About
The University Institute of Food Engineering – FoodUPV is a research structure of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) that brings together researchers who develop their work in the area of food science and technology, an area in which the UPV has always stood out and in which it appears in the top 100 worldwide according to the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects index of the prestigious Shanghai Ranking.
Food safety and fraud prevention
Allergens and contaminantsAuthentication of food products, geographical and botanical or zoological origin, etc.
Health and nutrition
Healthy food, nutrition, lifestyle, diet, etc. Health benefits.New food products: prebiotics, functional, etc.
Digitalisation and process control
Automatization, sensors, metrology, Artificial Intelligence, communication, robotics, etc.
Biotechnology and sustainability
Food loss and waste reduction: reuse, valorisation, etc.Innovation of different food productions including olive sector: green technologies, energy and water efficiency, etc.Active and intelligent packaging, new containers, etc.Other topics of interest to the food industry: Life cycle and Eco design, etc.