Pre-Harvest Treatments with Naturally Derived Substances to Improve Cherry Production and Address Climate Change This technology offer aims to provide cherry producers with natural and sustainable pre-harvest tools to facilitate farm management while reducing the impact of climate change. The technology makes it possible to alter the fruit ripening rate, allowing cherries to be harvested in [...]
Valorisation of Plant Waste for Use as a Construction Material Building construction has a significant impact on the global environment through the energy consumed during construction, use and demolition, as well as the energy required to provide buildings with essential services and the embodied energy of the materials used. Agriculture generates waste that is not always [...]
Sensory Analysis and Training in Sensory Analysis for the Agri-Food Industry We conduct sensory analysis studies using descriptive techniques (trained expert panels) and discrimination and affective tests (consumer studies). We offer tailored training and panellist selection services for companies. We also investigate incidents relating to sensory quality by combining sensory evaluation with the analysis of volatile [...]
Air Quality Compliance Consultancy and Environmental Obligations Management Reporting services to meet the atmospheric pollution inspection and monitoring requirements of public authorities, together with the necessary advice on compliance management. Specifically, the service includes measuring key air pollutants using the methods prescribed by current legislation; analysing their temporal and spatial evolution; identifying exceedances of statutory limit [...]
Analysis of Agri-Food and Agro-Environmental Markets Analysis of the supply and demand for products and trends in the agri-food and agro-environmental sectors. This analysis includes consumer studies aimed at determining acceptance and preferences regarding agri-food and agro-environmental products, as well as analyses of supply and the wider market environment. TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION Supply and demand analysis draws on the [...]
Analysis of Wine Tourism Activities and Sustainability in Wineries Analysis of the supply, demand and quality of wine tourism activities and their sustainability. This analysis includes an assessment of the current situation of wineries and their innovative activities in the field of wine tourism. TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION The analysis of the supply and demand for wine tourism activities draws [...]
Hydraulic Testing and Performance Characterisation of Irrigation Equipment. Hydraulic and Irrigation Laboratory Hydraulic testing involves determining the hydraulic variables that affect equipment performance for sizing purposes, obtaining the curves that characterise each piece of equipment: head loss–flow rate, flow rate–pressure, filtration degree, etc. TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION Hydraulic characterisation is carried out using a test bench consisting of a system [...]
Spanish Food Market Study for the Design and Monitoring of Public Health Policies in Nutrition We offer public institutions the capacity to study the Spanish food market in terms of the nutritional composition and ingredients of food products, as well as compliance with nutritional labelling regulations. TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION We offer public institutions the capacity to study the Spanish [...]
Probiotic and Synbiotic Jellies and Gummies The new products consist of jellies and gummies made with different gelling agents that incorporate probiotic microorganisms into their formulation and, optionally, prebiotic compounds, resulting in a synbiotic product with health-promoting properties. TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION The selection of suitable food systems to protect and release probiotics following digestion is a crucial factor to [...]