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Functional food on a nanotechnological basis
Project
Project code: MRI-LBV-08-49
Contract period: 01.01.2001
- 31.12.2017
Purpose of research: Inventory & Assessment
Due to nanotechnology?s potential to change entire technological sectors fundamentally, it is considered as key technology. Considerable marked shares are forecast for 2020 for the food and nutrition application area - with functional food processed by nanotechnology in particular. The use of nanoscaled carrier/release systems for vitamins, minerals, bioactive plant metabolites etc. are assumed to raise the bioactivity of these substances dramatically and thus to enhance their health impact. However, it is to ensure at the same time that potentially unhealthy overdosages are avoided. The aims of the project are:
- a) the review of published scientific data concerning processing and impact of nanoscale functional food (databases used are Web of Science, FSTA, CAB Abstracts, Biological Abstracts by ISI Web of Knowledge) and to evaluate the data (in cooperation with the Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of Nutrition at MRI);
- b) to update literature review and evaluation continually;
- c) experimental research on bioavailability increase of healthy food components (in particular bioactive plant metabolites) by carrier/release systems and vegetable comminution
Section overview
Subjects
- Food Processing
- Computer science
Framework programme
Funding programme
Excutive institution
MRI - Department of Food and Bio Process Engineering (MRI-LBV)
