Seminars “Desarrollo de una bebida en polvo conteniendo los Polifenoles del vino tinto: caracterización fisicoquímica, sensorial y actividad biológica”.

Date: Friday, May 18, 2018 at 12 am Place: Lecture Hall of the Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN) Titles: “Desarrollo de una bebida en polvo conteniendo los Polifenoles del vino tinto: caracterización fisicoquímica, sensorial y actividad biológica”. Speakers: Dr. Diego Fernando Rocha Contact:


Book launch: “Non-extractable polyphenols and carotenoids”

Portada del libro RSC

The book “Non-extractable polyphenols and carotenoids: importance in human nutrition and health”, edited by Prof. Fulgencio Saura-Calixto and Dr. Jara Pérez-Jiménez, from ICTAN, has been published by the Royal Society of Chemistry (Reino Unido). It is the first book devoted specifically to non-extractable polyphenols and carotenoids- also known as macromolecular antioxidants. These compounds are dietary […]


CURSO “CONTROLANDO Y MEJORANDO LA CALIDAD Y LA SEGURIDAD DE LOS ALIMENTOS”

El grupo CHEMPROFOOD del Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos y Nutrición (ICTAN) participará en el Curso de Verano “Controlando y mejorando la calidad y la seguridad de los alimentos”, organizado dentro del Programa AVANSECAL, financiado por la Comunidad de Madrid, el Fondo Social Europeo y el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional. El curso […]


ICTAN researcher at “Somos científicos”

Dr. Jara Pérez-Jiménez, researcher at ICTAN, has been selected to participate in the Food Area of the scientific dissemination award “Somos científicos”. In this initiative, supported by La Caixa Foundation and the Spanish Federation of Science and Technology, students aged 10-18 will interact with people working on science and technology through chats. The next edition […]


International congress: CRYO2018

Cartel difusión congreso CRYO2018

The international congress CRYO2018 is the 55thAnnual Meeting of the Society for Cryobiology, and it will take place in the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas central building, in Madrid, between July 10th and 13th of this year. This society is the main international scientific organization centered in the study of all aspects of the interaction […]


Recruiting volunteers – Clinical trial: Olive-pomace oil

Clinical trial

We are looking for volunteers to participate in a study performed by a research team from the Department of Metabolism and Nutrition at ICTAN (CSIC). The clinical trial aims to assess the health effect of olive-pomace oil in comparison with high-oleic sunflower oil in both healthy subjects and cardiovascular risk group. Inclusion criteria: women and […]


Carotenides en agroalimentación y salud (book prepared by Ibercarot network).

The Ibero-American network for the study of carotenoids as functional foods ingredients (IBERCAROT) has published a comprehensive book in Spanish about the importance of carotenoids in agro-food and health.  Ibercarot is the germ of EUROCAROTEN, the European network to advance carotenoid research and applications in agro-food and health. Freely available at: This book contains a […]