About Byproduct Database

The Byproduct Database is an ongoing research initiative to map and quantify food processing byproducts in California and their potential for reuse across different industries. For questions, or any other inquiry, such as requesting data access, please use our contact form.

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Edward Spang

principal investigator

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Ilias Tagkopoulos

Director of AIFS

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Sarah Kakadellis

postdoctoral researcher

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Mariana Larrañaga Tapia

graduate student researcher

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Natcha Jirapakkul

junior specialist

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Chitra Mukherjee

undergraduate researcher

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Lukas Maximilian Masopust

software engineer

The Byproduct Database was created and is maintained by AIFS at the University of California, Davis.

About AIFS

The AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems, or AIFS aims to meet growing demands in our food supply by increasing efficiencies using Al and bioinformatics spanning the entire system–from growing crops through consumption. We are dedicated to creating AI applications for a healthier, more sustainable planet from farm to fork.

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This work is supported by AFRI Competitive Grant no. 2020-67021-32855/project accession no. 1024262 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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