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HyCheese

Sustainable, Affordable, Tasty and Appealing Cheeses based on Nordic ingredients

PROJECT INFO:

DURATION: 
2024-2028
 
FUNDING:
The Mission Partnership 
 

PARTNERS:
Københavns Universitet 
DTU
Syddansk Universitet 
Spora 
KMC 
Chr. Hansen 
Novozymes 
Foss Analytical 
Arla 
Thise

CHALLENGE

Need for sustainable and affordable alternatives to conventional cheese

TECHNOLOGY

Hybrid cheese combining plant proteins with dairy processing and fermentation

POTENTIAL

Reduces emissions while enabling scalable, sustainable dairy alternatives

Goal

The overall goal of HyCheese is to create technological approaches and know-how to accelerate the development of a new generation of sustainable and affordable hybrid hard cheeses containing 40 to 80% plant proteins. We will combine gastronomic science, cheese-making knowledge and new approaches to plant and cheese processing to produce tasty and appealing cheeses based on Nordic raw materials.
 

Plan

  • Develop innovative product concepts and prototypes based on gastronomic science that match sensorial and nutritional attributes of hard cheeses
  • Develop innovative sustainable processes to create protein concentrates, curds and unripened cheeses with structure and texture matching hard cheeses
  • Understand how enzymes and cultures can enhance texture and flavor in curds and during ripening
  • Develop analytical platforms to monitor flavours compounds in hybrid cheese during production
  • Undertake activities to facilitate implementation and upscaling of hybrid cheese production
     

Expected results

HyCheese will support the development of mainstream hybrid cheeses, which will significantly impact the GHG emissions while contributing to dairy industry expansion with more affordable and healthy cheeses. HyCheese expects to strengthen the competitiveness of the Danish Dairy Industry and important Danish industrial partners, such as Chr Hansen, Novozymes, FOSS, and KMC.

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The project is part of the Mission Partnership, and the funding is provided by Innovation Fund Denmark.

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Mette Kallestrup Spring

Mette Kallestrup Spring

Program Manager (mission partnership)
mesp@foodbiocluster.dk
2181 8858
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