Vegetables & Grains

Research on vegetables focuses on quality and hygiene. Through research on the quality of vegetables, it is possible to find ways to maximize shelf life and thus reduce waste.

Hægt er að auka grænmetisframleiðslu umtalsvert á Íslandi og er lykilatriði að varðveita gæði í allri virðiskeðjunni frá framleiðendum til neytenda.  Með samanburði við innflutt grænmeti  er leitast við að benda á styrkleika íslensks grænmetis en jafnframt að finna tækifæri fyrir nýbreytni og aukna framleiðslu. Leitast er við að ná til grænmetisframleiðslu um allt land. Mælingar hafa verið gerðar á næringarefnum í íslensku grænmeti og andoxunarefni hafa verið mæld í fyrsta sinn.

Projects on Icelandic barley have been carried out in recent years and the emphasis has been on increasing the value of domestic production by using part of it for food production. Increased sustainability is also a key factor when domestic barley is used instead of imported. Efforts are being made to utilize Icelandic barley for the production of alcoholic beverages and for product development in the baking industry. Many summaries on the utilization of barley have been made available in the form of leaflets, reports and academic articles. In recent years, interest in goat farming in Iceland has increased and Matís has responded to this development with quality research and product development.