Food science is a rapidly evolving field, and there are several potential areas where the next revolution could occur. Here are a few possibilities:

The medical food sector is currently being revolutionized in order to bring to life some of the most advanced transformation mechanisms applied in food science. It is this technology link on which true and original functional foods are based, in order to carry some of their most potent health actions, and allow the final delivery of foods with specific health uses, i.e. increased vitamins, minerals, and bioactive compounds through a complex mechanism that cannot be found in supplements. On this basis, the advancements in medical food processing technologies will play a vital role in human health in the forthcoming years. Find out more about our functional food formulas and how we make use of advanced food technologies in order to naturally raise all bioactive compounds in our products.

An emerging field of study called nutritional genomics, also known as nutrigenetics or nutrigenomics, aims to define the interactions between nutrient intake and the corresponding diseases with the human genome. Nutrigenomics aims to personalize nutrition when combined with other omics disciplines including metabolomics, proteomics, and transcriptomics, similar to pharmacogenomics and the personalization of drug use. These new areas of science will revolutionize our fundamental knowledge of the interaction between life processes and our diet or specific components thereof, which will in time lead to the development of novel functional foods to improve the health status of the general population, and to the personalized diet to prevent the onset of nutrition-related disorders in genetically predisposed individuals.

A third possible revolution in food science is Smart Agriculture. Unveiling the mechanisms that connect the complex food matrix with the complex chemical profile of our soils and trees. This exact connection may never be fully explored, but as AI becomes more and more sophisticated, we can use technology to our advantage in order to truly empower nature to deliver the best it can under our given conditions. Smart agriculture will offer an unprecedented level of control over the final healthy chemical substances that we look for in our harvests. In parallel, it is expected to reduce food waste, and chemical contaminants to zero, offering the only long-term sustainable solution for our planet.