Lobster broth, piure seasoning and cochayuyo conserve were some of the added value products that appear in the digital document.
In the framework of the Awarding of the I + A Call - initiative of Strategic Food Program Transforma Alimentos from Corfo, Nutrisco and Space Food & Service, which seeks to recognize the best food innovations in the country -, the launch of the 5th took place 2024 Food Innovation Catalog versiondigital publication that brings together the 50 most innovative products and services of the year for the industry, in the categories of "Foods, Beverages and Next Generation Ingredients", "Agrifood-Tech", "Sustainable Systems and Zero Waste" and "Gastronomic Heritage".
The executive vice-president of Corfo, José Miguel Benavente, emphasized the work of the Transforma Alimentos program in promoting innovations and alliances for the development of high-potential projects.
At the event, which took place at the largest food fair in the country, the traditional took place Pitch Competition with the Top 10 innovations, where an expert jury chose the best by category and the three winners of the Nutrisco Innovation Award. In addition, the public had the opportunity to choose the Best Pitch. In addition to that, ProChile, recognized five companies of the Catalogue as Innovation with the Greatest Potential of Exportation.
The best in the four categories were: Asinolat (“Last Generation Foods”); Bioketen Innovation (“Agrifood-Tech”); Atacama Biomaterials (“Sustainable Systems and Zero Wastes”) and Stefymar (“ Gastronomic Heritage”); while the award for the Public Best Pitch went to Amazing Care. Also, the recognitions of ProChile, the companies with the largest export potential were for Biome Resources, Liva Company, Eat Clever, Atacama Biomaterials and Underfive.
Loony broth, piure seasoning and cochayuyo preserves
As in its previous edition, in the Food Innovation Catalogue of Chile 2024 products of the company Stefymar, from the region of Valparaíso, which produces seafood with its own recipes. One of them is his fumet o Crazy concentrated broth 100% natural. It comes ready to serve and is ideal for creating a tasty sea broth.
Also from Stefymar, the catalog highlighted the Seasonador de Piure (Pyura Chilensis) as a unique gastronomic treasure extracted from the Chilean Patagonian seas. With its intense umami flavor, 100% natural, it will give depth to your gastronomic creations. It is ideal to enhance flavors - in rice, broth, fish and seafood - providing proteins, minerals, iodine and Omega 3. The line includes Piure with Merken, Piure with Sea Salt of Cahuil and Piure whole.
Another product that appears in the document is a gourmet preserve of cochayuyo with unique characteristics, developed by the company Al-Ma de Magellan. It is free of seals, chemicals, 100% natural and an important source of vitamins A, B1, B12, C, D, E, folic acid and minerals such as calcium, iron, magnesium and potassium. It is a ready-to-eat food.
“In this fifth version of the Food Innovation Catalogue, we celebrate the innovative effort of our industry, with a growing focus on sustainability, emerging technologies and health, all relevant trends at the global level. In this call, we highlight that about 60% of the companies come from regions and with less than four years of existence,” said Graciela Urrutia, manager of Transforma Alimentos.
The Catalogue of Food Innovation 2024 It had more than 20 public-private strategic allies for the evaluation and promotion of applicant companies, including public agencies, large companies, technological centers and institutions linked to R & D & i+e.
