Researchers develop ‘vegan meat’ based on sunflower flour

27-Jun-2025 - Researchers from the Institute of Food Technology (ITAL) and the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), both in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, in collaboration with scientists from the Fraunhofer IVV Institute in Germany, have developed a food product made from sunflower flour that can be used as a ...

AI as a game changer for plastic packaging

05-Jun-2025 - In the KIOptiPack innovation lab, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV are working with 51 partners from industry and science to develop innovative AI-supported optimization tools and a data room that links all players in the packaging industry and ...

Products made from alternative proteins and automated cleaning processes - the Fraunhofer IVV at the IFFA

26-Feb-2025 - From May 3-8, 2025, the leading international trade fair IFFA in Frankfurt am Main will revolve around the topic "Technology for Meat and Alternative Proteins". In line with this, the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV will be showing how alternative ingredients and ...

Algorithm can sniff out whisky’s strongest notes and origin

23-Dec-2024 - Two machine learning algorithms can determine whether a whisky is of American or Scotch origin and identify its strongest aromas, according to research published inCommunications Chemistry. The results also suggest that the algorithms can outperform human experts at assessing a whisky’s ...

EU project CIRCULAR FoodPack

How to make flexible food packaging recyclable

16-Dec-2024 - After three and a half years of intensive research, the EU project CIRCULAR FoodPack has developed new processes to effectively recycle flexible polyethylene food packaging, paving the way for a sustainable circular economy in this sector. The project partners have applied and validated a ...

Airy, delicious pastries with food foam made from peas

04-Dec-2024 - Food foam made from hen's egg white makes pastries and cakes light and airy. Fraunhofer researchers are working on a plant-based alternative made from pulses in the "LeguFoam" project. "More and more people are eating health-consciously and at the same time want ethically safe, vegan products. We ...

A turning point in packaging development - with the AI application hub for plastic packaging

31-Oct-2024 - The AI application hub for sustainable packaging development through the use of artificial intelligence, funded by the Federal Ministry of Research and Education, is presenting its first major milestones in a Germany-wide campaign at four different locations in November. In Aachen, Darmstadt, ...

Food ingredients from Macauba

Fraunhofer IVV spin-off aims to protect the rainforest

31-Jan-2024 - In order to promote the sustainable extraction of vegetable oil, proteins and fiber, the Fraunhofer IVV is working on the holistic use of macauba palm fruits at its Brazilian branch in Campinas. With the development of a new extraction process, it is possible to utilize not only the oil from the ...

Fraunhofer presents recommendations for action for resilient value chains in food production

01-Dec-2022 - Our food supply is highly dependent on locally and globally interconnected value chains, which are characterized by, among other things, fragile supply chains and disruptions of various kinds. Resilient food systems are therefore essential to guarantee basic supplies. It is not only the delivery ...

Application of AI based measurement systems for the characterization of raw materials in viticulture

SmartGrape" research project

30-Jul-2021 - Variety of raw materials in viticulture The quality of grapes, like any other agricultural product, is subject to a wide range of variation. Many external factors such as climate, soil conditions or the time of harvest have a significant influence on the composition of grapes and thus also on the ...