Foodomics: Exploring the Biomolecules That Will Help Us Get to Know Food
Photo: Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT / Juan Pablo Marin García
Maya Rajasekharan, Senior Advisor, Strategic Program Development at the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), says that food is the single greatest determinant of human health and disease over the course of one's life, and yet a comprehensive understanding of the composition of what we eat remains unknown. What's more, unlocking biochemical profiles and bioactive compounds in food opens up new opportunities for human health, sustainable agriculture, and better nutrition.
There are over 26,000 distinct, definable biochemicals in ...