1. Tailor-made research and functional food product development 1.1 Development of research proposals for specific inquiries
2. Consultancy through to successful implementation and commercialization of products 2.1 One-stop services, ranging from innovation, formulation, product development, process design, quality control to nutritive value analysis
3. Health claim validation 3.1 Testing and validation of health-promoting effects of foods: in vivo, in vitro, and human studies 3.2 Stability of bioactive compounds in foods
4. Food safety and consumer protection 4.1 Research relating to food safety for local and small industries 4.2 Policy-oriented research on food safety management 4.3 Assessment of the health risk from toxic substances, food contamination, and food additives 4.4 Consumer Protection
5. Research Services in the form of a research project related to health indicators 5.1 Study of product shelf life 5.2 Sensory test for assessing food preferences 5.3 Test for ACE inhibition in vitro 5.4 Enzyme inhibition: lipase, alpha-amylase, alpha-glucosidase 5.5 In vitro anti-Alzheimer activity test 5.6 Acrylamide and saponin content
Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University. 999 Phutthamonthon 4 Rd., Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand Tel. 0-2800-2380 Fax. 0-2441-9344