Human food, an interesting outlet for peas
Human food, an interesting outlet for peas
The human food outlet is an interesting outlet for producers downstream from production. What does it consist of? Which modalities? And what types of finished products? A video produced by Terres Inovia, in partnership with SCAEL and COSUCRA, "From the field to the factory: the conquest of new markets for peas", explains everything.
Despite the ups and downs of the crop over the years, peas are still a very interesting crop. Beyond its agronomic interests, it can count on interesting outlets in human food. "A crop is first and foremost an industry, and the development of the crop for human consumption can be interesting in terms of remuneration for the producer," explains Agathe Penant, development engineer and referent for protein crops in the Center and West of Terres Inovia. To highlight this little-known outlet, the technical institute has created a short, educational video.
A remunerative contract for the producer
In just over three minutes, Agathe Penant takes you to meet Julien Degas, technical coordinator at SCAEL, a cooperative based in the Eure-et-Loir region, who explains how it adds value to pea production through contractualization for human consumption. He shares with you the simple specifications to be respected, such as using recommended varieties and having full traceability on the interventions carried out on the plots. "Thanks to these contracts, farmers can benefit from an additional premium compared to the price linked to animal feed, which makes it possible to value the efforts of the farmers, and thus enhance the value of the sector," explains Julien Degas.
Three finished products that make the most of all the pea's fractions
The video will then take you to Belgium, to Cosucra, a company specializing in the manufacture of food ingredients, where Joël Druart, agronomy manager at their site dedicated to peas, explains the interests of peas and the resulting finished products. "Starting with pea as a raw material, we will arrive at three finished products: pea protein, for example, is used in drinks or cereal bars, fibers for texturing food preparations, and, finally, starch, used in food applications but also paper.
This video was produced as part of the Cap Protéines program, funded by the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty and France Relance.
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