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Space farming: Horticulture systems on spacecraft and outlook to planetary space exploration (2022)
Journal Article
Nguyen, M. T. P., Knowling, M., Tran, N. N., Burgess, A., Fisk, I., Watt, M., Escribà-Gelonch, M., This, H., Culton, J., & Hessel, V. (2023). Space farming: Horticulture systems on spacecraft and outlook to planetary space exploration. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 194, 708-721. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2022.12.017

Successful human space exploration requires more products than can be taken as payload. There is a need, therefore, for in-space circular manufacturing. Requirements for this include limited resource inflow, from either Earth or other planets and the... Read More about Space farming: Horticulture systems on spacecraft and outlook to planetary space exploration.

Eustress in Space: Opportunities for Plant Stressors Beyond the Earth Ecosystem (2022)
Journal Article
Hessel, V., Liang, S., Tran, N. N., Escribà-Gelonch, M., Zeckovic, O., Knowling, M., Rebrov, E., This, H., Westra, S., Fisk, I., Gilliham, M., & Burgess, A. (2022). Eustress in Space: Opportunities for Plant Stressors Beyond the Earth Ecosystem. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 9, Article 841211. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2022.841211

Human space exploration cannot occur without reliable provision of nutritious and palatable food to sustain physical and mental well-being. This ultimately will depend upon efficient production of food in space, with on-site manufacturing on space st... Read More about Eustress in Space: Opportunities for Plant Stressors Beyond the Earth Ecosystem.

Reducing sugar and aroma in a confectionery gel without compromising flavour through addition of air inclusions (2021)
Journal Article
Su, K., Festring, D., Ayed, C., Yang, Q., Sturrock, C. J., Linforth, R., Foster, T., & Fisk, I. (2021). Reducing sugar and aroma in a confectionery gel without compromising flavour through addition of air inclusions. Food Chemistry, 354, Article 129579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129579

Sugar plays an important role in both the flavour and structure of confectionery. Targets have been set to reduce sugar; however, common strategies often result in changes in flavour and consumer rejection. In this study, an approach was developed to... Read More about Reducing sugar and aroma in a confectionery gel without compromising flavour through addition of air inclusions.

The role of sodium chloride in the sensory and physico-chemical properties of sweet biscuits (2021)
Journal Article
Ayed, C., Lim, M., Nawaz, K., Macnaughtan, W., Sturrock, C. J., Hill, S. E., Linforth, R., & Fisk, I. D. (2021). The role of sodium chloride in the sensory and physico-chemical properties of sweet biscuits. Food Chemistry: X, 9, Article 100115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fochx.2021.100115

© 2021 Salt is included in many foods which consumers do not regard as salty. This “hidden-salt” may offer functional benefits but is often overlooked in sodium reduction strategies. This study investigated its role in shortbread-like sweet biscuits... Read More about The role of sodium chloride in the sensory and physico-chemical properties of sweet biscuits.