Registration until April 20th.
The main objectives of the training course in "Algae Applications and Food Safety" are to provide techniques and methodologies for the extraction and characterization of bioactive compounds and evaluation of the nutritional profile of macroalgae, and to identify and demonstrate the application of macroalgae in the food sector as an alternative to a healthy diet.
Objectives
Some of the objectives of this training course are to identify its applications in industrial sectors with a main focus on the food industry, methodologies and techniques for cooking and developing food recipes and natural films based on recommended daily doses, addressing the benefits and risks in consuming algae based on current legislation.
Skills to develop
At the end of the course, students must have acquired knowledge and skills in: methods and techniques for extraction and characterization and evaluation of the nutritional value of algae; identification of the application of algae and its compounds in different sectors; food application and food preparation and film coating techniques; benefits and risks in consuming algae, addressing food safety and current legislation.
Access conditions
Free access. Preferably aimed at postgraduate students in the field of Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Environmental Engineering or similar area.
COURSE PRICE TO BE borne by the trainee: free of charge in the current edition
(The price of the course is €75 and will have 100% support from the PRR - Living the Future Academy Project - in the form of a scholarship, in line with the type of scholarships provided for in the Regulation for the Attribution of Incentives for the Training of Young People and Adults within the Scope of the Living the Future Academy Project).