KTH FOOD facilities

KTH FOOD conducts multidiciplinary research in areas across KTH schools. Read more about the facilities and equipment here.

The mutidiciplinary impact areas across KTH schools are:

Sustainable Food Production
Food system logistics & consumption
Food security & circular processes towards zero food waste
Functional food products for improved health: plant-based food, microbiome & health

Enabling technologies and infrastructure:

Chemistry, material sciences & multiomics
Environmental & sustainability studies
Industrial management & transformation
Digitalization and data driven challenges
Nutrition & health

The Foodomics platform

Foodomics is a term for different omic-techniques used to research and develop food system security, nutrition, quality, and sustainability. It uses high-capacity techniques to analyse food on a molecular level, giving detailed information about food contents and its health impacts.

The Foodomics platform includes facilities at AlbaNova, 2MILAB, ABE school, and SciLifeLab. Find more details about each facility and its equipment below.

Facilities and equipment

AlbaNova

At AlbaNova Research Center, we apply advanced analytical techniques to study the molecular and physical properties of food, enhancing our understanding of nutrition, functionality, and sensory performance.

Our integrated approach combines proteomics, metabolomics (e.g., polyphenols, fatty acids), and glycomics, including monosaccharide analysis, oligosaccharide profiling, and starch structure. We also assess amino acid composition and molar mass distributions of key macromolecules like proteins, polysaccharides, and lignin-like compounds. Complementary biophysical analyses—including viscoelasticity, tribology, DMA, and macromolecular conformation—reveal how molecular structure impacts texture, stability, and mouthfeel.

This multi-level insight supports innovation in food design, processing, and health-oriented product development.

Some of the equipment at AlbaNova includes:

Anion-exchange chromatography Dionex-ICS 6000

Uses:

Monosaccharide analysis
Oligosaccharide profiling
Starch branch-chain length distribution
Amino acid analysis

LC-MS/MS (IM-MS)

Uses:

Proteomics
Metabolomics (i.e. polyphenols, fatty acids)
Glycomics

Multiple detector SEC/MALS/IV

Uses:

Molar mass distribution of polysaccharides, proteins, lignin
Hydrodynamic volume and radius of gyration
Macromolecular conformation

Rheometer

Uses:

Viscoelastic properties
Tribology
DMA

2MILAB

2MILab (Molecules and Materials at Interfaces Laboratory) is an open research infrastructure at the School of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), KTH. Established in 2020, the lab focuses on surface, colloid, and corrosion science, providing cost-effective tools to study how materials interact at interfaces. In the context of foodomics, 2MILab supports research on food structure, stability, and packaging interactions—including emulsions, protein-surface interactions, and bio-based material performance. This contributes to advancements in food formulation, preservation, and sustainable packaging. Find more information here .

SEED Lab (ABE)

The SEED Laboratory at the ABE School, KTH specializes in soil and water chemical analyses for both research and education. It plays a vital role in foodomics-related studies, helping to uncover how environmental factors influence food quality and safety.

Supporting projects from undergraduate to doctoral levels, the lab also collaborates with external researchers. Key focus areas include drinking water, groundwater, surface water, wastewater, and soil analysis.

Equipped for fieldwork, as well as bench-scale and pilot-scale experiments. Their motto is innovative soil & water technology for the future.

Find more information here .

Some of the equipment at SEED Lab includes:

The SEAL AutoAnalyzer 3 HR

Uses:

Dissolved nutrients determination
Automates repetitive and complex sample analysis steps

Thermos ICP iCap 6000 with UltraSonic Nebulizer model Cetac U5000 AT

Uses:

Elements analysis

Total organic carbon analyzer - TOC-L Shimadzu

Uses:

Organic carbon analysis

Micromeritics Flowsorb II 2300

Uses:

Specific surface area determination

SciLifeLab

SciLifeLab is a state-of-the-art national infrastructure for life science research, offering cutting-edge technologies and expert support in fields such as biomedicine, ecology, and evolution. In the context of foodomics, SciLifeLab provides access to advanced tools in molecular biosciences, enabling deep analysis of food-related biological systems—from genes and proteins to metabolites. Find more information here .

Some of the equipment at SciLifeLab includes: