Marta Rodriguez Illera

Marta Rodriguez Illera is a Researcher at Wageningen University & Research, specializing in Food Technology. Her work focuses on Food Loss and Waste, Food Science, and Food Systems, with an emphasis on sustainability and circular economy applications.

• Active in food waste valorization and sustainable processing
• Contributed to multi-criteria assessment frameworks for plant-based meat replacers
• Supervised PhD research on feed processing and functional molecule separation

Research Trends: Her recent publications (2025-2024) address sustainability in food systems, including studies on French fries preservation, protein choice impacts, and decision-making in waste valorization. Earlier work (2023-2015) spans food waste mapping, consumer behavior analysis, and process engineering for nutrient recovery.

Labs & Projects: Collaborated on the "Uitgekookt" project for feed processing optimization and developed micro-structured carrier systems for separating functional oligosaccharides/peptides during her PhD (2009-2014).