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March 2025
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BYAMC IDEAS
AMC IDEAS and the CEBAS-CSIC and CTNC research centers collaborate as partners
AMC GLOBAL is advancing the future of functional nutrition through the development of innovative fermented drinks such as kombucha and kefir. In collaboration with CEBAS-CSIC and CTNC, and supported by the Ministry of Science and Innovation, the FORMENTERA project explores vegetable alternatives to traditional fermented foods with the goal of creating nutritionally complete and consumer-friendly products.
This initiative aligns with the increasing global demand for healthy energy drinks and natural beverage alternatives that support digestive health and immunity. The project also integrates clean technologies and food by-products to ensure environmental and economic sustainability — a key value for leading drink manufacturers and beverage development companies.
FORMENTERA contributes to the growing private label drink market by exploring product formulations that meet the needs of modern consumers seeking low sugar smoothies, cold pressed organic juice, and boosting shots with functional benefits. These innovations are relevant for private label beverage manufacturers and juice manufacturing companies aiming to expand their summer drinks portfolio.
By focusing on custom beverage manufacturing and science-backed nutrition, AMC GLOBAL reinforces its position as a natural drinks supplier capable of offering private label juice solutions with strong health and sustainability positioning. The project reflects the company’s commitment to beverage creation that meets both market trends and global well-being objectives.
Project CPP2022-009547 is funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and the European Union “NextGenerationEU”/PRTR.
Designing the fermented drinks of the future
AMC IDEAS and the research centers CEBAS-CSIC and CTNC collaborate as partners in the project titled “Vegetable alternatives to fermented foods: yogurts and kombucha, nutritionally complete and with desirable organoleptic characteristics for the consumer” with the acronym FORMENTERA, a project that is part of the Public-Private Collaboration 2022 aid program of the Ministry of Science and Innovation.
The need to feed a world wide population that today is estimated at more than 7.8 billion people, the strong increase in demand for the consumption of foods beneficial to health, as well as the high environmental and economic costs of products of animal origin, are some of the main reasons for the increase in interest in the search for alternatives in the food sector such as products of plant origin. On the other hand, the constant increase in demand and popularity of fermented foods is due to their unique flavor, their health benefits and their ability to improve digestion, nutrient absorption or strengthen the immune system.
In this context, the FORMENTERA project is being implemented in collaboration with various stakeholders in the food sector. It focuses on the search for new plant-based fermented products (kefir and kombucha) with improved organoleptic and nutritional characteristics. It also incorporates food industry by-products as raw materials through clean conversion processes, as well as the validation of products in human intervention studies.
With the development of this project, the FORMENTERA consortium aims to offer solid and definitive solutions to current market challenges, while also offering more innovative solutions capable of solving the sustainability and health problems of the global population. The main results of the project, the new products, are aimed at the entire population, specifically those who demand the consumption of plant-based products and products that have a positive impact on health.
The publication is part of the project CPP2022-009547, funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union “NextGenerationEU”/PRTR”
