FUNkyProtein

General objectives

The Flemish focus on animal production has led to the fact that that our knowledge on proteins and protein structures is focused on animal proteins. With the upcoming protein shift, it is important that this knowledge is extended to proteins from plants and other alternative sources.

The goal is to unravel the structure and functionality of proteins from different sources and the relationship between them. As well as figuring out the effect of interactions between proteins of different types, and with other components of the food matrix. And also how processing can influence this structure/functionality.

This concept comprises mainly fundamental research, complemented with validation from practice.

Expected results

• Insight into the structure, functionality and structure/function relationship of proteins from different sources
• Insight into the effect of processing
• Insight into the interactions with other proteins and non-protein food matrix components