Development of cosmeceutical functional ingredients from fresh produce waste

利用生鲜农产品废弃物开发药妆功能成分

• 批准号: 570618-2021
• 负责人: Rupasinghe, VasanthaVHP
• 金额: $ 8.74万
• 依托单位: Dalhousie University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=743391
• 关键词: Development; cosmeceutical; functional; ingredients; fresh

In Canada, nearly half of the food supply is wasted, and an untapped potential exists for upcycling fresh produce waste to generate new economic opportunities. The global cosmetic industry is valued at about $380 billion and is growing by an annual growth rate of 4.5%. Outcast Foods Inc of Nova Scotia upcycle fresh produce waste and surplus from retail, farmers, and agri-food business and convert them into whole plant powders and dehydrated products. Partnering with Outcast Foods, we propose to develop new cosmeceutical functional ingredients from fresh produce waste for the Canadian and global markets. The major challenges are to develop consumer- and environment-friendly processes to extract high-value bioactives from fresh produce waste while avoiding potential mycotoxin contaminants. The specific objectives of the proposed research are to: (i.) develop pre-treatment processes to reduce the risk of potential mycotoxin contaminants; (ii.) optimize a green extraction process to produce flavonoid- and carotenoid-rich products; (iii.) develop a novel encapsulation process for the extracts and characterize physio-chemical properties of resultant novel ingredients; and (iv.) assess the novel ingredients for biological properties desirable to use in cosmeceuticals. The proposed experimental approaches include the development of economic and sustainable processes for mycotoxin decontamination, toxic solvent-free bioactive extractions, and bioefficacy-enhancing encapsulation. The expected outcome will be the establishment of advanced and scalable manufacturing processes for novel cosmeceutical functional ingredients. It is anticipated that the project would contribute to the sustainability of the Canadian agri-food industry through the creation of new agri-food value-added products, contributing to food waste reduction and environmental protection.

在加拿大，近一半的食品供应被浪费，而新鲜农产品废物的升级改造以创造新的经济机会的潜力尚未开发。全球化妆品行业价值约3800亿美元，并以每年4.5%的速度增长。新斯科舍省的 Outcast Foods Inc 对零售、农民和农业食品企业的新鲜农产品废物和剩余物进行升级改造，并将其转化为全植物粉末和脱水产品。我们与 Outcast Foods 合作，建议利用新鲜农产品废料为加拿大和全球市场开发新的药妆功能成分。主要挑战是开发对消费者和环境友好的工艺，从新鲜农产品废物中提取高价值的生物活性物质，同时避免潜在的霉菌毒素污染物。拟议研究的具体目标是： (i.) 开发预处理工艺以降低潜在霉菌毒素污染物的风险； (ii.) 优化绿色提取工艺，生产富含类黄酮和类胡萝卜素的产品； (iii.) 开发一种新颖的提取物封装工艺，并表征所得新成分的理化性质； (iv.) 评估适合用于药妆品的新成分的生物特性。所提出的实验方法包括开发经济且可持续的霉菌毒素净化工艺、有毒无溶剂生物活性提取和增强生物功效的封装。预期成果将是为新型药妆功能成分建立先进且可扩展的制造工艺。预计该项目将通过创造新的农业食品增值产品、减少食物浪费和环境保护，为加拿大农业食品工业的可持续发展做出贡献。