• Universitat de València

Jordi Mañes Vinuesa

Nowadays, a number of products, mostly chemicals, are used to preserve food until it is consumed, as well as to improve its safety or modify its sensory properties. However, the use of natural compounds for the growth of agricultural products, defence against pathogenic diseases and preservation is increasingly being advocated.

On the other hand, a large amount of waste is generated daily in the primary and secondary sector, the management of which represents a problem for companies and the environment.

Nevertheless, we can obtain compounds of this waste that after a revaluation process can be used for the purposes mentioned above.

Researchers of the Universitat de València have developed strategies to obtain functional biocomplexes that allow the reduction of synthetic additives in food preservation, as well as formulations of biofertilizers and biocontrol agents for agriculture and functional compounds with high added value.

The developed inventions have applications in the agri-food sector and more specifically for their use as:

• Bio-preservatives
• Biofertilisers
• Probiotics
• Functional foods

The main advantages provided by the inventions are:

• Recirculation and sustainability
• Obtaining high added value compounds
• Natural compounds

• Registered intellectual property