Barley beta-D-Glucan and Wheat Arabinoxylan Soluble Fibre Technologies for Health Promoting Bread Products

PROPOSAL: QLK1-2000-00324 ACRONYM SOLFIBREAD
AREA: FP5 - QoL, 5/ 1:Food, Nutrition and Health - unknown sub-field Call number / date: -
PROJECT TYPE: Shared Cost EU CONTRIBUTION: 1,120,000
STARTING DATE: 2000-10-01 DURATION: 42 months

Coordinator: Dr. A. Oosterlinck, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Dep. Agro-Engineering & Economics, Oude Markt 13, BE -3000, Leuven, Belgium, Email: gerard.cielen@doc.kuleuven.ac.be

Project Description:
Soluble fibre in a diet is beneficial because it lowers blood cholesterol levels a risk factor for coronary heart disease and it produces a reduced postprandial glycaemic response, potentially beneficial in controlling the adverse effects of diabetes. The main objective is to provide and implement technologies for increased barley/wheat soluble fibre levels in staple food EU bread products. This requires optimisation of hull-less barley milling technology, research into barley proteins, endogenous endoxylanase inhibitors, their action towards endoxylanases, optimisation of different types of dough and bread making processes for increased soluble fibre levels and qualities, and assessment of their organoleptic properties and consumer acceptabilities. Achievements will be novel barley processing and endoxylanase technologies for bread making, scientific insights in barley protein, wheat/barley dietary fibre, and endoxylanase inhibitors.

Project URL: http://www.solfibread.com/Solfibread_homepage.htm

Consortium:
Co-ordinator: Contact Person: Name: OOSTERLINCK, Andre (Professor) Organisation: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Address: 3 Oude Markt 13 Postcode: 3000 City: LOUVAIN / LEUVEN Region: VLAAMS GEWEST VLAAMS BRABANT Leuven Country: BELGIUM Tel: +32-16-324063 Fax: +32-16-324198 Email: gerard.cielen@doc.kuleuven.ac.be Participants Contact Person: PLUMPTON, Gavin (Mr) Organisation Name: University of Reading Department: DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD Address: Early Gate 4, Whiteknights PO Box 226 City: READING Region: SOUTH EAST (UK) BERKSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE Berkshire Org. Country: UNITED KINGDOM Postcode: RG6 6AP Telephone: +44-118-9318321 Fax: +44-118-9318979 E-mail: g.m.plumpton@reading.ac.uk Contact Person: PEDERSEN, Hans Elbek (Dr) Organisation Name: Danisco A/S Address: 1 Langebrogade 1 PO Box 17 City: KOEBENHAVN K/COPENHAEGEN Region: København og Frederiksberg Kommuner Org. Country: DENMARK Postcode: 1001 Telephone: +45-89435415 Fax: +45-86251077 E-mail: g8hsp@danisko.dk Contact Person: RAGNARSDOTTER, Ingrid (Mrs) Organisation Name: The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Department: DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCES Address: Undervisningsplan 6 C City: UPPSALA Region: ÖSTRA MELLANSVERIGE Uppsala län Org. Country: SWEDEN Postcode: 750 07 Telephone: +46-18-671437 Fax: +46-18-672000 E-mail: ingrid.ragnarsdotter@adm.slu.se Contact Person: BOERJESSON, Ingmar (Mr) Organisation Name: Cerealia R & D AB Address: 01 Stockholms lan, 81 Soedertaelje kommun City: JAERNA Region: STOCKHOLM Org. Country: SWEDEN Postcode: 153 81 Telephone: +46-8-51978961 Fax: +46-8-51978965


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