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Welcome to SayFood Joint Research Unit

SayFood -Paris-Saclay Food and Bioproduct Engineering- is a research unit created in 2020 by INRAE and AgroParisTech through the merger of the GENIAL and GMPA joint research units.

SayFood's mission is to acquire new scientific knowledge and propose new approaches in product and process engineering for the bioeconomy and the development of new sustainable food systems. The unit aims to contribute to product-process innovation that incorporates the constraints of upstream production as well as the needs and expectations of consumers and users. To conduct its research, SayFood relies on a range of disciplines, including process engineering, food and material chemistry and physico-chemistry, analytical chemistry, microbiology, industrial biotechnology, and consumer sciences.

SayFood comprises approximately 180 people, including researchers, teacher-researchers, PhD students, post-doctoral researchers and administrative support staff. They are grouped into five multidisciplinary teams, a technological facility and an administrative support service.

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28 November 2025

By: Ying Yan

Mustard bran’s second life: selective recovery of natural compounds

Scientists from SayFood and URD ABI and their partners are giving new life to mustard bran, a by-product of food processing. They use advanced separation techniques to selectively recover sinapic acid, a compound with multiple biological properties. Based on technical and environmental performances, their results are guiding for a more efficient and greener way to produce bio-based sinapic acid.
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27 November 2025

By: Delphine Achour

Soha Farah

The defense is scheduled for December 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM, Amphitheater B1.01, Agro Paris-Saclay Campus, 22 Place de l'Agronomie, 91123 Palaiseau, France.

The defense is scheduled for October 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM, Room C2.0.37, Agro Paris-Saclay Campus, 22 Place de l'Agronomie, 91123 Palaiseau, France.

The defense is scheduled for Wednesday, October 1st, 2025 at 2:00 PM, Room A106, Campus Gérard Pélisson, Institut Lyfe, 27 Chemin du Trouillat, 69130 Écully, France