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Alternative sources of proteins

  • Plant-based sources

    Mainly: legumes, grains, nuts, and other seeds (chia, hemp, sunflower)

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  • By-products and co-products from the primary sector and the food industry

    Such as, for example, fruit that cannot be sold, or the pulp left over from juice production

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  • Seaweed

    Microalgae (very small and single-celled) and Macroalgae (larger and multicellular)

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  • Insects

    Adults or larvae

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New protein-rich ingredients or products for animal or human consumption

Plant-based sources

Mainly: legumes, grains, nuts, and other seeds (chia, hemp, sunflower)

That are processed to become

Innovative, high-protein products or ingredients for animal or human consumption

By-products and co-products from the primary sector and the food industry

Such as, for example, fruit that cannot be sold, or the pulp left over from juice production

Which are processed, through biorefining or bioconversion, to become

Innovative, high-protein products or ingredients for animal or human consumption

Seaweed

Microalgae (very small and single-celled) and Macroalgae (larger and multicellular)

That are grown and processed to be

Innovative, high-protein products or ingredients for animal or human consumption

Insects

Adults or larvae

That are raised and processed to be

Innovative, high-protein products or ingredients for animal or human consumption