Transforming food waste into sustainable nutrition

  • REZA OVISSIPOUR, PH.D., AN ASSISTANT professor in the Texas A&M Department of Food Science and Technology, works with his research team to unlock the power of fermentation and transform agrifood waste into delicious, sustainable products. Photo courtesy of Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife
    REZA OVISSIPOUR, PH.D., AN ASSISTANT professor in the Texas A&M Department of Food Science and Technology, works with his research team to unlock the power of fermentation and transform agrifood waste into delicious, sustainable products. Photo courtesy of Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife

    As a food scientist, Reza Ovissipour, Ph.D., knows that one industry’s waste can be another’s solution to feeding a growing population -- once you perfect the fermentation process.

    In his lab at the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Food Science and Technology, he is pioneering ways to transform food waste into nutritious products that could become your new favori…