The WP5 (HERE) focuses on the quality and safety of aquaculture products. It centers on five general objectives.
Characterize feeds formulated from alternative protein sources for aquaculture gilthead seabream and evaluate their effect throughout the full life cycle of the seabream on its nutritional and sensory quality, including identifying bioactive compounds and possible contaminants in edible portions and viscera.
Using co-creative tools, design new processed products that are healthy, sustainable, and nutritious from different aquaculture species. Characterize and assess their shelf life and consumer perception of these new products.
Evaluate consumer perception regarding the quality and sustainability of aquaculture. Conduct workshops and outreach sessions for society.
Develop surface treatments that contribute to hygiene/disinfection of surfaces in contact with food in fish processing facilities.
Develop methods for contaminant detection in seafood products that are quick and low-cost, based on photonic nanosensors.
Characterise feed raw materials, including alternative protein sources, and formulated feeds for sea bream from aquaculture. Evaluate the effect of feeding these feeds throughout the entire life cycle on the nutritional, functional and sensory quality of sea bream. This includes identifying bioactive compounds and possible contaminants in the edible portions and viscera.
Design new products transformed from different species (shrimp and sea bream) through co-creative tools and implement the selected products with a healthy, sustainable and nutritious purpose. Characterise and evaluate the shelf life and perception of the formulated products.
Assess consumers’ perception of the quality and sustainability of aquaculture. Conduct workshops and dissemination days for society.
Develop surface treatments that contribute to the sanitisation/disinfection of food contact surfaces in fish processing rooms.
To develop fast and low-cost detection methods for contaminants in fishery products based on photonic nanosensors.
