Organisations
Natural Products & Food Research and Analysis - Pharmaceutical Technology (NatuRAPT) University of Antwerp
Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre KU Leuven
The research activities of the Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe) do not only cover the chain from raw materials to food and food storage, but go further by also focusing on health and social aspects of food. Within LFoRCe, expertise is available on different food (e.g. cereal-based food, fruits and vegetables, oils and lipids, meat) and beverage (e.g. juices and beer) systems. The research can be ...
Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
The Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO) performs multidisciplinary, innovative and independent research aimed at economically, ecologically and socially sustainable agriculture and fisheries. Through this research, ILVO accumulates fundamental and applied knowledge which is vital for the improvement of products and production methods for quality control and the safety of end products, and for the amelioration of policy ...
Flanders Research Consortium on Fermented Foods and Beverages Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The alliance research group aims at the unravelling of new, undiscovered, fermented food ecosystems for:
(i) Screening for and isolation/identification of food-grade microorganisms, and description of new taxa (lactic acid bacteria, acetic acid bacteria, staphylococci, bacilli, yeasts, ...)
(ii) Study of the species diversity, community dynamics, and metabolite analysis of fermented foods and beverages in the dairy, ...
Belgian-Argentinean Research Consortium on Fermented Foods and Beverages Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The research topic of BAFF is Exploring the microbial diversity of lactic acid bacteria and acetic acid bacteria in tropical fruits from the Northern Region of Argentina for the production of health-promoting and/or industrially relevant metabolites
Department of Food safety and food quality Ghent University
Interdisciplinary Historical Food Studies Vrije Universiteit Brussel
FOST aims at the study of the history, sociology, geography, politics, philosophy, archaeology, linguistics, and etnology of food in Europe since Antiquity. It is a multidisciplinary and inter-faculty research unit, with international contacts in Europe and the USA. FOST co-ordindates (PhD) research with regard to food, gastronomy, culinary culture, table manners, and all issues related to common and festive food. It welcomes researchers from ...
Centre for Food and Microbial Technology KU Leuven
Research topics of this unit are:
• Physical methods for microbial inactivation
• Natural antimicrobial components
• Microbial stress response and stress resistance
• New techniques for food preservation