Major achievements in CONSUMERPRODUCTS

Consumer driven development of innovative tailor-made seafood products (with functional components from plant or marine origin) to improve health of consumers

On the basis of a survey among Dutch consumers six clusters of consumers were identified according to their food related lifestyle with respect to convenience orientation, health orientation, their motives and barriers towards seafood aspects. Qualitative sessions were performed for two of the six clusters that were identified as potentially interested in functional seafood products. For each cluster, general needs and wishes for seafood products were identified. These consumer needs were linked to technical possibilities for future seafood products development.

Selenium enriched garlic has been produced and feed blends for farming experiments have been made containing this ingredient. Antioxidant dietary fibers have been produced and have proven to be very useful in terms of preventing lipid oxidation of the fatty fish matrices upon frozen storage.

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