We are voting for the meal of the future

Photo: Wenche Aale Hægermark
Copyright: Nofima

10. March 2010

The goal for Nofima Mat’s vision of the future is to provide the conditions for a value-adding food industry by 2015.

Healthy fat - new sources

Photo: Kjell J. Merok
Copyright: Nofima

5. March 2010

New types of oils will be coming onto the market over the next few years. Researchers and the industry are sniffing out new sources of Omega 3. They are also worried that most people don’t know enough about fat.

Semi-finished product - an undeserved term of abuse

Photo: Kjell J. Merok
Copyright: Nofima

5. March 2010

Finished product. Semi-finished product. You might not think this is the most attractive way of describing your food, but the fact is that almost everything we buy in the supermarket has been processed and is thus a finished or semi-finished product. Without giving any cause for concern.

How the wasp is helping to fight boar taint

Photo: Kjell J. Merok
Copyright: Nofima

24. February 2010

A great deal of research is being done into getting rid of the smell of the male pig - or boar taint as it is known. The latest idea is to use wasps to sort out the meat that smells too bad.

Could worms give the answer to obesity?

Copyright: Trine Vallevik Håbjørg

24. February 2010

The humble earthworm gets far too little attention in relation to the benefits it brings to us humans. It could give us some important knowledge about the interaction between molecules and bacteria in the human intestine, according to Knut Rudi, Research Scientist at Nofima Mat.

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Nordic Sensory 2010

This workshop is aimed for professionals and scientists working in the sensory and consumer field on product development and marketing aspects of consumer products. Nofima participates in the Scientific Committee.

The workshop will take place in Reykjavik, Iceland May 20 and 21, 2010.

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