Escola Superior de Biotecnologia | Auditório Arménio Miranda
Please join us on October 28th 2022 starting at 14:15. No need to register.
Local: ESB - Auditório Comendador Arménio Miranda (piso -1, EBI -100)
Joana Cristina Barbosa is our guest speaker.
Summary
Current trends in human feeding promote a more plant-based diet, for several reasons, including ethical and environmental concerns. Thus, the demand for innovative and sustainable plant-based solutions is increasing exponentially. Such products must meet not only the nutritional requirements for a healthy diet but also be widely acceptable by the consumers in terms of flavour and texture, while being produced in an environmental-friendly manner and with the least possible industrial manipulations. Several plant bases can be used as raw materials for the manufacture of such food products, taking into consideration their specific characteristics, the most common being legumes, nuts, cereals, and tubers. This project, which was developed in collaboration with Frulact, S.A., aimed at developing and characterizing several plant-based concentrates that can be (and were, indeed) employed in the production of plant-based foods.
