Automated and objective characterization of comminuted meat properties for valorization of high quality processed meat

Información del proyecto

MEAQUAS

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 762791

DOI

10.3030/762791

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 7 Febrero 2017

Fecha de inicio 1 Marzo 2017

Fecha de finalización 31 Julio 2017

Financiado con arreglo a

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy

Coste total

€ 71 429,00

Aportación de la UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinado por

ROBERT DAMKJAER AS
Denmark

Objetivo

Processed meat products have growingly become a popular solution for highly nutritive yet affordable meat for consume,
having the global market for these products registered a remarkable increase in the past years. Once the prime cuts and
main pieces of meats have been cut from the carcasses, there is still a substantial amount of muscle tissue attached the
bones. The optimal use of this meat would be in processed meat products. In case the residual meat is recovered by hand,
the product is considered as meat and legally treated as such. However, if the recovery is done mechanically, the product
should be regarded as mechanically separated meat (MSM), a supposedly lower quality product, and treated as such in
accordance to present EU legislation.

Nowadays, mechanical methods are the industry’s preferred approach. Significant technical improvements in the mechanical
separation processes have been seen during last years, which enable the production of MSM that cannot or can only hardly
be distinguished from manually-processed minced meat. Thus, there is a need to establish an objective and accurate
method to quantify the degree of degradation of muscle structure, as there are no objective arguments supporting the
separation of MSM and minced meat.

Building from this, we have developed a highly reproducible histochemical method for the harmonization of the assessment
of meat quality in laboratory quality control settings as well as fast and objective method to perform online quality
classification of comminuted meat at the production line.

Through the present innovation project, we will demonstrate the economic benefits to end-users and added value of our
technology for meat industry market. Moreover, the accomplishment of the project objectives will represent a major business
opportunity, with an estimated 5-year aggregated turnover of almost €23 million.

Palabras clave

• Mechanically separated meat
• NIR spectroscopy
• image analysis
• meat sector
• legislation and
• labelling

Programa(s)

• H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy PROGRAMA PRINCIPAL
  
• H2020-EU.3.2.4. - Sustainable and competitive bio-based industries and supporting the development of a European bioeconomy
  
• H2020-EU.3.2.1. - Sustainable agriculture and forestry
  
• H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument
  
• H2020-EU.3.2.2. - Sustainable and competitive agri-food sector for a safe and healthy diet
  

Tema(s)

• SMEInst-07-2016-2017 - Stimulating the innovation potential of SMEs for sustainable and competitive agriculture, forestry, agri-food and bio-based sectors
  

Régimen de financiación

SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017

Coordinador

ROBERT DAMKJAER AS

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 50 000,00
• Dirección: ANSLET LANDEVEJ 10 ; 6100 Haderslev ; Dinamarca
• Pyme Sí:
  Región
  Danmark › Syddanmark › Sydjylland
• Región: Danmark › Syddanmark › Sydjylland
• Tipo de actividad: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Coste total: € 71 429,00

Participantes (2)

SOFTWARE FOR CRITICAL SYSTEMS SL

España

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 0,00
• Dirección: CALLE ARQUITECTO FRANCISCO PENALOSA 18 AMPLIACION CAMPUS DE TEATINOS ; 29071 Malaga
• Pyme Sí:
  Región
  Sur › Andalucía › Málaga
• Región: Sur › Andalucía › Málaga
• Tipo de actividad: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Coste total: Sin datos

LIMA SAS

Francia

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 0,00
• Dirección: ROUTE DE ROSPORDEN 456 ; 29000 Quimper
• Pyme Sí:
  Región
  Bretagne › Bretagne › Finistère
• Región: Bretagne › Bretagne › Finistère
• Tipo de actividad: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Coste total: Sin datos