Andries Gort 1931-2023 On March 17, 2023, former board member and co-founder of the Keep Food Simple Foundation, Andries Gort passed away at the age of 91. Andries has been very meaningful to our organization from the start. His vision of the need to recalibrate food production,...
Nuts are of great importance to a healthy diet. Moreover, there is an increasing interest in growing walnuts and hazelnuts locally, supported by the Dutch Association for Nuts. Focus is on both fresh nuts as well as on nuts processed into food products. Keep Food...
Chicory (witlof) denotes the blanched, tight heads produced by forcing or growing in darkness from chicory roots. These roots have previously been harvested from the open field and kept at oC. Potential of the chicory root In the Netherlands, around 50,000 tons of chicory are produced, with...
Spent grains remain after the extraction of wort from malt in beer production. In The Netherlands 0.5 million tons of spent grains are produced annually. The composition Spent grains mainly contain seed husk, pericarp, and chaff of the sprouted barley. These are composed of cellulose, arabinoxylans, proteins,...
In The Netherlands 100,000 tonnes of white cabbage are grown annually of which the largest part is processed into sauerkraut. After shredding, 15,000 tons remain as stalks and are fed to cattle. Preservation of nutritional value Both the shredded parts as well as the stalks are similar...
Unique benefits Oats are known to fit into a healthy food diet: they have a saturating effect, increase resistance to diseases, decrease blood cholesterol and stabilise blood sugar levels. Moreover, oats are important as a part of a gluten-free diet. Next to these, oats are also of...
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There is a growing interest in the potential of the production of walnuts and hazelnuts in the Netherlands. Not only its significance to a healthy diet but also the potential for circular agricultural production systems as well as to support continuous, locale supply chains warrant...
After malt has been extracted to yield wort for the production of beer, spent grains remain. These contain mainly seed husk, pericarp and chaff of sprouted barley. They are composed of cellulose, arabinoxylan, protein, lignin, lipid and minerals and is also rich in polyphenols of...
13 and 14 April Brabanthallen Den Bosch National and international speakers, 100 exhibitors and knowledge institutes will present their ideas on the food production of the future on 13 and 14 April. The exhibition includes subjects such as food innovations, food safety, chain transparency, food and...