Projects
Food quality, safety, and trust since 1950: Societal Controversy and Biotechnical Challenges Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Study of preharvest sprouting of wheat and assessment of postharvest technologies to reduce its impact on wheat and bread quality KU Leuven
Wheat is an important raw material for the production of staple food in the Western world. Therefore, uncontrolled variations in wheat yield and quality are of major concern for farmers and the wheat processing industry. Such variations are often caused by adverse climatological conditions like repeated and prolonged rainfall shortly before or during harvest. Preharvest sprouting (PHS) of wheat is the germination of the seed in the ear of the ...
The role of lipids during sponge cake making and their impact on sponge cake quality KU Leuven
Flour, sugar and eggs are the main ingredients of sponge cake. This cake system therefore only contains lipids originating from flour and eggs (i.e. endogenous batter lipids). Cake making includes three stages: (i) mixing the ingredients into a batter, (ii) baking the batter until a cake is formed and (iii) cooling the cake to room temperature. Batter of sponge cake is a foam and thus an intrinsically unstable structure because of ...
Deep learning for quality control of crowdsourced data and seamless weather forecasting. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
crowdsourced and novel satellite observations, has increased
tremendously in recent years. Together with high-resolution weather
models, these new data sources have the potential to yield better
forecasts and protect society from climate extremes. However, current
weather forecasting systems do not make full use of this vast amount
of heterogeneous and ...
Settling with Waters. A Landscape Urbanism Investigation in the Sabana de Bogotá KU Leuven
In Bogotá, as in other Latin-American cities, housing demand is increasing daily, while the overall housing shortage remains an unresolved problem. Hence, flood prone areas along the Bogotá river are more and more under urbanization pressure, amongst others by low-cost housing projects, while these areas simultaneously are required in view of flooding, which promise to increase with the predictions of climate change. The dissertation ...
Tracing and Integrated Modelling of Natural and Anthropogenic Effects on Hydrosystems: towards sustainable solutions - TIMOTHY 2 Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The general objective is to develop, validate and apply tools to describe and evaluate the past (1970 for ...
Interdisciplinary Research Program: Tradition and naturalness of animal products within a societal context of change. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The relationship between wheat bran properties and their impact on bread making KU Leuven
Wheat bran, a co-product of the industrial roller milling of wheat, can be added to food products such as bread because of its nutritional profile and physiological effects. However, incorporation of wheat bran in bread systems can negatively affect final product quality. Next to possible taste issues, bran-enriched bread modifies crumb texture and shows a lower loaf volume as compared to white bread. Some intrinsic bran properties are ...
Characterization and processing of Peruvian chili peppers KU Leuven
Chili peppers are consumed not only in Peru but also worldwide, mostly due to their unique sensorial attributes, as well as their nutritional and health benefits. In Peruvian cuisine and cultural traditions, chili peppers play a key role and are consumed on a daily basis. Native chili peppers comprise more than 200 landraces grown in different Peruvian regions. These native landraces, originating from Capsicum genus, differ greatly ...