Informations et ressources scientifiques
sur le développement des zones arides et semi-arides

Long-term Europe-Africa Research and Innovation Partnership for Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture

Titre : SAFFROMFOOD : Valorisation of saffron and its floral by-products as sustainable innovative sources for the development of high added-value food products

Pays/Région : Spain ; Algeria ; France ; Germany ; Portugal ; Italy

Date : Start date 2019-04-01 End date 2022-03-31

Identifiant : 174-SAFFROMFOOD
Type de projet : Applied research project

Objectif
Specific project objectives and the approach to achieve them are :
* 1. to produce high quality saffron and floral by-products optimizing the cultivation and processing conditions, and their characterization, with contribution of saffron producers and SMEs in Algeria and Spain.
* 2. to develop and characterize bioactive extracts and ingredients from saffron and its floral by-products improving functionality and stability, using up-to-date and innovative technologies with involvement of the industry.
* 3. to develop innovative healthier food products from the saffron ingredients through traditional recipes, preserving the nutritional and organoleptic quality.
* 4. to investigate the antimicrobial and prebiotic potential of the extracts, and their cardiometabolic prospects “in vitro” and “in vivo”.
* 5. to test the effect of the bioactive extracts on mood and cognition in humans.

Présentation
The multidisciplinary science-based outputs, technological improvements, and applications of saffron bioactive extracts and ingredients with defined authenticity and functional composition, will lead to new functional foods from the traditional Mediterranean diet, contributing to improve the health of the population. At the same time, saffron production will become more sustainable and profitable taking advantage of a high-value biomass. This will also foster the employment and international market in this industrial sector.

Coordinateur : Miguel Hernández University of Elche
Partenaires : University of Murcia French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (iBET) Max Rubner-Institut (MRI) University of Parma (UNIPR) Scientific and Technical Research Center on Arid Regions (CRSTRA) Abderrahmane Mira University - Bejaia Activ’Inside

Financement principal : Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) (H2020)
Budget : 1 298 921 EUR

FNSSA project database