HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026 · Diversification of nutritional food ingredient sources for increased EU resilience and strategic autonomy

Successful proposals will contribute to the implementation of the EU initiative on Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing and the EU Life Sciences Strategy as well as the updated EU Bioeconomy Strategy, the upcoming EU Biotechnology Act and EU Circular Economy Act.Projects' results are expected to contribute to the following expected outcomes: • Full industrial scale biorefinery and related value chain(s) for the production of nutritional food ingredients. • Resilience and…

Human nutrition is a key area where the bio-based industries can play an important role in addressing the present societal and climate challenges. Considerable attention is given to the utilisation of alternative sources of proteins, fibres and oils/fats, due to the increasing world population and the pressure on finite natural resources. Many sources for food ingredients, alternative to agricultural crops, exist and have been successfully piloted across the EU. However,…