Context
Gluten-free snacks currently available on the market are not very nutritious, as they are made from starches. Even though those snacks are much appreciated by children, they are usually nutritionally poor, for the same reasons.
About the asset
Formula and processing to obtain extruded snack made of cowpea flour. Its main application is immediate human consumption.
Technology readiness level on TRL/MRL scale: 6
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Theoretical models
Lab assays
Pilot scale
Final/full scale
Proof of concept
Prototypes
Market
Characteristics in comparison with competitors available in the market
Nutritious food that is high in protein, fiber, minerals and antioxidant contents, ready to eat, microbiologically safe, gluten-free and vegan.
Impacts for the production sector and for society
- Food with higher fiber content
- Product made with biofortified grains
- Food with a high amount of minerals and antioxidants
- Microbiologically safe product
- Ready-to-eat food
- Product made with biofortified grains
- Food with a high amount of minerals and antioxidants
- Microbiologically safe product
- Ready-to-eat food
Partnership goals
- Brand licensing
- Market and/or Commercial Validation
- Technical and/or Industrial Validation
- Asset licensing
- Codevelopment (proof of concept to prototype)
- Market Development
What is expected from the partnership?
The partnership aims at the progressive improvement of product quality, considering that the industry has a structure for large-scale production meeting the quality standards required by the market and legislation, in addition to the trade of the snack for target audiences. And use of the Embrapa Technology brand.
How will the technology be offered to the production sector?
As crispy expanded snacks, with the seals "gluten free" and "produced from biofortified grains".
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