Food industry processing

Añón María Cristina

mca@biol.unlp.edu.ar

UNLP CIDCA

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imputs production processing distribution consuming

Agroindustrial sector- Value chains

services

barley, beef, berries, chicken (meat and eggs), citrus, corn,

cotton, garlic, goats, honey, lemon, milk, olive, peanuts,

pears and apples, potatoes, rapeseed, rice, sheep,

sorghum, soybean, sugar cane,

sunflower, swine, table grapes and wine, tea, tomato, wheat,

yerba maté.

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Importance of food and beverage industry

268

683

1086

2451

Production $ 215.620 millons

% of GDP 4.6 % %

of manufacturing GDP 25 %

Jobs 500.000 – 5 % of

the total economy

2011 data

Import/export ratio US$ FOB 1.5/30

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Argentina as a food producer

Second to fifth producer

Table olives, honey, wines, beef,

whole milk powder, soybean oil and

meals

First producer

lemons and essential oil

yerba mate candies

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Argentina as a food exporter

Exports of FBI accounts for:

95 % of exports of MAO

5.8 % of GDP 31

% of total exports

Total exports in 2011 US$ FOB

29.151 millons

MAGyP / INDEC

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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

proportion %

oils

meat prod.

fish prod.

F,V and L

dairy prod.

wines

grain mill

0 1000 2000 3000 4000

US$/ton

dairy prod.

meat prod.

wine

F, V and L

oils

grain mills

Argentina as food exporter

higher added value : meat

and dairy products

oils and animal fats and

vegetable sector the

highest contribution

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Argentina as a food exporter

First exporter

Yerba mate

“alfajores”

Soybean oil - meal

Fresh lemon, essential

oil and juice concentrate

“mosto de uva” 2nd to 5th exporter

Table olives

Honey

Sunflower oil

Whole milk powder Brazil, Spain, India, Italy,

Netherlands, China

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Developments in the last decade

INTA-PRECOP

Grow of the FBI Bioamass production

Exports 280 %

Investments 245 %

Production 50%

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Scenario expected in 2050

Global population growth

– 40% (2005-2007)

Continuing urbanization –

70% in cities

Per capita income growth

Increase in daily caloric intake (3070 – 3410 kcal/day-

person)

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Scenario expected in 2050

70% increase in agricultural demand - biomass

increased

yields –

70%

cropping

intensity

– 10%

increase

arable land

– 10/20%

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increased production at the country level

with sustainable agriculture

increased domestic consumption and

export challenge for

new products

Value chain of soybean

biomass

crude oil

protein

whole grain

refined oil

margarine

lecithin

mayonnaise

flour expeller

animal feed

soy milk

soy sauce

B

I

O

D

I

E

S

E

L

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Others products derived from soy proteins

Food and pharmaceutical industries, cosmetics and

personal care products, feed, plastics,

protein

concentrates

protein

isolates modified

polypeptides

bioactive

peptides modified

proteins

hydrolysates

fraction

proteins

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Biodegradable films, coatings and

encapsulation

Films or coatings

different properties

biomass Pellets or flours biopolymers

plasticizer

functional

ingredient

nanoparticles

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Some applications

Coatings for baked

goods inhibitors of

acrylamide and HMF

mulching

400 600 800

0,0

0,5

1,0

1,5

2,0

2,5

3,0

3,5

4,0

Control

Blanco

Negro

Verde

Naranja

Ab

s (

nm

)

Longitud de onda (nm)

Insect control pH sensor

Mango films

films with spices

plates, trays

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Peptides

microorganisms

proteases

hydrolysates peptides

Antihypertensive, antiproliferative

hypocholesterolemic, immunomodulators,

antitumor, antioxidants, antithrombotic,

etc. Food and

pharmaceutical

industries, cosmetic

and personal care Abietoyl, cocodimonium hydropropyl

hydolysates – humectant, surfactant

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Products derived from oil

Sophorolipids

rhamnolipids

Soy based polyols

TG based polymers

detergents

emulsifiers

pharmaceuticals skin

care cosmetics

food additives

adhesives coatings

elastomers plastics

paints plastics

adhesives

pharmaceuticals

cosmetics textiles

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Technological developments

Modified soy protein polymers

New methods for protein isolation

New methods for soybean protein

concentrates

Bowman Birk inhibitor extraction

Omega 3 fatty acids production

Corn value chain

Wet milling Dry milling

germ

oil

gritz

Flour

polenta

semolina

breakfast

cereals

Gluten

meal

gluten

feed

starch

Fru, glu, mal

syrups

maltodextrins

caramel dye

modified

starches

pellet

B

I

O

E

T

A

N

O

L

B

I

O

E

T

A

N

O

L

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Products derived from proteins and starch

thin films of zein can be

used to construct

microfluidic channels, grids

and wells as a green

alternative to the plastic

materials currently in use

films and

coatings

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nanotubes

nanorods

nanofibers

nanocore

shells

encapsulation purposes in delivery systems of food,

beverage, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics industries,

nanoporous structures are potential scaffolds for bone and

tissue regeneration.

Developing technologies

Dr. Yi W., Hong Kong University

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Food and Beverage Industries

high impact on Argentina's economy

good growth prospects

product diversification

target food and non food industry

increase in value added

domestic and

export market

Biochemistry Biotechnology Nanotechnology

Enzymology Bioengineering

Thank you for

your attention

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