Department of Food Science (UCPH FOOD)

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Children's gut bacteria may hold the key to diarrhea treatment

Diarrhea claims the lives of 500,000 children each year in low- and middle-income countries. Now,…

Researchers hope to develop novel drugs for gastrointestinal disorders by fermenting feces

In a new study, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have been cultivating ‘good viruses’…

Clinical innovation

Common rheumatic disease can be prevented through the gut

The proteins that cause gout can, for some people, be eradicated by adding specific lactic acid…

New study on children and food: Fruit chunks in yogurt are a turn off for one age group in particular

It’s no secret that kids aren’t crazy about having too many seeds, pulp or chunks in their food. Bu…

Food innovation

Making energy bars from rapeseed side streams

Sensory scientists from Department of Food Science have recently tested a variety of energy bars…

From dairy proteins to plant-based sidestreams

Having recently started on the tenure track, Assistant Professor Norbert Raak seeks to use knowledg…

Preventing food rot with microbes

An innovative research project led by Henriette Lyng Røder is setting out to prevent soft rot from…

Food innovation

Fluid gels as the solution to the sensory drawbacks of plant-based foods

Getting consumers on board with more plant-based diets is not only a question of…

Fixin’ to be flexitarian: Scrap fish and invasive species can liven up vegetables

Greening the way we eat needn’t mean going vegetarian. A healthy, more realistic solution is to…

Sustainable food

Developing the hybrid cheese of the future

A new research project led by the Department of Food Science at University of Copenhagen is setting…

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