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LfL - Competence Center for Nutrition (KErn)
Institution
Section overview
Description
KErn consists of three areas science, knowledge transfer and business and is located at the two sites Kulmbach and Freising. The competence center nutrition aims to serve all project partners of food: state organizations like offices, educational, health and social care facilities, doctors and midwives, nutritional counseling, business, and not least to the media. Central task of KErn is to document the current knowledge and prepare it specifically to target groups. On this basis, KErn compiles: concepts for demonstration projects and events, the technical basis for food policy decisions and guidelines for the professional work of the agencies for food.
Activities
- Research Support
- Coordination
Networks
Coordinated projects
- Beta-casein A1 and A2 in milk and the possible effects on human health
- Better Food in Bavaria - 3rd Bavarian Consumption Study
- Collaborative project: AI to promote healthier and sustainable consumer behaviour -
- Continuous recording of food losses in Bavaria
- Facts and myths of milk and milk products
- Food waste in GV
- Knowledge Portal Nutrition - Nutrition Radar
- Linking the innovation specific measure 'enable Cluster of Human Nutrition' with other projects at KErn
- Update: Milk - News from science
Involved in research projects
- Continuation, expansion and networking of platforms www.regionales-bayern.de and www.wirt-sucht-bauer.de to improve market transparency in regional markets
- Particular edible legume for organic farming in Bavaria
- Performance test and cross-breeding test for the conservation of the endangered Augsburger chicken
- Value added chain for high-quality products
Contact
LfL - Competence Center for Nutrition
(KErn)
Hofer Straße 20
95326 Kulmbach
Bavaria
Germany
Phone: + 49 (0) 9221 40782-230
Fax: +49 (0) 8161 8640-5555
Email: Poststelle(@)kern.bayern.de