Code
3E010708
Duration
01 October 2008 → 31 December 2010
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Other chemical sciences
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Medical and health sciences
- Nutrition and dietetics
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Agricultural animal production
- Food sciences and (bio)technology
Keywords
protein
processing
food quality
foodstuffs
storage
model systems
oxidation
packaging
food safety
dairy products
milk
Project description
During processing of dairy products and their derivatives, the protein fractioni sprone to a range of chemical transformations, such as oxidation. This can have a major impact on the quality and safety of foodstuffs. The goal of this project is to gain fundamental insight into the course and the consequences of this reaction.