{"id":45537,"date":"2024-05-27T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.axfoundation.se\/?post_type=project&p=45537"},"modified":"2024-06-27T13:56:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T11:56:22","slug":"yeastguard-protecting-produce-and-reducing-food-waste","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.axfoundation.se\/en\/projects\/yeastguard-protecting-produce-and-reducing-food-waste","title":{"rendered":"YeastGuard – Can a Living Material Protect Produce and Reduce Food Waste?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today, mold poses a significant threat to fresh fruit and vegetables, resulting in massive global food waste. Efficient, sustainable, and safe methods to combat molds are largely lacking. Conventional methods, such as washing and chemical pesticides, fall short. Not only are they ineffective, but they also raise concerns about food safety and environmental impact. Using living materials containing yeast is a highly attractive alternative to these current methods, and earlier research shows that several yeast species are highly effective in inhibiting the growth of molds. However, the current understanding of this phenomenon is limited, and the different applications are still largely unexplored.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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5 Food Waste Fact<\/h2>\n
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