Research
Food Tech Resourch Research Division
We are conducting research to discover and commercialize functional food materials from food resources, develop domestic plant-based alternative protein materials, upcycle agri-food byproducts into new materials, and innovate the future food industry through food tech.
We are conducting research to discover and commercialize functional food materials from food resources, develop domestic plant-based alternative protein materials, upcycle agri-food byproducts into new materials, and innovate the future food industry through food tech. - Discovery and industrialization of functional materials to increase the added value of domestic agri-food resources
- Development of functional foods based on scientific efficacy evaluation
- Registration and commercialization of health functional food ingredients
- Registration of barley sprout as an ‘alcohol-induced liver protection functional ingredient’ (2023) and technology transfer (2024, Novarex)
- Development of Adzuki bean sprout (Respiratory health improvement), wheat sprout (Sarcopenia), soy sprout (Bone Health Improvement)
- Development of plant-based materials and practical technologies to promote consumption of domestic agricultural products
- Collection of information on extrusion molding conditions, structuring, and physicochemical properties of domestic alternative food ingredients
- Development and practical application of future-oriented plant-based alternative protein and fat materials
- (Protein) Production of isolated protein and evaluation of suitability for processed products such as beverages
- (Fat) Development of room-temperature stabilization processing technologies for soybean oil and others
- Development and dissemination of technologies for upcycling agri-food byproducts linked to local fields
- Development of successful upcycling models connecting raw material supply and material Industry
- Development of standardized preprocessing, storage, and distribution technologies for raw materials
- Modeling of stable byproduct supply centered on major production areas
- Problem solving on site
- Development and dissemination of core technologies for the material industry
- Promotion of upcycling industrialization through regulatory special cases for agricultural byproducts: 7 cases (2025)
- Industrial application of materials: food additives, functional ingredients, cosmetic materials, etc.
- Development of successful upcycling models connecting raw material supply and material Industry
