The books presented by the Universitat de València that have been awarded are Cocina ucraniana: recetas para la cooperación (“Ukranian Cuisine: Recipes for Cooperation”), coordinated by Sabina Escortell and José Miguel Soriano, which has been awarded in the Peace category and obtained the second prize in the UNESCO Cities and Regions Category; Urban Honey: A Review of Its Physical, Chemical, and Biological Parameters That Connect It to the Environment, coordinated by David Quiralte, Inma Zarzo, María Ángeles Fernández-Zamudio, Héctor Barco and Jose Miguel Soriano, which was awarded in the Honey category; Reuniendo sabores: 360º en experiencias gastronómicas mediterráneas (“Reuniting Flavours: 360º in Mediterranean Gastronomic Experiences”), coordinated by José Miguel Soriano (in Recipes-Lifestyle); and Science at the Table, coordinated by Fernando Sapiña and compiled by Juli Peretó (special prize for Gastronomic Scientific Authors).

A total of 205 countries from five continents participated in the competition, of which 71 were finalists. The jury consisted of more than 15 members, most of them from Europe, renowned experts in the field of gastronomy, food and nutrition.

The recognition in the Gourmand awards is the result of the work carried out taking advantage of the synergies of the Gastro-Hub, consisting of the Office of the Vice-principal for Sustainability, Cooperation and Healthy Life of the Universitat de València, the UNESCO Chair in Development Studies, the Faculties of Teacher Training and Pharmacy, and the Food & Health Lab of the Institute of Materials Science of the UV, Instituto de Biología Integrativa de Sistemas (I2SysBio, Universitat de València-CSIC), together with the Palacio de Congresos de València, World Sustainable Urban Food Centre of València (CEMAS), Lluís Alcanyís Foundation of the Universitat de València, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Gourmet Catering & Espacios, Lady Elizabeth School, Juntos por la Vida Foundation, Les Saveurs de Marie, Nutt, Enraíza Derechos and Agencia Kliperdvila.