Globalization, accelerated economic development, urbanization, modernization of agricultural and food-processing techniques are emerging aspects that led to profound changes in dietary patterns, raising important health and sustainability concerns. In order to overcome undernutrition and obesity, large-scale shifts towards healthier and more sustainable diets are necessary across socioeconomic, cultural, and geographical background.
SAFIR aims to provide enough scientific results and knowledge to support innovation in Romania, thus contributing to the development of sustainable food system. At scientific level, SAFIR exploits the synergy between plant secondary metabolites and postbiotics as strategic combination designed to improve human health.
SAFIR statement is to provide reliable answers for economy, environmental and societal problems, focusing on the development of food you can trust, by eco-functional uses of underutilized resources, in order to improve bioactive recycling. SAFIR is a project engaged in designing easy to use and economically viable technologies, by using three key elements resulted from side streams (apple and grape pomace, whey and brewery spent grains) and the ability of probiotics to produce postbiotics.
The project aims to produce different powders as alternative for synthetic additives, whereas two approaches will be used to reformulate food, by replacing meat and/or fat from meat products and wheat flour from bakery products.