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FINISHED PROJECT: KEVYTTUOTE - Structure engineering concepts for light products

Kevyttuote research project “Structure engineering concepts for light products” was realised during 2007 – 2009 within the research programme on Nutrition, Food and Health (ELVIRA) organised by the Academy of Finland and the Finnish funding agency for technology and innovation (Tekes).

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NEW REVIEW ARTICLE: Crosslinking Food Proteins for Improved Functionality

Possibilities for protein crosslinking in cereal, dairy, meat, and fish processing to improve the texture and the structure of the product were extensively reviewed by Buchert et al. The special emphasis was on the enzymatic modifications over physico-chemical methods.

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Health Effects

VTT’S HEALTH TECHNOLOGY SPEARHEADS OF 2010: Prevention and treatment of illnesses

A new brochure of our health technology spearheads has been published. Take a view of the key areas, which are listed below, and download the brochure for further information.

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NEW RESULTS: Elevated mucosal lipids characterize irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common diagnosis in gastroenterology. The syndrome is classified as functional, and no biological marker exists for IBS.

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Tools for Consumers

VTT has drawn up a roadmap for food and nutrition solutions

Actors of VTT’s innovation programme NUTRITECH have produced a roadmap for new food and nutrition solutions and evaluated the effects of the needs for change on product concepts and business opportunities.

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NEW PUBLICATION: Perception of health claims among Nordic consumers

In the study of Grunert et al. (2009), the health claim perceptions of 4,612 consumers in Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden were studied. Information given in health claims was studied by dividing health claim into components and combining these components in various ways.

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