1. Objectives of the project :
TERRALIA INRA SQPOV
Impacts of varieties, harvest conditions on reactivity during processing and final product quality
Context
In food industry : Few adaptions of process parameters to quality variations of fruit raw material.
Objectives of the project :
To define new relevant varity criteria for the processing industry
To adapt processes to different quality of raw material
To answer to specific quality specifications of food industry

2. TERRALIA INRA SQPOV
Impacts of varieties, harvest conditions on reactivity during processing and final product quality
WP : to develop a database on fruit reactivity
To develop knowledge and know-how for stabilizing and valuing the nutritional and organoleptic asset of fruits from short-circuit and recognized origin
To develop a predictive model and determined the best parameters
WP2 : to develop a mobile equipement to process fruits in the fields
To develop instrumented processing machines dedicated to the first processing of fruit, and allowing to adapt processing route to raw material properties.
Conception of an “in-field” processing machine, aiming at stabilizing fruits quality as early as possible after harvest, and produce high value PAI.
WP3 : technico-economical analysis of the model
Study and find the best business models dedicated to the use of the machine and the value chaine that can be created around high quality PAI. Measure of the willing to pay of consumers (based on sensory/economic coupled studies)
WP4 : waste management in fields

3. TERRALIA INRA SQPOV
Impacts of varieties, harvest conditions on reactivity during processing and final product quality
SFS-16- Towards more healthy
and sustainable food
What is the current state of development your project?
High knowledge base on process impacts on nutrition and organoleptic quality.
Knowledge and know-how regarding the link between pre/post harvest management of fruit quality (including fruit reactivity).
Network of french producers organized to provide tomato and apples.
Proof of concept achieved for the use IR-sensors to follow process on tomato
What would you need for that ? Type of partners searched :
Engineer school or design office for conception of small scaled and mobile processing machine
Specialists of business design to study the value chain and quality of ingredients
Equipment company to work on machine conception (portable solutions, adapted power solutions…)
Other European producer, technology platform, ingredient producers, end user