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Science and Technology of milk and eggs

STLO - Science and Technology of milk and eggs

Milk and eggs are universal foods. They have in common a complete composition and an extreme richness in proteins of high nutritional value, in lipids, in minerals, carbohydrates and in vitamins... and are far from being perfectly known!

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Photo of an element of the Synchotron, located in Grenoble at the European Synchrotron Research Facility.
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25 April 2025

By: F. Guyomarc'h

The longest day... at ESRF!

A five-strong STLO team, led by Ghazi Ben-Messaoud et Thomas Croguennec, joined Julien Bauland (former STLO doctoral student) and Thomas Gibaud (his post-doctoral supervisor at École Nationale Supérieure de Lyon) at the European Synchrotron Research Facility in Grenoble, France, from April 10 to 14.
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Green Food Tech 2025 is open !

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Here comes the sun... and Green Food Tech! The Green Food Tech conference, organised by INAF, Université Laval du Québec, Université de Lille, and INRAE through the BioEcoAgro and STLO joint cross-border units, opened its doors on 9 April 2025 under a radiant, yet Malouin, sun! The conference will end on 11 April, still under the sun!

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VEG&LAIT blows out its first candle!

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On April 3 and 4, the partners in the VEG&LAIT project, led by UMR STLO and funded by the French National Research Agency, met in Rennes to take stock of this innovative collaborative research project.

Le digesteur in vitro NERDT

NERDT, a new biomimetic in vitro digester

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In order to study food digestion in humans, research teams are developing artificial digesters that enable food digestion to be studied under standardized, reproducible conditions. The NEar Real Digestive Tract (NERDT) is a new-generation dynamic biomimetic digester consisting of a life-size silicone stomach that simulates stomach contractions.

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12 May 2025

By: STLO-MHFamelart

Investigation of the dynamics of proteolysis by pepsin using statistical approaches

During digestion, the proteins we eat release amino acids required for human metabolism, as well as potentially bioactive peptides. These releases and their kinetics depend on the characteristics of the proteins, the food containing them, and the specificity of the proteases that successively intervene during digestion. The gastric phase, which initiates the first stages of food deconstruction, is of prime importance for protein digestion, thanks to the action of pepsin, the first protease to intervene.
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Several glass jars of “Yalup” yogurts
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16 January 2025

By: Fanny Guyomarc'h

Spotlight on fermented milk-lupin mixes!

In an article published by The Conversation and on INRAE's institutional website, Valérie Gagnaire, Research Director (Microbio Team), talks about the results of Fanny Canon's PhD and the avenues this work has opened up for STLO in the design of yogurt substitutes based on milk and legumes.
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10 April 2025

By: STLO

Using MRI to study digestion

Gastrointestinal digestion is a complex, dynamic process during which food is broken down into absorbable nutrients. The structure of a food and the interactions between different foods ingested during a meal modify the way digestion proceeds. A non-invasive imaging method, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), has enabled us to follow in vitro the disintegration of food pieces and access structural changes at different scales, such as the penetration of digestive enzymes into a heterogeneous food, the release of gas and the separation of fat.
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Carottes lactofermentées
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09 January 2025

By: STLO

Do you know fermented vegetables ?

Fermented vegetables, traditional in Asia and Eastern Europe, are booming in Western countries. They are made using a simple process consisting of incubating cut and salted raw vegetables, packed in jars in their juice or in brine, at room temperature. Fermented vegetable, apart sauerkraut, are mainly produced on a domestic and artisanal scale by spontaneous fermentation, which raises questions about their health safety.
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22 November 2024

By: stlo

How to share environmental impacts between milk-derived coproducts?

Food is a significant contributor to humans’ environmental impacts and appropriate metrics to quantify them is essential to take and follow mitigation actions. Industrial processing accounts for less than 5% of the overall impacts of food systems but is central to sustainability. While agricultural production of commodities like milk generates over 75% of the food’s environmental impacts, processing prevents food waste and food spoilage to the expense of energy and water resources. However, industrial processes often involve separation of the commodity into coproducts, among which these environmental impacts must be shared.
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10 April 2025

By: stlo

Cheese products formulated especially for seniors

The objective of our research was to design foods that fit the nutritional and sensory needs of senior citizens to help keep them in good health and fend off risks like sarcopenia (muscle wasting) and osteoporosis. We also had a wider goal to help them keep enjoying meals, as with advancing age, fading oral health can make adequate food intake difficult or even painful.
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