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PIMENTO
COST Action
Description
Promoting Innovation of ferMENTed fOods
Fermented foods (FF), present in all European diets, hold e strategic place due to their benefits 5 terms of nutrition, sustainability, innovation, cultural heritage and consumer interest. Their potential for improving human health, but also driving food innovation and local production in the next decades, has become highly relevant.
The challenge of COST-PIMENTO (CA20128-Promoting Innovation of ferMENTed fOods) is to federate the scientific community and key stakeholders working on FF. The idea is to collectively advance scientific evidence of their health benefits, building benefits/risk approach 5 order to promote multi-modal innovation and meet the expectations of European communities.
“The long-term goal of PIMENTO is to place Europe at the spearhead of innovation on microbial foods, promoting health, regional diversity, local production at different scales.’
https://fermentedfoods.eu/
Related news
COST PIMENTO Workshop in Bratislava: A Successful Gathering for the Future of Fermented Foods
Sep 20, 2024
From September 16 to 19, Bratislava hosted the latest COST PIMENTO workshop, bringing together key members of the management committee, core group, and working groups. This fruitful event, organized by the National Agricultural and Food Centre (Food Research Institute), provided an opportunity to discuss the future direction of fermented foods research.
Key Takeaways from NutrEvent 2023 Rennes Participation
Oct 19, 2023
Marie and Julien participated in the NutrEvent held in Rennes on the 17th and 18th of October.
Domino project shines at PIMENTO Forum
May 26, 2023
The recent PIMENTO Forum served as a platform for the HorizonEU DOMINO project. Stéphane and Marie present their ambitious goals under Horizon Europe. The DOMINO project, funded by Horizon Europe, aims to address critical challenges through interdisciplinary collaboration, fostering connectivity among actors in the scientific community. The project received positive feedback at the forum, with an emphasis on Living-Labs and networking through COST PIMENTO.
Oct 28, 2022
PIMENTO CA20128 is a project focusing on the cartography, scientific evidence database and innovative challenges in the field of fermented foods (read more at cost.eu)