Design of foods with improved functionality and superior health effects using Cereal Beta-Glucans

PROPOSAL: QLK1-2000-00535 ACRONYM BETA-GLUCAN
AREA: FP5 - QoL, 5/ 1:Food, Nutrition and Health - unknown sub-field Call number / date: -
PROJECT TYPE: Shared Cost EU CONTRIBUTION: 1,910,000
STARTING DATE: 2001-02-01 DURATION: 36 months

Coordinator: Dr. P.G. Nilsson, Lund University, Chemical Engin. Biomedical Nutrition, Getingevaegen, 60, SE -22100, Lund, Sweden, Email: Per_Goran.Nilsson@kansli.lth.se

Project Description:
For the first time beta-glucan of high purity will be prepared from cereals on a large scale. The processing conditions will be optimised to provide different preparations with tailor-made functional properties for different uses. Several partners will characterize the preparations in detail using a modern combination of advanced chemical and physicochemical methods in a joint effort. These new beta-glucan preparations physiological effects (lipid and glucose metabolism) will be studied in an animal model and also in humans. The beta-glucans are thereafter added into food prototypes and the developed products properties with respect to health effects, taste and rheology will be evaluated. Consumer attitudes to the food prototypes and the concept behind them will also be investigated.

Project URL: http://www.fal.de/bgrc/eadb/Avena/GenresCT99.html

Consortium:
Co-ordinator: Organisation: Lund University Organisation Type: Education Department: CENTER FOR CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BIOMEDICAL NUTRITION Address: Getingevaegen, 60 Postcode: 22100 City: LUND Region: SYDSVERIGE Malmöhus län Country: SWEDEN Contact Person: Name: Nilsson, Per Goeran (Mr) Tel: +46-46-2224856 Fax: +46-46-2223721 Email: Per_Goran.Nilsson@kansli.lth.se Participants Organisation Name: Technical Research Centre of Finland Organisation Type: Research Contact Person: AHVENAINEN, Juha (Professor) Department: BIOTECHNOLOGY Address: 1 Tietotie 2 PO Box 1500 City: ESPOO Region: MANNER-SUOMI UUSIMAA Org. Country: FINLAND Postcode: 02044 Telephone: +358-9-4565160 Fax: +358-9-4552103 E-mail: juha.ahvenainen@vtt.fi Organisation Name: CEREAL BASE CEBA AB Organisation Type: Industry Contact Person: KINDSTED, Mats-Ola (Mr) Address: Schleelevaegen 18 City: LUND Region: SYDSVERIGE Malmöhus län Org. Country: SWEDEN Postcode: 22363 Telephone: +46-46-191392 Fax: +46-46-144112 Organisation Name: Findus R&D Organisation Type: Other Contact Person: SMEDBERG, Barbro (Ms) City: BJUV Org. Country: SWEDEN Postcode: 267 25 Telephone: +46-42-86446 Fax: +46-42-87003 Organisation Name: DOEHLER-EURO CITRUS Organisation Type: Industry Contact Person: TRETZEL, Joachim (Dr) Department: BASISENTWICKLUNG Address: Riedstrasse City: DARMSTADT Region: HESSEN DARMSTADT Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt Org. Country: GERMANY Postcode: 64295 Organisation Name: Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine de Lyon Organisation Type: Research Contact Person: LAVILLE, Martine (Professor) Address: Place d'Arsonval City: LYON Region: CENTRE-EST RHÔNE-ALPES Rhône Org. Country: FRANCE Postcode: 69437 Telephone: +33-4-72117804 Fax: +33-4-72117865 Organisation Name: Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis Organisation Type: Education Contact Person: GUIBA-TZIAMPIRI, Olympia (Professor) Department: LABORATORY OF FOOD CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE Address: University Campus City: THESSALONIKI Region: VOREIA ELLADA KENTRIKI MAKEDONIA Thessaloniki Org. Country: GREECE Postcode: 54006 Telephone: +30-31-996745 Fax: +30-31-200392 E-mail: research@rc.auth.gr Organisation Name: Universiteit Maastricht Organisation Type: Education Contact Person: LEBENS, Noel (Mr) Department: NUTRITION AND TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE MAASTRICHT (NUTRIM) City: MAASTRICHT Region: ZUID-NEDERLAND LIMBURG (NL) Zuid-Limburg Org. Country: NETHERLANDS Postcode: 6200 MD Telephone: +31-43-3881547 Fax: +31-43-3670286


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