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TITLE

Optimal use and valorization of biomass streams from Cichorium

OBJECTIVE

The project focuses on four different crops in the Cichorium genus which are of major economic importance in Europe: industrial chicory grown for inulin extraction, and Belgian endive, Radicchio Rosso and Endive, all three grown as leaf vegetables. The biomass from these crops is especially interesting as a feedstock for the bio-economy because they are rich in the following valuable target compounds: dietary fibers (DF) and free sugars (both relevant for food applications, materials), anche the bioactive sesquiterpene lactones (SL) and polyphenols (PP) (relevant for food, beverages, cosmetic applications). In addition significant volumes of by-products and waste fractions are available which remain currently underutilized. The overall aim of the CichOpt project is to develop innovative biorefinery processing schemes to turn different underutilized Cichorium biomass streams (multi-input) into fractions with high added value which can be used in a wide range of applications, ranging from food and drink applications over cosmetics to biomaterials (multi-output).
ACRONYM

CichOpt
FUNDING SOURCE

other EU
WEBSITE https://www.era-learn.eu/network-information/networks/facce-surplus/2nd-facce-surplus-call-for-proposals/optimal-use-and-valorization-of-biomass-streams-from-cichorium
REPORT Not available
CROP CATEGORIES

Lignocellulosic

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PROJECT DURATION

2018-2021
PROJECT TYPE

EU
NUTS3
CROP CATEGORIES

Lignocellulosic
KEYWORDS

Cichorium

Radicchio

Endive

Industrial cichory

Belgian endive

Biorefinery

Biomass streams
OTHER GEOLOCATION
FUNDING SOURCE

other EU
FINAL REPORT

N/A

TOPICS

Harvest & logistics

Uses/applications

COORDINATOR

Institute for agriculture, fisheries and food research
PARTNERS

Inagro vzw (BE)

Wageningen Plant Research (NL)

Nationale Proeftuin voor Witloof vzw (BE)

University of Hohenheim (DE)

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd (FI) 

The project focuses on four different crops in the Cichorium genus which are of major economic importance in Europe: industrial chicory grown for inulin extraction, and Belgian endive, Radicchio Rosso and Endive, all three grown as leaf vegetables. The biomass from these crops is especially interesting as a feedstock for the bio-economy because they are rich in the following valuable target compounds: dietary fibers (DF) and free sugars (both relevant for food applications, materials), anche the bioactive sesquiterpene lactones (SL) and polyphenols (PP) (relevant for food, beverages, cosmetic applications). In addition significant volumes of by-products and waste fractions are available which remain currently underutilized. The overall aim of the CichOpt project is to develop innovative biorefinery processing schemes to turn different underutilized Cichorium biomass streams (multi-input) into fractions with high added value which can be used in a wide range of applications, ranging from food and drink applications over cosmetics to biomaterials (multi-output).

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