Application of the upcycling concept in agriculture and processing industry for the development of powder mixtures

• Grant number: 23/03702-8
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: December 01, 2023
• End date: November 30, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Agricultural Engineering - Process Engineering of Agricultural Products
• Principal Investigator: Suzana Caetano da Silva Lannes
• Grantee: Suzana Caetano da Silva Lannes
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas (FCF). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project focuses on obtaining materials with functional characteristics for application in food formulations, with better nutritional and physical functionality, aiming at sustainability, functionality and health. The upcycling concept will be used to obtain waste that will be treated and processed to obtain products with bioactive functionality and application for health and well-being. They will be used in the solid phase of formulating nutraceutical supplements, as industrial food raw materials, as substitutes for cocoa and part of wheat flour in formulations, for example. The exploitation of agricultural and food processing materials is suitable for food development and reinforces sustainability. 3 formulations of mixtures are proposed (cocoa husk + coffee husk + brewery residue + nutritional components). Materials will be used (cocoa and coffee husks, and brewery residue) from fermentative processing or not. We will use microencapsulation to add nutritional oils, obtained from extracting the peels, as well as zinc, Fe, vitamins A, D, E. The physical analyzes (rheology, texture, thermal) will show us the structure of the food systems obtained and the chemical ones (HPLC, gas chromatography, nutritional composition, antioxidants) the nutritional potential of each one. The mixtures will be applied in two types of food products such as powdered drink and bread, with further analysis. (AU)