food – Agrifood Innovation Event

09/07/2023

PhotonHub is industry partner and Speaker partner of the Agrifood Innovation Event

Photonics – the science and technology of light – is a Key Digital Technology that is radically transforming the traditional industrial base, while being a valuable technology to supply safe, nutritious and affordable food for all and establish a sustainable value chain from farm to fork.

10/11/2022

Sustainable and healthy proteins

Within the Sustainable Food Initiative (SFI), we identified four topics of interest and relevance for the protein transition to work on in a collaborative approach.

Towards a global improvement of a healthy protein –> ingredient –> product
Whole material approach – mild fractionation
Whole chain approach
Techno functional properties of plant & cellular proteins and use of predictive & automated screening approaches
These will be elaborated upon in more detail in the presentation.

17/10/2022

Modifying taste perception and mastication behaviour with innovative 3D food architectures

The worldwide prevalence of obesity and other diet-related diseases has increased the demand for healthy food products. To address this problem, the reduction of the caloric content, mainly by decreasing fats and/or sugars, is challenging mainly for the essential effects of these compounds on the structural and sensory attributes.

14/10/2022

3D food printing at Medical Care Centers. Dreams, wishes and challenges.

People who stay in medical care centers have to deal with several health issues, which make it a challenge to reach a food intake as recommended in the references of dietary guidelines.
What are the main goals, the biggest challenges and how can 3d foodprinting help us to deal with these. During the presentation I will guide you through the human body.