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Don’t judge apples by their appearance!

Solid taste knowledge of cider and wine is the key to success

How to improve the shelf life of fruit and vegetables

A wide range of flavours for Norwegian cider

The chemistry of perfect strawberries is key when robots learn to pick them

Salad for lunch provided daily intake of vegetables

Selling ugly apples

More greenhouse vegetables in canteens

Projects

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Siderspråk

Cider language and product differentiation

2023 - 2027

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GutFeedingNow

Sustainable Norwegian dietary fiber and protein sources for a healthy gut microbiota

2021 - 2025

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Uncorking

Uncorking wine & cider typicality

2020 - 2023

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FruktKlima

Technological solutions for optimal handling of Norwegian fruit

2020 - 2024

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Sustainable postharvest handling of apple

2020 - 2023

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HoldbarSjekken

Test system for optimal packaging

2020 - 2022

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Wildberries

Norwegian wild berries – increased predictability and value creation

2019 - 2022

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High quality cultivars of strawberry and raspberry for processing and fresh market

2014 - 2017

Worth knowing

Legumes – a source of functional proteins

Facilities

Vegetable Pilot Plant

Nofima's vegetable pilot plant is an important infrastructure that form part of our research projects.

Food pilot plant

Food Pilot Plant Norway offers first-class facilities for research, education and product development of food and rest raw materials.

Research facilities at Måltidets hus

The research rooms and laboratories at Måltidets Hus make up a total area of about 1,000 m2.

Press releases

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Finalist the second year in a row, this time with the taste for Aroma apples (01. Feb 2023)

Publications

A CACTA-like transposon in the Anthocyanidin synthase 1 (Ans-1) gene is responsible for apricot fruit colour in the raspberry (Rubus idaeus) cultivar ‘Varnes’

PLOS ONE, 2025
Academic article

The interplay of different sensory attributes in lingonberry nectars with sucrose and high intensity sweeteners

Applied Food Research, 2025
Academic article

Exploring Near-Infrared and Raman Spectroscopies for the Non-Destructive In-Situ Estimation of Sweetness in Half Watermelons

Foods, 2024
Academic article

Internasjonale utviklingstrekk i plomme- og aprikosproduksjon

Norsk frukt og bær, 2024
Article in business/trade/industry journal

Inter seasonal validation of non-contact NIR spectroscopy for measurement of total soluble solids in high tunnel strawberries

Spectrochimica Acta Part A - Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2024
Academic article

Investigating the influence of biotic and abiotic factors on the phytochemical variation of lingonberries (Vaccinium Vitis-idaea L.) in Norway

2023
Doctoral dissertation

Near infrared light penetration in watermelon related to internal quality evaluation

Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2023
Academic article

Ubrutt kjølekjede gir lengre holdbarhet for frukt og grønnsaker

Mat og Marked, 2023
Article in business/trade/industry journal

Composition of Sugars, Organic Acids, Phenolic Compounds, and Volatile Organic Compounds in Lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) at Five Ripening Stages

Foods, 2023
Academic article

The stability of phenolic compounds and the colour of lingonberry juice with the addition of different sweeteners during thermal treatment and storage

Heliyon, 2023
Academic article

Effect of ripening temperature on the chemical composition of lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) of northern and southern origin

Food Research International, 2023
Academic article

Evaluation of extraction methods for determination of phenolic compounds, organic acids and sugars in lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)

Acta Horticulturae, 2023
Academic article

Norwegian wild berries – increased predictability and value creation – the “WildBerries” project

Acta Horticulturae, 2023
Academic article

Effects of geographic origin on anthocyanin profile of wild Norwegian lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.)

Acta Horticulturae, 2023
Academic article

Importation of roughage to Norway – Implications for plant health, biodiversity, animal and human health. Opinion of the Scientific Committee of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment

VKM Report, 2022
Academic literature review

Quantification of soluble solids and individual sugars in apples by Raman spectroscopy: A feasibility study

Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2021
Academic article

Magnetic ligand fishing using immobilized DPP-IV for identification of antidiabetic ligands in lingonberry extract

PLOS ONE, 2021
Academic article

European Database of Carotenoid Levels in Foods. Factors Affecting Carotenoid Content

Foods, 2021
Academic article

A comprehensive review on carotenoids in foods and feeds: status quo, applications, patents, and research needs

Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 2021
Academic literature review

Associated Research Areas

Diet and health

Quality and measurement methods

Raw material knowledge