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Temperature fractionation, physicochemical and rheological analysis of psyllium seed husk heteroxylan (2020)
Journal Article
Ren, Y., Yakubov, G. E., Linter, B. R., MacNaughtan, W., & Foster, T. J. (2020). Temperature fractionation, physicochemical and rheological analysis of psyllium seed husk heteroxylan. Food Hydrocolloids, 104, Article 105737. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.105737

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Psyllium husk is a source of natural dietary fibre with marked water absorbability and gelling properties, which makes it an attractive functional ingredient for applications in the food industry, such as gluten free bread and bre... Read More about Temperature fractionation, physicochemical and rheological analysis of psyllium seed husk heteroxylan.

Cellulose fibrillation and interaction with psyllium seed husk heteroxylan (2020)
Journal Article
Ren, Y., Linter, B. R., & Foster, T. J. (2020). Cellulose fibrillation and interaction with psyllium seed husk heteroxylan. Food Hydrocolloids, 104, Article 105725. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.105725

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Fibrillated cellulose (FC) and its mixture with psyllium seed husk powder (PSY) were investigated to broaden the applications of these two materials by a novel combination. Purified cellulose was processed by a colloid mill and re... Read More about Cellulose fibrillation and interaction with psyllium seed husk heteroxylan.

The antibiotic vancomycin induces complexation and aggregation of gastrointestinal and submaxillary mucins (2020)
Journal Article
Dinu, V., Lu, Y., Weston, N., Lithgo, R., Coupe, H., Channell, G., Adams, G. G., Torcello Gómez, A., Sabater Sanchez, C., Mackie, A., Parmenter, C., Fisk, I., Phillips-Jones, M. K., & Harding, S. E. (2020). The antibiotic vancomycin induces complexation and aggregation of gastrointestinal and submaxillary mucins. Scientific Reports, 10(1), Article 960. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-57776-3

© 2020, The Author(s). Vancomycin, a branched tricyclic glycosylated peptide antibiotic, is a last-line defence against serious infections caused by staphylococci, enterococci and other Gram-positive bacteria. Orally-administered vancomycin is the dr... Read More about The antibiotic vancomycin induces complexation and aggregation of gastrointestinal and submaxillary mucins.

Upcycling and valorisation of food waste (2020)
Book Chapter
Gedi, M. A., di Bari, V., Ibbett, R., Darwish, R., Nwaiwu, O., Umar, Z., Agarwal, D., Worrall, R., Gray, D., & Foster, T. (2020). Upcycling and valorisation of food waste. In C. Reynolds, T. Soma, C. Spring, & J. Lazell (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Food Waste (413-427). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429462795-31

In this chapter we introduce the concepts of upcycling and valorisation of food waste by highlighting some work at the University of Nottingham looking at valorisation of feed-stocks from brewers’ spent grain, Citrus waste, Pea Haulm and Bran, produc... Read More about Upcycling and valorisation of food waste.

Measuring consumer emotional response and acceptance to sustainable food products (2020)
Journal Article
Yang, Q., Shen, Y., Foster, T., & Hort, J. (2020). Measuring consumer emotional response and acceptance to sustainable food products. Food Research International, 131, Article 108992. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2020.108992

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd With current global challenges such as population growth, climate change and water scarcity, it is critical to develop sustainable strategies to achieve food security. One way to tackle this is by developing new products that use... Read More about Measuring consumer emotional response and acceptance to sustainable food products.

Geographical and seasonal variation in Iodine content of cow’s milk in the UK and consequences for the consumer´s supply (2020)
Journal Article
Coneyworth, L. J., Welham, S. J., Coulthard, L. C., Bailey, E. H., Young, S. D., Stubberfield, J., Parsons, L., Saunders, N., Watson, E., & Homer, E. M. (2020). Geographical and seasonal variation in Iodine content of cow’s milk in the UK and consequences for the consumer´s supply. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 59, Article 126453. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2020.126453

Background. Dairy products provide a crucial source of dietary iodine for the majority of the UK population, contributing approximately 30-40 % of daily intake. Fluctuations in the iodine content of purchased milk both seasonally and annually implies... Read More about Geographical and seasonal variation in Iodine content of cow’s milk in the UK and consequences for the consumer´s supply.