UNIVERSIDAD DE BARCELONA  

Biscuit & cake

ECOTROPHELIA SPAIN 2013 - GOLD

PEELCUITS

Peelcuits is a healthy baked snack, whose main ingredient is ecological tomato peel

Peelcuits is a baked snack made from tomato peel. Tomatoes are one of the most important vegetables in terms of consumption and job creation. The processing of fruits and vegetables generates large quantities of solid and liquid waste. The partial or total recovery of this waste creates social, economic and environmental advantages. One waste generated by the processing of tomatoes is the peel, which represents approximately 1.5% by weight. In order to recover the waste generated by the processing of tomatoes and to create a sustainable product, both ecological and with a low carbon footprint, peelcuits was created. The company is situated in Badajoz, the province in Spain with the highest tomato production. Conveniently located next to Agraz, a large canned tomato producer, the company will have access to ecological tomato peel for the production of peelcuits. Thus, the supply chain is kept as short as possible. peelcuits was formulated to combine the food trends for the next years: natural products, without additives, healthy, low in calories, salt and fats, with inherent nutritious properties and suitable for vegetarians, people with allergies or intolerances. To complement these trends, the packaging has also been designed with recyclable materials to create a fully sustainable product. peelcuits is innovative, different from any other snack currently available on the market, healthy, sustainable, natural, as well as tasty.