Market subsector: Gastronomia i Ciències Culinàries

Market subsector: Gastronomia i Ciències Culinàries


Research Lines

Study of bioactive compounds.
- Contact: Francesc Guardiola and Magda Rafecas
- Email: magdarafecas@ub.edu
- Research Group: LIBIFOOD-Lipids and bioactive compounds in the food chain (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Effects on the organism and health) (Food composition and nutritive value)

Assesment of healthy dietary patterns and food frequency questionaries. Development of food composition tables and databases of biomarkers of bioactive compounds intake. Characterization of "Food metabolome".
- Contact: Cristina Andrés-Lacueva
- Email: candres@ub.edu
- Research Group:
- Research areas: (Effect of diet and physical activity on health at a population level) (Effects on the organism and health)

Optimization of oxidative stability and the shelf life of foods.
- Contact: Francesc Guardiola
- Email: fguardiola@ub.edu
- Research Group: LIBIFOOD-Lipids and bioactive compounds in the food chain (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Process Optimization and Improvement of Food Quality) (Abiotic Food Safety) (Biotic Food Safety)

Quality and Food Safety: hygienic quality indicators and new tools (formulation, processing and cooking) to reduce potentially hazardous compounds in food. Management and prevention of fraud in high quality products.
- Contact:
- Email: mcvidal@ub.edu
- Research Group: Bioactive Amines and Polyamines in Foods (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Process Optimization and Improvement of Food Quality) (Food Authentication and Control of Food Fraud) (Abiotic Food Safety)