PROPOSAL:	QLK1-2001-42226	ACRONYM	-
AREA:	FP5 - QoL, 5/ 1:Food, Nutrition and Health - unknown sub-field	Call number / date:	-
PROJECT TYPE:	Exploratory Award	EU CONTRIBUTION:	22500
STARTING DATE:	2001-11-27	DURATION:	5 months

Coordinator: Dr. H.J.M. Keijzer, International Trade Development Keijzer, -, Toutenburg 401, NL -7423 XD, Deventer, The Netherlands, Email: ?

Project Description:
The aim of this project is to find a feasible route to produce a healthy, nutritious and tasteful drink from the quinoa seed. The quinoa seed comes from the quinoa plant (Chenopodium Quinoa wild)which originates from Latin-America and grows in the high altiplano from the Andes. The seed is rich in protein and contains a better amino acid balance than the protein in most cereals and is considered even better than cow's milk. It may prove a better protein source than most of the true cereals. It is high in the essential amino acids lysine, methionine and cystine, making it complementary both to other grains (which are notably deficient in lysine) and to legumes such as beans (which are deficient in methionine and cystine). Quinoa is higher than wheat, corn or white rice in iron, phosphorus, and calcium. The new aspect in this project is the production of a healthy quinoa drink by a method which will produce a tasteful product and in which the nutritious value is retained. Two different methods of production will be investigated and therefore thorough research is needed.

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Consortium:
Prime Contractor
Organisation: INTERNATIONAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT KEIJZER
Address: Toutenburg 401
Postcode: 7423 XD
City: DEVENTER
Region: OOST-NEDERLAND
OVERIJSSEL
Zuidwest-Overijssel
Country: NETHERLANDS
Contact Person: Name: KEIJZER, H.J.M.

Other Contractors
Organisation Name: MEURENS NATURAL
Contact Person: MEURENS, Leopold
Address: Rue des Martyrs 21
City: HERVE, CHAINEUX
Region: RÉGION WALLONNE
LIÈGE
Verviers
Org. Country: BELGIUM
Postcode: 4650

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