Food Science in a Real-Life Lab!

Join us on Tuesday 5th July for an exciting collaborative FREE event, featuring the team from the BIBAFOODS EU scientific research network.

Together with 6 awesome young researchers, we’ll be exploring different ways that foods can be modified to solve challenges in nutrition, food products and drug delivery.

With hands-on chemical and gastronomic experiments in a real-life laboratory, and an exclusive guided tour of the Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (iQAC), it’s going to be a fantastic evening. More details to follow, but we already have some amazing edible experiments all lined up for you! [More info below]

Places are limited so RSVP now to guarantee your spot.

We’ll all go for drinks & dinner together in Poble Sec after the event.

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For more information about the BIBAFOODS research program, you can check out their website (http://bibafoods.ku.dk/) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/BIBAFOODS/).

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Happy Monday!

We’re looking forward to seeing you all at the next upcoming meetup – “Food Science in a Real-Life Lab!” on Tuesday 5th July (7pm).

There’s only a few spots left for this awesome session in collaboration with the PhD team from the EU BIBAFOODS (http://bibafoods.ku.dk/) network, so RSVP here (https://www.meetup.com/Barcelona-Fun-Science-Meetup/events/231362111/) to guarantee your place.

We also wanted to give you a sneak-peek into what we’ll be up to with Ileana, Yoran, Fernanda, Sofia, Cigdem and Poonam…

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Molecular Gastronomy: Alginate Beads

Bring some science in your kitchen! In research the alginate is used to entrap bio-molecules. But in the kitchen, it can be used in a fun way. Let´s do a simple spherification experiment and prepare some seasonal fruits spheres that explode in the mouth!

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Fortified Food: Iron in Cereals

Some foods have iron! Yes! This isn't big news to you since you know it from your early childhood times. But well, have you ever thought that the iron in the food is the same as the iron in a nail? Pretty cool right? Let's remove the iron from cereals and observe this happening with our own eyes…

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Medical Principles in the Kitchen: Emulsions

We come across emulsions every day in our lives. In this experiment we look into the science behind the food items we eat that could be modified to deliver medicines/active ingredients in our body. We will be looking at emulsions, and the application and uses of emulsifiers in different industries.

It's going to be a fantastic session - remember to RSVP (https://www.meetup.com/Barcelona-Fun-Science-Meetup/events/231362111/)to save your spot!

Rachel