Food, Feeds, & Functional Nutrition Laboratory

The training activity “𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘋𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘌𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘮,” conducted on April 17, 2026, at the Regional Research Center – Food, Feeds, and Functional Nutrition Laboratory, brought together students, researchers, and industry stakeholders for an in-depth introduction to the basic operations and instrumentation of 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 and 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 technologies.

The program featured lectures, demonstration videos, and hands-on equipment demonstrations, providing participants with both theoretical foundations and practical insights into food drying techniques and product evaluation.

The UPV Regional Research Center – 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 extends its appreciation to all participants and facilitators for contributing to the success of this activity.

Together, we continue to strengthen capacities in food innovation, preservation, and value addition.

🍊 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦 🍊

Join us for a short course on the basic principles of 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 and 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 techniques, designed to equip participants with practical knowledge on food drying methods, instrumentation, and troubleshooting.

🔬 Learn the basics of:
• Drying principles and techniques
• Equipment operation and sample preparation
• Troubleshooting guide

📍 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐔𝐏𝐕 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫
📅 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 (𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲)
⏰ 𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 – 𝟓:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌

📌 𝘓𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦!
Scan the QR code or register here:
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Enhance your research skills and explore how drying technologies can improve food quality and innovation.

⚠️ 𝑵𝑶𝑻𝑰𝑪𝑬!!!⚠️🧪🌡️📊🍩🧑🏽‍🔬👩🏽‍🔬

Please be advised that today, Wednesday, December 17, 2025, is the final day of Laboratory Services and Office Operations at the University of the Philippines Visayas – Regional Research Center (UPV RRC) for the year.

In observance of the mandatory holiday break, regular operations will be temporarily suspended from December 18, 2025 to January 1, 2026. Laboratory and non-laboratory services will resume on January 2, 2026.

For inquiries or to schedule appointments with our respective laboratories upon resumption of operations, you may contact us at [email protected].

Thank you for your understanding, and we wish everyone a safe and restful holiday season.

✨ 𝐀 𝐏𝐎𝐔𝐑-𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃! ✨
The UPV Regional Research Center Food, Feeds, and Functional Nutrition Laboratory, successfully conducted “𝗔 𝗣𝗼𝘂𝗿-𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁: 𝗔𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵” last November 21, 2025.

In collaboration with 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐈𝐧𝐜., the training equipped participants with foundational skills in proper pipetting ergonomics, efficient pipetting techniques, pipette maintenance, and laboratory water classification and applications.

We welcomed various participants—including UPV and non-UP faculty members, students, and researchers—who took part in both lecture and hands-on sessions delivered by our resource speaker, 𝙈𝙨. 𝙀𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙨, Product Specialist from LabTraders, Inc.

Participants also completed an online quiz via the Sartorius platform, with the top three scorers receiving special tokens. The training concluded with an engaging Q&A and sharing of best practices.

Thank you to all participants and to LabTraders, Inc. for their continued partnership in strengthening laboratory skills and research capacity. 💧🧪

𝐑𝐑𝐂 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐚𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬

DOST PCAARRD–Funded Project Features Advancements in Dried Microalgal Biomass for Aquafeeds

The UPV Regional Research Center(RRC), through its DOST PCAARRD–funded research project “Production and Evaluation of Dried Microalgal Biomass for Improved Shelf-Life and Product Diversification,” successfully presented its research outputs in two international conferences this October and November 2025.

🇮🇩 𝟏𝟑𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦 (𝐈𝐅𝐒)
📅 October 6–9, 2025
📍 Semarang, Indonesia
Theme: ASEAN Fisheries and Marine Resources for Global Sustainability

Our research team contributed to the regional dialogue on sustainable aquaculture through the presentation:
“𝙀𝙣𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨: 𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝘼𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙀𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝘾𝙝𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙖”
Presented by: 𝑴𝒔. 𝑱𝒐𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒆 𝑪. 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒈

This study highlights how dried 𝘊𝘩𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 can be improved and integrated into aquafeed formulations to enhance nutritional quality and promote sustainable fish farming.

🇵🇭 𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 (𝐈𝐂𝐅𝐀𝐒)
📅 November 17–19, 2025
📍 Iloilo City, Philippines
Theme: Fisheries at the Forefront: Ensuring Food Safety, Security, and Sustainability

Two oral presentations featured the project’s latest findings on microalgae drying technologies and applications:

“𝙋𝘼𝙎𝙏𝙀 𝙏𝙊 𝙋𝙊𝙒𝘿𝙀𝙍: 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙊𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝘾𝙝𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝘽𝙞𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙨”
Presented by: 𝑴𝒔. 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝑴𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒗𝒂 𝑶. 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒏

“𝙀𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝘿𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙙𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙋𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙝𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝘽𝙞𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙨”
Presented by: 𝑴𝒔. 𝑱𝒐𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒆 𝑪. 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒈

These studies provide valuable insights into developing microalgal biomass as a stable, functional, and sustainable aquaculture ingredient—supporting future innovations in feed production.

🌟 Congratulations to our presenters and the entire project team!
Your work continues to push the boundaries of microalgae research and strengthen the role of science and innovation in sustaining the fisheries and aquaculture sectors.

#𝘊𝘩𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢

👩‍🔬 𝐀 𝐏𝐎𝐔𝐑-𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓 👨‍🔬
Get ready to level up your lab skills!

Join us for “𝐀 𝐏𝐨𝐮𝐫-𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭: 𝐀𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡” — 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴-𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴.

📅 November 21, 2025 (Friday)
🕘 8:30 AM – 12:00 NN
📍 UPV RRC Food Laboratory
🤝 In collaboration with LabTraders Inc.

🔹 Learn the basics of pipetting ergonomics, maintenance, and calibration
🔹 Understand water classification, impurities, and purification methods
🔹 Strengthen your foundation in accurate and safe liquid handling

📲 Register here:
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Limited slots only!

𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍: 𝐑𝐑𝐂 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫

The UPV Regional Research Center (RRC) welcomes its newly appointed Director, Professor Sharon N. Nuñal, PhD. She will serve a three-year term, from September 1, 2025, to August 31, 2028.

Dr. Nuñal is a Professor at the Institute of Fish Processing Technology, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas(IFPT–CFOS). She specializes in microbiology, molecular biology, fish quality and safety, and fisheries biochemistry. She earned her BS in Fisheries at UP Visayas, pursued an MSc in Bioresources Science at Mie University in Japan, and later obtained a PhD in Fisheries Science at Kagoshima University, also in Japan. Before her appointment at the UPV RRC, Dr. Nuñal served as Director of the IFPT–CFOS.

Her vision for the RRC is anchored on the Center’s original mission—to evolve into a dynamic and advanced research institution in the Philippines, recognized globally as a leader in fisheries, aquatic sciences, and allied disciplines research and development. She emphasized: “I would like to steer RRC towards becoming a recognized leader and innovator in aquatic and allied sciences research and development, not just in the Philippines but also in the Asia-Pacific region, through the establishment of national and international linkages and partnerships.”

During her term, Dr. Nuñal aims to help the UPV RRC and its stakeholders realize the Center’s vision of becoming fully operational and self-sustaining by 2029, ensuring its long-term capacity to fulfill its mandate. She also shared: “I envision RRC as the University’s strongest support facility—providing state-of-the-art resources, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, and advancing UPV’s degree programs and research agenda.”
This direction reflects her commitment to making the Center more accessible to diverse clients within the University and the broader community through stakeholder engagement and participatory management.

Overall, Dr. Nuñal envisions the UPV RRC as a hub for collaborative scientific research that generates transformative solutions to global challenges while fostering inclusive progress.

𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐏𝐕 𝐑𝐑𝐂, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐍. 𝐍𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐏𝐡𝐃!

🌾✨𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐃𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦✨🌾

Excess moisture in food is one of the biggest contributors to spoilage and reduced shelf life. Food drying technologies address this by preventing microbial growth, preserving freshness, and reducing post-harvest losses—while also making seasonal commodities available year-round.

To respond to the growing need for effective drying solutions, the UP Visayas Regional Research Center (RRC), through the Food, Feeds, and Functional Nutrition Laboratory, conducted a short course on September 10, 2025. The training featured lectures and equipment demonstrations designed to:
✅ Deepen understanding of post-harvest drying techniques and evaluation methods
✅ Provide equipment operation demonstrations for freeze and spray drying
✅ Offer a platform for collaboration and facility use planning

This activity forms part of the Technical Assistance Extension Program (TAEP): Realizing Research Capacities for Sustainable Food and Community (RRC SFC)—an initiative conceptualized not only to support researchers, but also to:
🌱 Promote interdisciplinary collaboration, resource sharing, and academic partnerships across UPV and beyond
🌱 Foster innovation, creativity, and linkages for applied research and technologies
🌱 Equip stakeholders with transferrable technical and analytical skills
🌱 Standardize research methods and protocols for the Asia-Pacific region

Through this program, UPV-RRC envisions becoming a regional leader in inclusive, capacity-enhancing, and research-driven development—transforming ideas into solutions that benefit both academia and the wider community.

👏 Congratulations to all participants and facilitators for making this milestone training a success!

To know more of the UPV Regional Research Center andFood, Feeds, & Functional Nutrition Laboratory future activities, like and follow our page!

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘇𝗲-𝗗𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🌬️❄️

Freeze-drying (lyophilization) is an 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘻𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘸-𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘶𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. Unlike conventional high-temperature drying, it minimizes thermal damage and ensures:

✅ Retention of nutrients, bioactive compounds, and sensory qualities
✅ Preservation of natural color, texture, and flavor
✅ Extended shelf-life and improved food safety with minimal additives
✅ Lightweight, portable, and rehydratable products—from healthy snacks to space food

By reducing spoilage and post-harvest losses, freeze-drying supports sustainable consumption, food system innovation, and global food security. 🌍✨

📢 Want to learn more?
Join us for our 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆: “Fantastic Food Drying Methods and How to Evaluate Them”
📅 Date: September 10, 2025
📍 Venue: Audio Visual Room, Regional Research Center Building
🕐 Time: 1:00 – 5:00 PM

👉 Register here: bit.ly/FantasticDrying2025

ATTENTION ‼️ FREE TRIAINING entitled ✨”Fantastic Food Drying Methods and How to Evaluate Them” ✨

Are you curious about how the freeze dryer and spray dryer work? 🤔

Want to learn how to properly operate the equipment and prepare your samples for processing? 🍊🐟

Join us for this FREE short course designed for students, researchers, and laboratory technicians!

🗓️ Date: September 10, 2025
📍 Venue: Audio Visual Room, Regional Research Center Building
⏰ Time: 1:00 – 5:00 PM

What’s in store?
✅Introduction to the basic principles, instrumentation techniques, and troubleshooting of freeze drying and spray drying methods
✅Equipment & sample preparation demo
✅Sample preparation, method development, and troubleshooting consultation and discussion.

👉 Register here: bit.ly/FantasticDrying2025
👉 Register here: bit.ly/FantasticDrying2025
👉 Register here: bit.ly/FantasticDrying2025

Don’t miss this chance to level up your research skills and discover how drying can fantastically preserve, protect, and add value to food products! 🌾🍋

We’re excited to share that the Food, Feeds, & Functional Nutrition Laboratory, together with our collaborators from the Institute of Fish Processing Technology and Institute of Aquaculture, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, has just published a new article on the 𝐝𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝘾𝙝𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙖. 🌿

This collab was made possible through the Realizing Research Capacities extension program of the UPV Regional Research Center, and our DOST-PCAARRD GIA-funded project titled “Production and Evaluation of Dried Microalgal Biomass for Improved Shelf-life and Product Diversification”.

You can check out the article here: 👉 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10811-025-03591-0.

𝑯𝑶𝑻 𝑶𝑭𝑭 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑷𝑹𝑬𝑺𝑺!- The Food, Feeds, & Functional Nutrition Laboratory², through Dr. Jade G. Pahila, together with its collaborators from the UPV College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences - Institute of Fish Processing Technology (IFPT)¹ and Visayas - Institute of Aquaculture (IA)³ recently published a journal article on the drying techniques of 𝐶ℎ𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑜𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑎.

This collaboration is made possible through the Realizing Research Capacities extension program of the UPV Regional Research Center implemented by the FFFN Laboratory and the DOST PCAARRD GIA-funded project of the same laboratory entitled "Production and Evaluation of Dried Microalgal Biomass for Improved Shelf-life and Product Diversification" implemented from July 01, 2022 - March 31, 2025.

You may access the journal article using your UP Mails through this link -https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10811-025-03591-0. Like and follow our page to be updated with the recent research initiatives and other upcoming activities at the UPV RRC. Stay tuned!