Agrofood

Our food technologists are working with industry to apply novel food treatment and processing technologies and raise food quality and safety standards


Our services include:

  • Research under contract
  • Product design
  • Product development
  • Feasibility studies
  • Technology watch

Our areas of expertise:

  • Food Engineering
  • New process technologies
  • Food safety
  • Functionality & nutrition
  • Prototyping, testing and validation

Areas of research:

  • Effect of ultrasound on food
  • Whey-based coatings
  • New process technologies, such as Pulse Electric Field, Radiofrequency, plasma technologies
  • Natural antioxidants and antimicrobials
  • New quality detection techniques

Contact

Dr. Edurne Gaston
Group Leader
+34 93 554 25 00
egaston@iris.cat