Plant Food Processing
The Plant Food Processing Program serves different sectors of the food processing industry, such as fruit and vegetable processing and innovative plant-based products, as well as food and growers associations, food supply chain, and general consumers.
Services
- Accelerated shelf-life study for shelf-stable products and ingredients
- Food product design and development, e.g. new products, process optimization, ingredient applications, and scale-up
- Training and workshops, including good manufacturing practices and advanced thermal processing
Program Goals
Extension
Research
Equipment
- Anton Paar MCR92 Viscometer
- Aqualab-4 Water Activity Meter: Time-efficient water activity measurement
- Biotek Gen-5 Epoch2 Microplate Reader: Powerful instrument to analyze colorimetric-based tests such as total phenolic content (TPC) or DPPH tests
- CEM Protein Analyzer: Calculates true protein content for a given sample based on the individual protocols
- Goldenwell FS-900N Ultrasonic Processor: Effective particle size reduction for plant matters
- Konica-Minolta CR-5 Spectrophotometer-Colorimeter: Built-in calibration and expedient color profile analysis
- Labconco Port Chamber Freeze Dryer: Protein yield and bioactive compounds extraction with minimal destruction
- Mettler-Toledo HE53 Moisture Meter: Small sample (min. 0.5g) moisture analysis
- PHCBI MLR-352H-PA Incubator: Controlled temperature, humidity, and light for accelerated shelf-life studies in food products and ingredients
- SALD-201F Shimadzu Particle Distribution Analyzer
- Sorvall X-Pro Series Centrifuge
- Thermoscientific- Cimarec iTM Multipoint 15 Stirplate