Contact person
Charlotta Löfström
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Development of a nutritious broccoli soup
A new competitive, tasteful, nutritious and easily accessible broccoli soup was developed. Broccoli contains glucosinolates and of special interest is glucoraphanin, which has antioxidant and other beneficial health effects. A variety of broccoli with high glucoraphanin level was used for the soup.
The project "Development of a nutritious broccoli soup" (2015-2178, Innovation Support EIP Agri) was an EU-funded project in the rural program. In the project, RISE worked with Grönsaksmästarna, SLU, Lyssna Affärsutveckling and other partners with expertise in food and food processing to produce a good nutritious broccoli soup to the target group of health conscious consumers who want easy-to-use food in their daily lives.
As raw material and the soup base, a variety of broccoli (Beneforte) that is rich in glucoraphanin was used. Glucoraphanin is a substance that metabolises into substances that activate mechanisms in the body to e.g. lowering of the LDL cholesterol.
The product development process ranged from cultivation planning to evaluating how the target group receives the product. Environmental impact in the various parts of the production chain was also examined.
The project had a number of work packages that covered the different areas of expertise: growing, harvesting, post-harvest, analysis of the nutrient content, product development, process expertise, competitive / marketing, sensory analysis, microbiological safety, as well as environment and climate.
Summary
Project name
Super broccoli soup
Status
Completed
RISE role in project
Project participant
Project start
Duration
3 years
Total budget
2,7 MSEK
Partner
SLU, Lyssna Affärsutveckling AB, Ulla Nilsson Konsult AB
Funders
Europeiska jordbruksfonden för landsbygdsutveckling (EIP Agri)
Coordinators
Project members
Charlotta Löfström Penny Bergman Lars Hamberg
External press
Supports the UN sustainability goals
2. Zero hunger
3. Good health and well-being
9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
12. Responsible consumption and production
