Blog posts on Food

Growing consumer demand for plant-based alternatives to dairy products has led to the launch of many innovative products on the market in recent years. Although plant-based alternatives are more climate-friendly than dairy products, they have both nutritional strengths and weaknesses compared to mi…

To quote the Danish Food Authority's new music video: "What the fuck is a legume"? Legumes such as peas, lentils and beans are ingredients we should eat more of, both for our own health and for the planet's. Within RISE we are working on several projects to help ensure that there is a variety of a…

A shift towards a more plant-based diet would generally benefit both health and the climate and environment. From a nutritional perspective, however, there are certain potential pitfalls that one needs to navigate to avoid missing the mark. One such pitfall is so-called antinutrients. But what are …

There is an increasing interest in introducing nutrition and health aspects in the assessment of the environmental impact of foods. A suggested method to do it is called nutritional LCA. Through nutritional LCA, it is possible for actors in the food system to include a more holistic sustainabi…

Berries are a natural part of a healthy and sustainable diet. However, more well-designed studies are needed to better understand if and how bilberries and lingonberries contribute to specific health effects and, if so, for food companies to be able to communicate about these effects.

The interest in plant-based meat-like products, known as meat analogs, is high and growing. However, there are some nutritional challenges with today's meat analogs, such as an often high content of the antinutrient phytate that makes iron less available to the body. Fermentation is an interesting …