cLabel+

SUMOL+COMPAL MARCAS, S.A. || PORTUGALFOODS || ASSOCIAÇÃO INTEGRALAR || INTERVENÇÃO DE EXCELÊNCIA NO SECTOR AGRO-ALIMENTAR || UM – UNIVERSIDADE DO MINHO || INIAV – INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGAÇÃO AGRÁRIA E VETERINÁRIA, I.P. || ISA – INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA || INL – LABORATÓRIO IBÉRICO INTERNACIONAL DE NANOTECNOLOGIA (LIN) || UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO || SENSE TEST – SOCIEDADE DE ESTUDOS DE ANÁLISE SENSORIAL A PRODUTOS ALIMENTARES LDA || MENDES GONÇALVES, S.A. || UNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRA || WEDOTECH – COMPANHIA DE IDEIAS E DE TECNOLOGIAS LDA || VIEIRA DE CASTRO PRODUTOS ALIMENTARES, S.A. || REQUIMTE – REDE DE QUIMICA E DE TECNOLOGIA – ASSOCIAÇÃO || UTAD – UNIVERSIDADE DE TRAS OS MONTES E ALTO DOURO || UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO || FRULACT – INDÚSTRIA AGRO-ALIMENTAR, S.A. || UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA || UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA || PRIMOR CHARCUTARIA – PRIMA, S.A. || SPI – SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DE INOVAÇÃO – CONSULTADORIA EMPRESARIAL E FOMENTO DA INOVAÇÃO S.A.

The cLabel+ project: natural, nutritious and consumer-oriented foods, innovative “clean label” foods, is a technological research and development project focused on responding to the challenges facing the food industry, with a focus on the emerging “clean label” concept. One of the major current trends in the sector, demonstrated by the growing number of consumers who are increasingly aware and eager for information, looking for alternative, more transparent and natural food products. The cLabel+ project is promoted by a consortium led by the company Sumol+Compal Marcas SA and comprising 20 entities: 8 companies with diverse and complementary areas of activity and 12 non-business entities of the R&I system with strong experience in development of projects in relevant scientific areas. Taking advantage of the existing skills mobilized in the consortium, cLabel+ will promote the development of new processes, products and services that guarantee greater differentiation and responsiveness in an increasingly competitive market. The cLabel+ project includes 5 complementary partial projects (PPS) that are part of the achievement of the global objective:

• Nutritional improvement of products through macronutrients and processing conditions.
• Innovative and “clean label” solutions for reducing sugar and modulating the sweetening power in foods.
• “Clean label” stabilization and preservation of sauces, meat products and pastries.
• New methodologies for integration and consumer response optimization.
• Project management, diffusion, and valorization of the results.