CBIO - Aarhus University Centre for Circular Bioeconomy

Uffe Jørgensen , Marianne Thomsen , Annette Bruhn , Marianne Glasius , Søren Krogh Jensen , Trine Kastrup Dalsgaard , Mikael Skou Andersen & Morten Ambye-Jensen

01/05-2017 → 10/05-2024

NaFoCo

Trine Kastrup Dalsgaard , Martin Jensen , Anders Hauer Møller & Marianne Danielsen

Det overordnede mål med NaFoCo er at udvide den danske position til den meget konkurrenceprægede internationale naturlige madfarve, markedsføre og fremskynde fuld udskiftning af kunstige madfarver for at imødekomme forbrugernes efterspørgsel og gavne menneskers sundhed.
Ved brug af sorte gulerødder (BC) som modelafgrøde etablerer NaFoCo en industriel platform til hurtig udvikling af skræddersyede naturlige farver, der muliggør yderligere udskiftning af kunstige farver med naturlige løsninger i udfordrende madapplikationer. AU-FOODs vil i projektet udvikle en analytisk platform til at forstå, hvorledes anthocyaniners molekylære strukturers påvirker farve- nuance og intensitet samt stabilitet. Ydermere bliver molekylære strukturer relateres til genetik og miljøpåvirking.
Oterra A/S er projektleder på NAFCOCO.
Fra AU FOOD er Trine Kastrup Dalsgaard leder på projektet og Martin Jensen er arbejdspakkeleder.
AU Flakkebjerg på genetikområdet .Description

01/01-2020 → 31/12-2024

DFF-green transmission project: Impact of plant-based diet on the consumption of health promoting microRNA’s

Martin Krøyer Rasmussen , Milena Corredig & Rong Zhou

With today’s climate changes and limited resources, the availability of high quality proteins for consumption is increasingly challenged. Plant-based alternative protein sources has been identified. However, animal based food ingredients (e.g. milk) contains exosomes encapsulating microRNA (miRNA) with health beneficial properties. Thus, minor compounds of importance for health are provided by the food and we are currently lacking knowledge about these in plant-based diets. To deliver this, the aim of this project is to map dietary plants that contains exosomes with miRNA and provide proof-of-concept by demonstrating that the exosomes are prone to processing, digestion and has biological activity. This is done by 1) documenting the content of exosomes and miRNA in dietary plants, 2) determine the stability towards food processing and human digestion and 3) deliver knowledge on the health beneficial properties of the exosomes and how to increase the health potential of plants.Description

01/01-2021 → 01/06-2024

Composition of "CleanMilk" from in vitro grown milk cells

Lotte Bach Larsen , Nina Aagaard Poulsen , Ulrik Kræmer Sundekilde , Stig Purup & Jing Che

The overall target of the CleanMilk initiative is to provide a scientific basis for potential future use of in vitrogrown bovine mammary cells for production of milk constituents. This will examine ifsuch systems in the long perspective can contribute to reduce climate gases and thereby contribute to fulfill Danish climate goals for 2030 and 2050.

The project is financed by the Danish Dairy Research FoundationDescription

01/09-2021 → 31/08-2024