HYFFI

Hydrocolloids as functional food ingredients for gut health

Coordinatore	THE UNIVERSITY OF READING    more  Organization address address: WHITEKNIGHTS CAMPUS WHITEKNIGHTS HOUSE city: READING postcode: RG6 6AH contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Adam Cognome: Bell Email: send email Telefono: 441184000000 Fax: 441184000000
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Sito del progetto	http://www.seaweedforhealth.org/
Totale costo	1˙208˙359 €
EC contributo	936˙575 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2007-1
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME
Anno di inizio	2008
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2008-12-01   -   2011-05-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	THE UNIVERSITY OF READING  Organization address address: WHITEKNIGHTS CAMPUS WHITEKNIGHTS HOUSE city: READING postcode: RG6 6AH contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Adam Cognome: Bell Email: send email Telefono: 441184000000 Fax: 441184000000	UK (READING)	coordinator	64˙462.00
2	Marigot Ltd  Organization address address: Strand Farm Currabinny city: Carrigaline postcode: 0 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: David Cognome: O' Leary Email: send email Telefono: +353 214378727 Fax: -+353 21 4378588	IE (Carrigaline)	participant	328˙323.00
3	Industrias Roko S.A.  Organization address address: RUA OS REGOS 27 city: OLEIROS postcode: 15173 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Pedro Cognome: Sanchez Email: send email Telefono: 34902103403 Fax: 34984247981	ES (OLEIROS)	participant	307˙019.00
4	HEBRIDEAN SEAWEED COMPANY LIMITED  Organization address address: ARNISH POINT INDUSTRIAL ESTATE 1.3 city: STORNOWAY postcode: HS2 9JY contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Martin Cognome: Macleod Email: send email Telefono: 1851701255	UK (STORNOWAY)	participant	236˙771.00
5	CYBERCOLLOIDS LIMITED  Organization address address: STRANDHAVEN city: CARRIGALINE postcode: CORK contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Ross Cognome: Campbell Email: send email Telefono: 353214000000 Fax: 353214000000	IE (CARRIGALINE)	participant	0.00
6	UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER  Organization address address: CROMORE ROAD city: COLERAINE postcode: BT52 1SA contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Chris Cognome: Gill Email: send email Telefono: +44 28 70323181 Fax: +44 28 70323023	UK (COLERAINE)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The overall aim of the project is to realize a commercial opportunity to produce low molecular weight polysaccharides (LMWP) from alginate- and agar-bearing seaweeds for applications in food & health, and wellness products by a group of SMEs. The aim will be addressed by an integrated workplan comprising 1 management activity 5 interlinked RTD workpackages, and a dissemination and exploitation activity. In the RTD programme, Cybercolloids (CC) will produce and characterize 8 novel, LMWPs from alginate and agar raw materials provided by 2 SMEs - ROKO (RO) and Hebridean Seaweed (HS). The LMWPs will be screened using batch culture fermentations with human faecal bacteria, for prebiotic activity (i.e. ability to modulate beneficially the gut microflora) by University of Reading (UREAD). The 2 most effective agar and alginate LMWPs will be selected and bulk produced by CC for validation of prebiotic activity in a feeding trial in human volunteers (University of Ulster)). The end points to be assessed will be stimulation of beneficial bacteria (bifidogenic effects), increased short chain fatty acid production, beneficial effects on stool formation, and improvements in gut barrier function (assessed by an in vitro method). Additionally, benefits of the LMWPs towards plasma lipid profiles and blood glucose levels will be assessed. Alongside the human study, a detailed investigation of the effects of the selected LMWPs in an in vitro model of the human colon will be conducted by UREAD to provide supporting evidence for beneficial effects on bacterial types and activities in the colon. RO and HS in conjunction with CC will implement LMWP technology transfer and scale-up to facilitate production at an industrial scale. Subsequently, another SME Marigot Ltd, will provide a route to market and in conjunction with RO, HS and CC will exploit, with respect to the health and wellness sector, the relevant knowledge provided on the efficacy of novel LMWPs from alginate and agar.'