PROJECT CODE COMPETE2030-FEDER-02216200
Main Goal
Develop food products based on octopus obtained from cells.
PROJECT INFORMATION
Intervention Region: North, Centre
Project Approval: 2025-04-01
Start date: 2025-07-01
End date: 2028-07-01
Total Eligible Investiment: 1.496.110,24 €
European Union financial support: 1.209.869, 84 €
Frulact Partners
CELL4FOOD || CATAA || UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA || SENSE TEST || ASSOCIAÇÃO COLAB4FOOD
Description
The CellBlue project aims to develop new foods based on lab-grown octopus, creating hybrid products that reproduce the taste, texture, and nutritional value of traditional octopus. The initiative focuses on innovative solutions, combining cultured cells with advanced technologies, such as 3D printing, to generate sustainable, high-quality alternatives.
Led by Cell4Food, the consortium seeks to respond to the challenges of overfishing, promote sustainability, and boost the blue economy. The main objective is to accelerate the introduction and acceptance of cell-based products in the market, bringing together expertise covering the entire process: from cell isolation and cultivation to production, characterization, new product development, and regulatory and sensory evaluation.
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