Cibus, the ‘food of the future’ arrives, is an anticarcinogenic mini vegetable

It looks like a miniature plant complete with a lump and can be eaten in one bite. It looks like a mini bonsai of a few centimeters and is entirely edible. It is the “food of the future” created by Ciboci, an agricultural start-up from Montichiari (Brescia), which is being presented in these days in Cibus by the founder and CEO Marino Novello. “It is a new generation vital food, – explains Novello to Adnkronos – a vegetative composed of a mix of brassicas that is born and matures on an edible matrix. attributed antioxidant and anticarcinogenic properties “and contains” a biochemical reaction between the vegetative and the matrix, studied and confirmed by the Spallanzani experimental institute in Rivolta D’Adda and by the Department of Translational and Molecular Medicine of the University of Brescia “adds Novello. It is about “a growing vegetative that does not have an organic decay like other vegetables when they are harvested, at the most it dries up,” It is a food that nourishes and protects health – argues the entrepreneur from Brescia – with antioxidant and non-active ingredients. alone and in addition it is a regulator of the microbiota. We offer it as a wellness program in doses of 5 or 6 per day, it can be eaten plain or combined with other foods, for example in salads, eaten for breakfast or as a quick lunch or as a snack “. Ciboci grows in 5 days in botanical display cases, essentially mini greenhouses, made of transparent recyclable material (Apet) and can be kept for up to a month in the refrigerator. “It is a truly sustainable food in that no water is wasted, no land for cultivation, no pesticides and even the packaging is recyclable” underlines Novello. This curious food is on the menu of the Joia restaurant in Milan, specializing in biodynamic, vegetarian and vegan dishes and will be officially presented on May 14 in Milan.The product has been on the market since January, after four years of experimentation, at the moment it can be purchased online and has a distribution in Milan, it will soon be available in some chains but not in large-scale distribution. At Cibus Marino Novello found interest from various foreign buyers who would like to produce it. Marino Novello works in the landscape field and Novello Giardini Italiani is the company with which he works in the high quality landscape.