Revalorización económica de compuestos bioactivos de subproductos del olivar mediante demostración de su efectividad pleiotrópica en ensayos de intervención nutricional en humanos
Description
Extraction and valorisation of phenolic compounds from olive by-products for nutraceutical and functional applications.
Sector
A1.6Support activities to agriculture and post-harvest crop activities
Needs/ Problem statement
Olive sector by-products are often underutilised despite containing valuable bioactive compounds with potential health and economic benefits.
Objective
To valorise olive by-products by extracting and demonstrating the potential of bioactive compounds for nutraceutical and functional applications.
Bioeconomy fields
Crop residues and perennial plantsx
Designer crops for optimised biomass contentnull
Algae biomassnull
Waste or recycled materialx
Microbial assisted processingnull
Biorefineries null
Feedstock
Biomass residues
Outcomes and final product
Development of processes to extract and validate high-value bioactive compounds from olive by-products, enabling their use in nutraceutical and functional food applications.
Mobility
Static
Value chains
1
2
3
3 - High potential - Significant arisings of feedstocks available currently.
C Sink
1
2
3
2 - Medium potential - strong potential for carbon sequestration at the feedstock or product level only.
Intended user
Intended for olive growers, cooperatives and food or nutraceutical companies interested in the valorisation of olive by-products. Results are shared through project dissemination, research outputs and collaboration with sector stakeholders.
Complexity of the process
1
2
3
3 -complex application
Final user
Farmerx
Foresternull
Researcherx
Advisornull
NGOnull
Training organizationnull
Processor or retailerx
Consumernull
Public Authority + LAGnull
Otherx
Economic sustainability
1
2
3
3 - High potential - Expected to bring at least 3 significant economic benefits.
Social sustainability
1
2
3
2 - Medium potential -Expected to bring 2 or 1 social benefits.
Environmental sustainability
1
2
3
2 - Medium potential - Expected to bring 2 or 1 environmental benefits.