Each year, Cosun Nutrition Center allocates a budget to scientific research on plant-based foods in relation to health and sustainability.
The Scientific Advisory Board is responsible for the research selection process. Research results are always published in an international scientific journal. The studies financed in full or in part by the Cosun Nutrition Center are listed below.
Identification of more sustainable and high-quality nutritional protein products from promising crops and extraction methods sourced from the soils of Groningen (Plant-IAAO)
Status: Ongoing until 2027
Principal investigator and research institute:
Dr. Jorn Trommelen, Maastricht University and Prof.dr. Paul de Vos, Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
website: https://fascinating.nl/
Funding:
Financed by Cosun Nutrition Center: €40.000
The sweet on brain reward: The role of insulin sensitivity as a gatekeeper for reward perception in overweight individuals after weight loss and weight maintenance
Status: Ongoing until 2025
Lead researcher and research institute:
Dr. T. Adam, Maastricht University, Dept. of Nutrition and Movement Sciences (NL)
Funding:
This study is part of the SWEET study, a European Horizon 2020 project
Total research costs: unknown
Financed by Cosun Nutrition Center: €39,936
RESTRUCTURE: Developing and implementing innovative and evidence-based food design principles to moderate energy intake
Status: Ongoing until 2025
Lead researcher and research institute:
Prof.dr. C.G. Forde, Wageningen University (NL) in collaboration with the HAS green academy and the European Food Information Council (EUFIC)
Website:
https://restructureproject.org/
Funding:
Total research costs: unknown
Financed by Cosun Nutrition Center: €30,000
