€5M DELICIOUS Project Uses Microbial Fermentation to Enhance Sensory & Nutrition Properties of Dairy Alternatives
A European innovation project called DELICIOUS has officially launched with the aim of accelerating the transition towards plant-based dairy alternatives. The project will develop a new technology that integrates microbial fermentation with plant-based raw materials to create affordable and tasty alternatives to dairy products such as cheese and kefir. It will bring together 17 entities from nine countries, including research centres, universities, SMEs, large companies, clusters, and associations, under the Horizon Europe programme. The four-year project has a budget of €5 million and will use cutting-edge technologies such as high-throughput screening and machine learning under the leadership of RISE Research Institutes of Sweden. Its work will enhance the sensory properties and nutritional value of plant-based dairy, while creating a production process with a carbon footprint …