Transforming Underused Crops into the Future of Food
Sustain-a-bite develops sustainable, cost-effective processes to create plant-based food ingredients from underused crops and side streams. By transforming materials like barley, faba bean, chickpea, and fruit/vegetable pomace into high-value ingredients, it supports healthier, affordable food products and boosts resilience in the EU agri-food sector—closely aligning with Wageningen Food & Biobased Research’s (WFBR) mission for a more sustainable food system. High-Pressure Processing for Sustainable Plant-Based Ingredients Sustain-a-Bite technologies focus on low-energy, non-thermal methods, with high-pressure processing (HPP) as one of them. At WFBR, we apply advanced processing expertise to investigate how HPP reduces energy, water, and raw material use in plant-based
Fighting Climate Change Through Sustainable Protein Innovation
As climate change accelerates, it’s clear that transforming our food systems is not just necessary—it’s urgent. A key area of opportunity lies in sustainable proteins, which offer powerful ways to reduce environmental impact while supporting global nutrition. Cooperation & stakeholder engagement At Sustain-a-bite, we’re addressing this transformation through the development of a stakeholder platform designed to foster co-creation, knowledge exchange, and innovation across the food value chain. By connecting actors from farm to fork, we aim to unlock practical solutions that drive the shift toward resilient, sustainable food systems—aligned with other EU-funded initiatives and stakeholders working toward the same goal.
