Summary
In a public enquiry made by the European Commission, 80% of respondents were willing to reduce their meat intake to help reduce the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG), and 74% intended to change their diet to improve their health. However, current meat analogues in the market are not a healthy alternative, since they are ultra-processed, full of binders and additives, and among their ingredients, we can find high amounts of sugars and sodium, maltodextrins or soy isolate, that are not indicated for a healthy diet. In addition, these products are nor ecological, since they are highly resource-demanding, mainly in terms of water consumption, wastewater generation and energy use, and also cause important GHG emissions. On top of that, the existing meat analogues are rejected by consumers due to their off-taste & bad texture that does not resemble to meat.
In response to this situation, Millow has developed to TRL6 a novel solid state dry fermentation production technology for mycelium-plant meat analogues. This highly scalable and cost-effective innovative process accelerates mycelium growth from most typical 3-7 days periods to
In response to this situation, Millow has developed to TRL6 a novel solid state dry fermentation production technology for mycelium-plant meat analogues. This highly scalable and cost-effective innovative process accelerates mycelium growth from most typical 3-7 days periods to
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| Web resources: | https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101165614 |
| Start date: | 01-07-2024 |
| End date: | 30-06-2026 |
| Total budget - Public funding: | 3 487 500,00 Euro - 2 441 250,00 Euro |
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In a public enquiry made by the European Commission, 80% of respondents were willing to reduce their meat intake to help reduce the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG), and 74% intended to change their diet to improve their health. However, current meat analogues in the market are not a healthy alternative, since they are ultra-processed, full of binders and additives, and among their ingredients, we can find high amounts of sugars and sodium, maltodextrins or soy isolate, that are not indicated for a healthy diet. In addition, these products are nor ecological, since they are highly resource-demanding, mainly in terms of water consumption, wastewater generation and energy use, and also cause important GHG emissions. On top of that, the existing meat analogues are rejected by consumers due to their off-taste & bad texture that does not resemble to meat.In response to this situation, Millow has developed to TRL6 a novel solid state dry fermentation production technology for mycelium-plant meat analogues. This highly scalable and cost-effective innovative process accelerates mycelium growth from most typical 3-7 days periods to
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HORIZON-EIC-2023-ACCELERATOROPEN-01Update Date
23-11-2024
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