled, industrially-relevant environment. Ultimately, this will provide viable amounts of the compounds and fractions necessary to produce 16 prototypes for the food, feed, packaging and cosmetic sectors. The Prolific project’s R&D&I activities and partners are streamlined around a core innovation cycle, principally driven by industrial end-users that know precisely what their customers need and what are the technical and industrial demands of their sector.

ACTIVITIES of the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

• Industrial scale-up of the most promising processes including pretreatment, biochemical modification and formulation.
• Supply sufficient product to do final product prototyping for different sectors (food, cosmetics, packaging and feed).

PARTNERS

• Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, CH
• University of Bologna, IT
• Innovacio i Recerca Industrial i Sostenible SL, ES
• Università degli Studi di Parma, IT
• Stazione Sperimentale per l’industria delle Conserve Alimentari (SSICA), IT
• Celabor SCRL, BE
• IGV Institut für Getreideverarbeitung GMBH, DE
• Stolzenberger Reiner Erich, DE
• Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, BE
• Conserves France, FR
• RTD Talos Limited, CY
• Cosmetic, GR
• Illycaffe S.p.A., IT
• Nutrition Sciences NV, BE
• Pleurette, FR
• Femto Engineering S.r.l., IT
• Innovacoop S.r.l., IT

SUPPORTED by:

This project is funded by the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 790157.