The SATURN project studies the feasibility of valorizing the unsaturated fatty acid-rich fat fraction obtained from fractionation processes of the different trimmings generated during pork butchering, with the main objective of revaluing pork fat.
The interest in recovering these fatty acids is based on a Circular Economy approach, as these unsaturated fatty acids, primarily oleic acid (from the omega-9 family) and linoleic acid (from the omega-6 family), are known for being healthy and for maintaining human cardiovascular health. Furthermore, incorporating these unsaturated fatty acid-rich fractions into food products could result in more palatable products while increasing their nutritional value.
Project funded through Operation 16.01.01 (cooperation for innovation) of the Catalonia RDP 2014-2022
