We validate the properties of new foods and ingredients in food matrices through laboratory testing:

• Functional and rheological properties
• Texture analysis
• Nutritional assessment
• Validation of the impact on health through trials on cellular, animal and human models using a group of expert collaborators set up for each product.
• Microwavable products and pre-cooked meals: AZTI-tecnalia’s research in the field of ‘easy foods’ focuses chiefly on microwavable products and the design of sterilised and refrigerated pre-cooked meals, with new cooking techniques to ensure the product has very similar sensorial and nutritional characteristics to home-made food.
• Scale testing: Through pre-industrial scale tests, it is possible to improve and create new processing lines and systems for product production. Trials and viability analyses are designed, processes and the quality of foods are optimised, and products are validated on a pre-industrial scale, with patentability potential.
• Eco-analysis
• Sensorial analysis