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 ...

Fermented cheese alternatives based on local peas

Microbially fermented cheese alternatives with huge market potential

16-Apr-2020 - An increasing number of people are reducing their consumption of animal-based foods for health, ethical, and environmental reasons. As a consequence, there is a growing market for vegetarian and vegan products. Currently high growth rates are being observed for food groups such as vegetarian and ...

Reduced off-odor of plastic recyclates via separate collection of packaging waste

01-Apr-2020 - Plastic recyclates produced from waste packaging have to meet high sensory requirements in order to be used for new products. Plastic recyclates often have off-odors, some of which have not hitherto been identified. The Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV has analyzed ...

Intelligent measuring device evaluates opening forces of peelable packages

26-Jul-2019 - The new measuring device "Pack Peel Scan" was developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV, Dresden, for testing peelable packaging. Equipped with artificial intelligence, it enables the efficient measurement of Easy Opening packaging. The opening forces of ...

Fraunhofer IVV participating in the EU project "Circular Plastics Network for Training"

01-Jul-2019 - The intersector and multidisciplinary research project "Circular Plastics Network for Training" (C-PlaNeT) was approved in May 2019 within the framework of the H2020-MSCA-ITN-2019 Calls for European Joint Doctorates, with funding of almost 4 million euros. In total, 15 doctoral students (in the ...

Food products with up to 30% less fat

Fraunhofer IVV starts two new Europe-wide research projects

15-Feb-2019 - Many consumers want to eat healthy food products with less fat and without chemical additives. Indeed, even politicians are now recognizing this need and are paving the way for change. So-called light food products are available but are thought of dubiously because the reduction in fat is often ...

Industrial Cleaning 4.0 – Innovative Solutions for the Beverage Industry

25-Jul-2017 - Innovative solutions for efficient and adaptive cleaning of machinery in the beverage industry will be presented by the Fraunhofer IVV Dresden at the drinktec fair in Munich from 11-15 September 2017 on the stand of the VDMA (Hall B3, Stand 113). The new mobile cleaning robot is versatile in its ...