INTEGRI

INTEGRI – PASTA E PRODOTTI DA FORNO: INTEGRITÀ, SALUBRITÀ E SOSTENIBILITÀ – Innovazione di processo e di prodotto

INTEGRI

ABSTRACT

The Research is aimed to develop improved cereal-based foods – in terms of health-benefit, nutritional, and shelf-life aspects, using typical cereal varieties of convergence and transition Regions, with particular focus on traditional products, such as pasta, and bakery products (bread, focaccia bread, puccia, bread, taralli, pizza, breakfast cereals).

Major R&D challenges concern total or partial substitution of conventional raw material with:

i) Novel typologies of whole flours.
ii) Wheat flours containing non-genetically modified altered starch amylose:amylopectin ratio.

iii) Flours/ingredients derived from other cereals (e.g. spelt, pseudo-cereals, legumes, agri-food manufacture by-products), in order to obtain enhanced traditional products in terms of the following aspects: dietary-nutritional (low glycemic index, high-fiber content, high-bioactive content – e.g. polyphenols and antioxidants); and environmental sustainability.

Major effort needs to be engaged in the development of balanced formulas (e.g. non-conventional flours, microbial starters), and implementation of proper technologies and biotechnologies (e.g. germination, fermentation) allowing the obtainment of blends and end-products characterized both by high transformation aptitude, and excellent acceptability.

Within the research aim, evaluation of functional/health-benefits advantages effectiveness of products obtained is also included. Additionally, rigorous evaluation of presumed hulled-wheats reduced gluten sensitivity is also projected.

The project is articulated involves the participation of qualified Research Institutes – having specific competencies related to here described proposal, and several food companies specialized in the different sectors involved (e.g. mills, pasta, bread, bakery products, taralli, breakfast cereals), all of major importance in the framework of convergence and transition Regions’ socio-economic system.

Identification Code: B84I20001050005

Total project cost: € 6.585.067,88

Total cost DAFNE: € 364.000,00

DAFNE Role: Unità di ricerca/ Research Unit

Scientific Supervisor DAFNE: Prof. Francesco SESTILI

Email: francescosestili@unitus.it

Start date: 01/09/2022

End date: 31/03/2025

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PARTNERSHIP

Casa Buratti s.r.l.
CEREALITALIA INDUSTRIE DOLCIARIE SOCIETA’ PER AZIONI
Consorzio di ricerca per l’innovazione tecnologica, la qualità e la sicurezza degli alimenti -IT.QSA
Gemelli Molise S.p.A.
La Molisana S.p.A.
Libera Università di BOLZANO
Università degli Studi del MOLISE
Università degli Studi della TUSCIA
Università degli Studi di BARI ALDO MORO
Università degli Studi di TORINO
Valle Fiorita S.r.l.

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