{"id":3004,"date":"2023-02-06T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T09:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.algavalor.pt\/?p=3004"},"modified":"2023-02-02T13:56:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T13:56:12","slug":"em-que-consiste-o-sp1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.algavalor.pt\/en\/2023\/02\/em-que-consiste-o-sp1\/","title":{"rendered":"What is WP1 all about?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Algavalor Work Package 1 aims to develop microalgae food ingredients, either by including whole biomass or through the use of microalgae extracts.<\/p>\n
Microalgae have a balanced nutritional profile, very appealing to those seeking for a healthy diet and life-style. But let’s face it: we’re not familiar with these foods and many times we just don’t know how to eat microalgae! So why should we pay attention, what’s in it for us as consumers? There’s a long way to go to spread awareness about the benefits these organisms bring to our general health. Plus there is a need to develop appealing products, and overcome algae’s typical marine odor and taste.<\/p>\n
Through Algavalor it was possible to select some of the most promising species, to optimize cultivation and compound extraction techniques, to evaluate safety and shelf-life of these extracts, to verify bioactivities and finally, to develop food prototypes enriched with whole biomass and with microalgae extracts. We tasted them and (also based on a panel of independent test-subjects) we approved!<\/p>\n
#CIIMAR is the leader of WP1, with participation of\u00a0 #Allmicroalgae, #UMinho, #UAveiro, #UCP, #FCUP, #ErnestoMorgado, and #IPLeiria.<\/p>\n
*WP1 image: Bread developed by IPLeiria, with C. vulgaris<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Algavalor Work Package 1 aims to develop microalgae food ingredients, either by including whole biomass or through the use of microalgae extracts. Microalgae have a balanced nutritional profile, very appealing to those seeking for a healthy diet and life-style. But let’s face it: we’re not familiar with these foods and many times we just don’t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3002,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n