The aim of 3Sleka is to investigate and generate the necessary knowledge and technology, to develop new ingredients and food, based on Safe, healthy and sustainable legumes who improve the quality of life of the senior population.
The most important idea is that This project helps to transform the Basque food sectorTraining to face the transition from Energie-Corpus, to food security, nutritional well-being and the demographic challenge of the aging of the population.
Healthy legumes for the senior population
He Paulatino aging the population brings various challengesAmong them the need to promote a healthier diet. At the same time, the agri -food sector sector is in the spotlight of the new European regulations that have to reduce the use of chemical products in crops, forcing sustainable solutions.
In this context, technological centers Azti and Neiker have joined their knowledge in the 3Sleka Research Project To stimulate the consumption of alternative proteins of vegetable origin in the most advanced age and to meet strict European agricultural regulations.
For this is the focus on the Legumes, foods with a high protein, fiber and micronutrient content and whose consumption is recommended by the World Health Organization To reduce the risk of diseases associated with food, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
The work of both agents has the result Three new ingredients that unite food and taste developed by crop surplusesWithout agrochemicals such as fertilizers or phytosanitarian, chickpeas and beans.
“Through sustainable agricultural strategies, the use of innovative processing bi -stimulantia and techniques, we have made flour, snacks and non -fanceable with improved nutritional properties,” says Clara Talens, Asi researcher and responsible for the project. The products are also adapted to the needs of the higher population and can contribute to improving the Diet of the elderly, reducing dependence on proteins of animal origin.
Great opportunities for the sector
This initiative is a chance for the agri -food sector sector Value local legumes, reduce waste and improves traceability and food safety. “We benefit from infrastructure legumes, such as chickpeas and beans, to create innovative, healthy and respectful food with the environment. We have also succeeded in improving food security, so that we guarantee that there is no hazardous waste in the end products, ”Talens adds.
The collaboration between Neiker and Azti in 3Sleka perfects crops through biotechnology, reduces the use of agricultural inputs and also pollution of emissions, and Re -absorb surpluses in the food chain and promote the circular economy.
In addition to the new ingredients based on legumes, The joint work carried out in the initiative, funded by the Ministry of Food, Rural Development, Agriculture and Fisheries of the Basque Government, also has succeeded in developing advanced methods to identify and control phytosanitarian waste And predictive models to optimize the structure and texture of food.