CircularFood: Recovery, characterisation and application of proteins from food by-products (Circular Food)

CircularFood aims at making the best possible use of regionally available food by-products and creating new high-quality products from side streams. In a circular approach, high-quality protein components are obtained from various side streams of food processing using optimized pre-treatment and extraction processes. Depending on the functional properties, further processing and, if necessary, modification takes place with the aim of realizing a use as food or food ingredient. The assessment of possible uses is accompanied by an evaluation of economic efficiency and sustainability.