Smartgrillers - a nutritional taste sensation

Important results from the project

The aim of the project was to develop a Swedish vegetarian barbecue product that is both climate-friendly and healthy, with the goal to have a high protein content to easily replace animalic alternatives. The project has resulted in a number of different food products such as barbecue products (burgers and skewers), fry-nugget as well as bread and desserts. The products are based on Swedish raw materials and have high protein and fiber content and a low environmental impact. The burger had a protein content of 13% and less than 5% of the environmental impact from a minced burger.

Expected long term effects

The project has shown that it is possible to create tasty, sustainable food products based on protein-rich side-streams. A basic recipe has been developed, which can be converted into different types of food products. The nutritional content has been found to be easy to vary and adapt. The burger presented had a protein content of 13% (33E%). This, together with a very low carbon footprint, gives that these products all together have a good potential to be further developed towards the market as alternative Swedish protein-products to replace animalic products.

Approach and implementation

The project has been a collaboration between three partners; SP Food and Bioscience, Dan Lexö and Urban Nyberg. Dan Lexö and Urban Nyberg have worked extensively on the product development, where different formulations were tested in combination with various cooking preparations and processes. SP FB has analyzed and characterized the products in terms of structure and texture, nutritional composition and life cycle analysis to investigate the product´s carbon footprint. Finally Smart4Grill attended the tasting event in Måltidenshus in Grythyttan.