Plant cell culture, Enea pilot project

Aeneas Research is underway to develop food for the future. The National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development’s Biotechnology Laboratory has launched an experimental project Cell culture Production vegetableThe in vitro culturing of fruits and vegetables is consistent with that of cultured meat, creating a sustainable food that retains the same flavor and nutritional value as natural vegetables.

Plant cell cultures arrive at Enea

Nutritious, delicious, sustainable: just like this Aeneas Define the foods it is developing to provide foods that can offset the effects of the economic crisis and climate change that threaten plant health, quality and productivity.Cellular Agriculture Producing vegetables made from molecules that have health benefits without causing soil erosion and loss Biodiversity.

The process is similar to that used to make yeast for bread and beer.”Plant cells, such as those of lettuce, can be isolated from the whole plant and propagated under controlled conditions to obtain biomass that retains or improves beneficial properties compared to the original plant.“, explains researcher Silvia Massa. Plant cells grown in a controlled environment represent Innovative food biomass Starting with explants, the researchers exploit the properties of plant cells to propagate the cells in liquid culture in bioreactors.

Enea Biotechnology Laboratories collaborates with Bioproducts and Bioprocess Laboratories to combine their research on production processes Microencapsulation pass Spray drying Consumers’ attitudes towards this consumption pattern are investigated. Plant cell cultures can be used to obtain ingredients for fresh foods (from preserves to smoothie ingredients) and compound foods as well as beverages and processed products (e.g. chocolate).

The long-term vision of the project is to develop nutritional, sensory and digestibility values ​​similar to or better than those of plants in their place of origin. And not only that: companies can be independent of the effects of climate change and rely on Programmable crops, standardization Egypt continuecombined with the natural agricultural production of the territory.

Aeneas promotes plant cell culture

“This approach will shift the paradigm of agricultural production from soils that are becoming increasingly inaccessible and of compromised quality to one that Controlled Environment Due to the impacts of climate change on the health and productivity of plants that represent a source of human food, there is a recognized need to identify production methods that complement traditional production methods.”, Massa stressed.

Thanks to cell culture, agriculture can become Independent of Earth From the raw materials, food biomass is obtained that is similar in every respect to natural vegetables, because it is derived from natural vegetables. In addition, the possibility of regulating the accumulation of health-promoting substances according to growth parameters also opens the way for so-called production. Personalized foodthat is, food tailored to various needs, with greater attention paid to the environment and health.

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