Velimatti Ollilainen

Velimatti Ollilainen is a Contract Docent at the Department of Food and Nutrition, University of Helsinki. Their research focuses on food quality and safety, particularly analyzing lipids, vitamins, and bioactive compounds in food systems.

• Supervisor for the Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health
• Active in projects related to nutrient fortification, mycotoxin mitigation, and food composition databases

Key research trends include Food Science and Nutrition, with emphasis on analytical methods for nutrient and toxin quantification. Recent work explores photoheterotrophic cultivation and microbial synthesis of vitamins in cereal matrices.

Supervision Activities: Ollilainen has supervised Master’s and Licentiate theses and participated in doctoral thesis committees. They also coordinate academic assessments and contribute to external teaching.

Press/Media Contributions: Highlighted topics include "Protein content in alternative food sources" (2029) and "Food composition challenges" (2015).