Welcome to IFPE (Research Institute for Plant-Based Nutrition)
The Research Institute for Plant-Based Nutrition (IFPE) has its focus on vegetarian and vegan nutrition as well as sustainable and alternative dietary patterns in general. In this context, different aspects of sciences as well as ecology are taken into account.
As an independent research and consulting institute we are committed to science-based concepts of health promotion and sustainable nutrition as well as as dissemination of these concepts in society.
News
Arachidonic acid: scientific article has been published
As part of the project “Evaluation of potentially new critical substances (choline, arachidonic acid, taurine, creatine) in a vegan diet”, the first English article on the long-chain omega-6 fatty...
Arachidonic acid: recommendations for action have been published
As part of a research project, the IFPE investigated whether various substances that are predominantly or exclusively found in animal foods (“carninutrients”) should be classified as critical...
The first symposium of the IFPE on the topic: “Plant-based nutrition – innovative and health-promoting or risky?”
On November 21, 2025, the first IFPE symposium on “Plant-based nutrition - innovative and health-promoting or risky?” will take place in Kassel, Germany. There is now scientific consensus that a...
VEGANScreener consortium meeting in Vienna – exchange, analysis & outlook
The consortium meeting of the VEGANScreener project took place at MedUni Vienna from March 5 to 6, 2025. Our team was joined by colleagues from Spain, the Czech Republic, Belgium and Switzerland....
IFPE Academy: Dates for 2025 are online!
The dates of the IFPE Academy 2025 have been set! On 01.04.2025 we will start with the topic: “New critical nutrients in vegan nutrition”. Other dates include “How (un)healthy are plant-based meat...