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New research project will make our diet choices greener

A new research project PlantPro brings together several food stakeholders who will investigate how…

Researchers want to create an entirely new category of climate-friendly plant-based foods

A new research project, PROFERMENT, run by the Department of Food Science at the University of…

Researchers want to convert rapeseed proteins from feed to food

In Denmark and the rest of Europe, you see lots of yellow rapeseed fields and most of the rapeseed…

Researchers show new holistic approach to genetics and plant breeding

A group of researchers has discovered a new approach to cereal plant breeding that takes into…

plant-based foods

EU citizens embrace plant-based foods

A new report shows that the European market for plant-based foods has grown by as much as 49% in…

Fermentation can help us develop new, green foods

Society can benefit greatly from fermentation as a path towards a more climate-friendly food system…

Food Science student reduces food waste by fermenting surplus fruit and vegetables

A very large portion of our fruit and vegetables ends up as food waste and the start-up company…

Food waste researcher: We must learn that brown fruit isn’t bad fruit

We tend to avoid choosing apples with brown spots, assuming that they taste bad. But if we are to…

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Researchers want to reduce mortality among very preterm infants

Very preterm infants, who weigh less than 1,500 grams at birth (typically born before week 32 of…

New study: Which beverages burst with umami potential?

In a new and first of its kind study, University of Copenhagen researchers study fermented beverage…

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