NUTRITION: In this academic area, the following research lines are being carried out:

• Nutrition and Metabolism
• Public Nutrition and Health
  

FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY,

• Food Toxicology.
• Physiology, post-harvest and industrialisation of products from vegetable origin.
• Packing and shelf life of food.
• Food safety and implementation of quality systems.
• Microbiology and Parasitology of foods.
• Phytopathology.
• Engineering and Physicochemistry of foods and food ingredients.
• Development of new food products.
• Adulteration of foods.
• Biochemistry and Biotechnology of foods.

• Pathology and Nutrition of aquatic organisms.
• Aquaculture and Biotechnology of marine organisms.
• Ecotoxicology, Management and Conservation natural resources.

• Socio-economy of feeding and agro strategies.
• Feeding systems and rural processes.