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Search for alternative and sustainable proteins from plants, microorganisms and fungi
- How do you make climate-friendly cheese without cows, but with microorganisms? Or products from pulses that don’t taste like cardboard. And how... -
The world can be fed with only plant-based food
- Sufficient plant proteins are produced in the world to feed todays world's population, says Dr. Stacy Pyett, Program Manager Proteins for Life at WUR.... -
Sustainable protein from tomato leaves, fungi and insects
- WUR researchers are looking at how we can produce proteins in a sustainable and circular manner. Ideally, this would be done in a way that avoids... -
Less food waste in supermarkets
- On average, 98.4% of all food and beverages available in Dutch supermarkets in 2020 was actually sold; the remaining 1.6% did not reach consumers... -
What nutrition benefits (top) athletes?
- The Olympics are well underway. Athletes follow demanding training programmes to deliver world-class results. This includes nutrition. ‘Good... -
Challenge: less food in the bin
- No-one wants to discard food. Still, it happens a lot. Wageningen researchers want to reduce food waste by half by the year 2030 together with... -
Assessment on location - mobile research facility for fruit, vegetables and flowers
- The condition of vegetables, fruit and flowers can be assessed anywhere in the world in Cool – Research on the Move, a mobile research facility... -
How can we stimulate social eating en physical activity among elderly in nursing homes by means of new technology/serious games
- Elderly people in nursing homes are often suffering from multiple diseases at the same time. .... As a healthy lifestyle is important to prevent and... -
Fish highly toxic? Rubbish!
- Media reports that pangasius is 'highly toxic’ are completely unfounded. Toxicological examinations have shown the levels of pesticides and... -
LEI OPINION - Food waste and food security: what do we actually know?
- April 11, 2013 - A third of the food destined for human consumption - around 1.3 billion tonnes - is lost or wasted every year according to the Food...