FLANAT Research talked about its experiences after approaching in 2017 the sustainable development in agri-food and health supply chain.
The presentation was given at the “Nutrition and Personalized Medicine Working Table” held by TAV Cluster (Lombardy Cluster for Living Environments Technologies). FLANAT’s primary objective is to recover agricultural or processing waste to research for
active ingredients of plant origin for the production of functional foods and food supplements.
“We are committed to using those parts of plants, commonly not used in the food sector, which are in any case rich in nutrients and active ingredients that contribute to a beneficial effect on our nutritional status. Our investments have led us to develop a Phyto-complex (MORADYN®) that helps regulate post-prandial blood sugar levels. The active ingredient has been developed from the cob of a proprietary variety of pigmented corn. From our sustainable cultivations of Camelina sativa, we process the cake: the by-product of the seed cold press extraction to obtain an omega 3/6/9 rich oil. The new ingredient (PROFALMYN®)
promotes the correct functioning of the intestinal microbiota.
Our vision of sustainability is also focused to the territory and cultivation practices aimed at reducing the impact of pesticides and herbicides. Lombardy agriculture support started with the FOOD NET and continues with sPATIALS3 and BRIEF projects by proposing alternative crops with low environmental impact.
We are really proud the sPATIALS3 project has been awarded with SMAU 2020 INNOVATION prize in Agri-Food and Health. The ongoing project is a partnership between the National Research Council (CNR), Ecozinder SpA, Corapak SpA and MirtillaBio.”
All projects have been implemented thanks to the support of the European Regional Development Fund under the POR FESR 2014-2020 of the Lombardy Region.
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