Photo: The Green Dairy
Over & Oat Redirecting residual flows from oat drink production to new food or bio-based products It started, as it often does, with a very practical sustainability challenge: How can the industry collaborate to make use of tons of residual product generated daily from oat drink production? This spurred our interest. With an innovative team geared up, Axfoundation set out on a journey to find sustainable and economically viable ways to redirect this valuable resource from today’s downgraded use as feed, biogas or fertilizer to an upgraded ingredient in food products or input in new materials.
HIGHLIGHTS • The food segment of oat-based products in Sweden is increasing. The project is set out to make better use of the residual product; okara. Today, okara is used for feed, fertilizer and biogas, a waste of a resource high in protein and fiber. • The project started in 2022. The goal is to develop and increase knowledge on processing techniques and methods, nutrient assessment testing, biotechnical analysis and quality assurance, business models and product development.