PEI-AGRI

A Group to Rediscover Economics and New Opportunities

Obiettivi
Objectives

Transfer of innovation and knowledge relating to the production process of Agresto and other high added value compounds from by-products and of interest in cosmetics, body care and human health.

Activities
  • Identification of autochthonous vines and officinal plants of the Amiata of interest for the production of the agresto and definition of the harvesting process of the immature thinned grapes and their use.
  • Definition of at least two recipes that most enhance the functional and gastronomic characteristics of the product.
  • Process control and pilot plant for the production of agresto.
  • Descriptive card and tasting panel
  • Identification of HAVC compounds with cosmetic and nutritional interest in the processing residues.
  • Identification of the analytical parameters of the agresto (phytochemical, antioxidant and antibacterial profile).
  • Dissemination of results
Context

The Tuscan agricultural reality, in many areas characterized by fragmentation and by environmental conditions that make it uncompetitive for conventional agricultural production, has, on the other hand, a remarkable predisposition to express excellent agro-food products, which fit well in the growing demand for food products in which gastronomic requirements are associated with healthy and functional qualities

Partenariato
Ruolo
Leader
Name
Lombardi & Visconti S.A.S.
Action manager
Stefano Petrella
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Università di Pisa - Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Agroambientali
Action manager
Annita Toffanin
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Azienda Agricola Fonte Magria
Action manager
Antonio Pacini
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Azienda Agricola Podere Giardino
Action manager
Federico Dragoni
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Qualiterbe s.r.l.
Action manager
Filippo Trilli
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Azienda Agricola Salustri
Action manager
Leonardo Salustri
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Heimat servizi ambientali Soc. Coop. arl
Action manager
Leonardo Savelli
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
CIA-Toscana
Action manager
Marco Failoni
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
CNR - Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria di Pisa
Action manager
Stefania Frassinetti
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Certema scarl
Action manager
Stefano Petrella
@email
Pratice abstract
Description

Develop, validate and valorize a new generation of products and extracts, starting from products included into the list of "Traditional products of the Tuscan region" and promoting the use of ingredients from the Amiata territory. Specifically, the project focuses on agresto, an ancient condiment seasoning from the cooking of unripe grapes with spices and aromas, which at present shows an extremely restricted production both in terms of variety and quantity, which in fact does not allows for sustainable development.
 

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