The UFRPE Alt Protein Project - The Good Food Institute

About

The UFRPE Alt Protein Project is a student-led group that promotes the research, development, and innovation of alternative protein products.

We are part of a university with a strong presence in rural extension and research applied to the realities seen in the Northeastern region of Brazil. We work in partnership with the Agricultural Institute of Pernambuco (IPA), which collaborates with family farmers and traditional communities that have preserved and cultivated bean varieties from generation to generation, maintaining an extensive genetic variability.

We believe alternative protein products, such as ones utilizing these plant-based protein sources and other untapped sources of protein, hold much promise for the future of food in Brazil. We are excited to be supporting the expansion of the alternative protein industry starting with our university.

Members of the UFRPE Alt Protein Project sitting at a large table sharing plant-based lunch after a recent meeting.

The UFRPE Alt Protein Project’s latest group get-together, with a nice, plant-based lunch after the meeting’s over.

APP research leaders working on one of research projects focused on creole bean protein analysis.

APP research leaders working on one of their research projects focused on creole bean protein analysis.

Four people standing at a Semear project display featuring seeds cultivated by farming communities in Pernambuco.

Semear project that promotes seeds cultivated by farming communities from the state of Pernambuco.

Assorted varieties of Creole bean seeds from Pernambuco arranged in separate sections.

Some of the many varieties of Creole bean seeds that are found in Pernambuco.

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