The ambition of the PROTEBoost project is to produce microbial proteins from industrial by-products and use this biomass to boost the nutritional, functional and organoleptic quality of foodstuffs.
The PROTEBoost project is developing breakthrough technological, methodological, scientific and digital innovations to meet the issues and challenges facing Walloon companies in the alternative proteins sector.
Methodological breakthrough: development of methods for producing microbial proteins from co-products of the agri-food industry.
Technological breakthrough: optimization of methods for harvesting, concentrating, and stabilizing fresh microbial biomass while preserving its organoleptic and nutritional qualities. A scaling up will allow the developed processes to be transferred to industry.
Scientific breakthrough: development of strategies for formulating and using biomass to provide consumers with appealing, healthy, and sustainable products.
Digital breakthrough: development of digital tools to optimize bioprocesses, biomass utilization, and decision-making, including life cycle and sustainability analysis.
