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Development of a requirement profile for locally grown organic maize for human consumption produced in Germany in collaboration with the value chain as well as determination of its variety-specific relevant quality for healthy nutrition and processing - LfL (ökologisch erzeugten Speisemais)
Project
Project code: 2819OE029
Contract period: 01.04.2022
- 31.03.2025
Budget: 245,617 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: crop production, agricultural biodiversity, nutrition, nutritional information/recommendation, ingredients, climate (climate relevance, climate protection, climate change), maize, plant genetic resources, processing, organic farming
The market for organically produced maize for human consumption in Germany shows untapped potential. Maize is a gluten-free food crop, low in histamine and rich in vitamins (of the B and E complex) and minerals. However, maize processors in Germany currently place hardly any demands on their raw material in terms of nutritional quality and consequently do not rely on health benefits of maize in their marketing efforts. The main objective of the project 'SpeiseMaisQual' is to close knowledge gaps in connection with processing and nutritional qualities of locally grown organic maize for human consumption in Germany. Thus, the prerequisites for the improvement of the availability and quality of locally produced organic maize shall be established. The following measures will be implemented in three work packages (WP).
Section overview
Subjects
- Crop Production
- Food Processing
Framework programme
Federal Organic Farming Scheme and other forms of sustainable agriculture (BÖLN)
