Biorefineries for the valorisation of macroalgal residual biomass and legume processing by-products to obtain new protein value chains for high-value food and feed applications

Project Information

ALEHOOP

Grant agreement ID: 887259

DOI

10.3030/887259

Project closed

EC signature date 24 April 2020

Start date 1 June 2020

End date 28 February 2025

Funded under

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

Total cost

€ 6 718 370,00

EU contribution

€ 5 140 274,41

Coordinated by

CONTACTICA SL
Spain

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (10)

Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of ALEHOOP processes
Inventory of legal requirements applicable to ALEHOOP

Inventory of legal requirements applicable to ALEHOOP

Life Cycle Methodology definition and template
Dissemination and Communication Plan
Contribution to standardization (part I)

Report on the contribution to standardization

Product Category Rule for proteins
Contribution to standardization (part II)

Report on the contribution to standardization (part II)

Final Report on dissemination & Communication activities
Data Management Plan
Clustering activities and policy recommendations report

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Project website

ALEHOOP project website

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (6)

Nutritional evaluation of high-value alternative proteins extracted from legume defective seeds

Author(s): Camila Jiménez-González, Laura Fernández-De-Castro, Ana María Torrado, Clara Fuciños, Elena Díaz-de-Apodaca, María Luisa Rúa
Published in: Food Chemistry, Issue 481, 2025, Page(s) 143936, ISSN 0308-8146
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.143936

Red seaweed proteins: Valuable marine-origin compounds with encouraging applications

Author(s): Camila Jiménez-González, Ana María Torrado Agrasar, Federico Mallo, María Luisa Rúa, Clara Fuciños
Published in: Algal Research, Issue 75, 2024, Page(s) 103262, ISSN 2211-9264
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2023.103262

Anti-Inflammatory Effects of GLP-1 Receptor Activation in the Brain in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Author(s): Yolanda Diz-Chaves, Zainab Mastoor, Carlos Spuch, Lucas C. González-Matías, Federico Mallo
Published in: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Issue 23, 2024, Page(s) 9583, ISSN 1422-0067
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/ijms23179583

Testing the inhibitory effects of different algal extracts on fish intestinal metalloproteases using in vitro assays

Author(s): F. P. Martínez-Antequera, N. Gilannejad, S. Menanteau-Ledouble, M. Nilsen, M. E. Donovan, H. Sveier, J. M. Mancera, J. A. Martos-Sitcha, F. J. Moyano
Published in: Journal of Applied Phycology, 2025, ISSN 0921-8971
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-024-03440-6

Renin–Angiotensin System in Liver Metabolism: Gender Differences and Role of Incretins

Author(s): Zainab Mastoor, Yolanda Diz-Chaves, Lucas C. González-Matías, Federico Mallo
Published in: Metabolites, Issue 12, 2024, Page(s) 411, ISSN 2218-1989
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/metabo12050411

Ensuring compliance: A review of EU regulations and standards for incorporating legume and legume by-product proteins in food formulations

Author(s): Hitika Shah, Lubna Ahmed, Catherine Barry-Ryan.
Published in: Heliyon, 2024, Page(s) Volume 10, Issue 21, ISSN 2405-8440
Publisher: Heliyon

Book chapters (5)

Alternative Proteins for Food and Feed

Author(s): Stefanie Verstringe, Robin Vandercruyssen, Hannes Carmans, Alexandru Vasile Rusu, Geert Bruggeman, Monica Trif
Published in: Biodiversity, Functional Ecosystems and Sustainable Food Production, 2023, Page(s) 325-351, ISBN 978-3-031-07434-9
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-07434-9_10

Sustainable and Cost-Effective Management of Residual Aquatic Seaweed Biomass. Business Opportunity for Seaweeds Biorifineries

Author(s): Monica Trif, Alexandru Vasile Rusu, Touria Ould Bellahcen, Ouafa Cherifi, Maryam El Bakali
Published in: Seaweeds and Seaweed-Derived Compounds, 2024, Page(s) 367-396
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-65529-6_12

The Legal Status and Compliance of Seaweed and Seaweed-Derived Compounds

Author(s): Lubna Ahmed, Catherine Barry-Ryan
Published in: Seaweeds and Seaweed-Derived Compounds, 2024, Page(s) 511-519
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-65529-6_18

Chapter 9. Antiviral and immunostimulant activities of protein value chains from residual biomass. In Book: Functional Foods and Viral Diseases.

Author(s): Trif, M., Braicu, C. and Rusu, A.
Published in: Functional Foods and Viral Diseases, 2020, ISBN 8675209637
Publisher: Food Science publisher

State of the World’s Commercially Seaweeds Genetic Resources for Food and Feeds

Author(s): Stefanie Verstringe, Robin Vandercruyssen, Hannes Carmans, Monica Trif, Geert Bruggeman, Alexandru Vasile Rusu
Published in: Seaweeds and Seaweed-Derived Compounds, 2024, Page(s) 489-510
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-65529-6_17

Other (1)

Utilization of Legume By-Products: Transforming Surplus Food into High-Value Alternative Proteins

Author(s): Maria Luisa Rua, Elena Díaz de Apodaca, Laura Fernández de Castro, Clara Fuciños, Ana María Torrado, Camila Jiménez-González
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4814590