12.01.07
VTT Technical Research Center of Finland and the University of Kuopio have established the Solutions for Intelligent Nutrition (NUTRITECH) research program with the aim of combining the development of enabling technologies with consumer and health sciences for the initiation of new food and nutrition solutions. With the help of its expertise in bioprocessing, VTT will tailor enzymatic and microbial technology tools for the isolation of health-promoting ingredients from raw materials for the production of new ingredients and for modifying food characteristics to please consumers. One of the goals of the program is to identify food factors relevant to sensory characteristics, digestibility and the bioavailability of nutrients. Expertise in biosciences, information and communication technology and behavioral sciences will also be exploited in the program. The University of Kuopio will use its expertise in health and well-being in order to identify food and dietary factors relevant to maintaining health, and in the analysis of the efficacy of dietary prevention of chronic disease.