Helix Recovery Project
Recover of waste mucus from snail farming.
The project seeks to recover the mucus secreted by snails reared in Sardinia Region for gastronomic application in order to enhance the value of snail farming. It is planned to characterize the mucus and its derivatives in chemical, microbiological and functional terms to generate a certified supply chain under which lay a scientific characterization of mucus properties, which up to now have not been fully demonstrated. This work is expected to allow valorization of an industrial waste, i.e. mucus, with the aim of making it marketable in cosmetic, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical areas.
