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Fluid gels: a new feedstock for high viscosity jetting (2018)
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Holland, S., Tuck, C., & Foster, T. (2018). Fluid gels: a new feedstock for high viscosity jetting. Food Biophysics, 13(2), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11483-018-9523-x

Suspensions of gel particles which are pourable or spoonable at room temperature can be created by shearing a gelling biopolymer through its gelation (thermal or ion mediated) rather than allowing quiescent cooling – thus the term ‘fluid gel’ may be... Read More about Fluid gels: a new feedstock for high viscosity jetting.

Microbial community dynamics of a blue-veined raw milk cheese from the UK (2018)
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Yunita, D., & Dodd, C. E. (2018). Microbial community dynamics of a blue-veined raw milk cheese from the UK. Journal of Dairy Science, 101(6), 4923-4935. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2017-14104

A commercial blue-veined cheese made from unpasteurized milk was examined by conventional culturing and PCR Density Gradient Gel Electrophoresis analysis of the bacterial community 16S rRNA genes using three primer sets V3, V4V5, V6V8. Genomic DNA f... Read More about Microbial community dynamics of a blue-veined raw milk cheese from the UK.

Common roasting defects in coffee: aroma composition, sensory characterization and consumer perception (2018)
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Giacalone, D., Kreuzfeldt Degn, T., Yang, N., Liu, C., Fisk, I. D., & Munchow, M. (2019). Common roasting defects in coffee: aroma composition, sensory characterization and consumer perception. Food Quality and Preference, 71, 463-474. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2018.03.009

The demand for high quality and specialty coffee is increasing worldwide.In order to meet these demands, a more uniform and standardized quality assessment of coffee is essential. The aim of this study was to make a sensory scientific and chemical ch... Read More about Common roasting defects in coffee: aroma composition, sensory characterization and consumer perception.

Fractionation and characterisation of dietary fibre from blackcurrant pomace (2018)
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Alba, K., Macnaughtan, W., Laws, A., Foster, T., Campbell, G., & Kontogiorgos, V. (2018). Fractionation and characterisation of dietary fibre from blackcurrant pomace. Food Hydrocolloids, 81, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2018.03.023

The potential of blackcurrant pomace as a raw material for the extraction of dietary fibre was evaluated using two pomaces one sourced from the UK and one from Poland. A fractionation protocol was designed to isolate and subsequently quantify the sol... Read More about Fractionation and characterisation of dietary fibre from blackcurrant pomace.

Hyperspectral imaging for non-destructive prediction of fermentation index, polyphenol content and antioxidant activity in single cocoa beans (2018)
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Caporaso, N., Whitworth, M. B., Fowler, M. S., & Fisk, I. D. (2018). Hyperspectral imaging for non-destructive prediction of fermentation index, polyphenol content and antioxidant activity in single cocoa beans. Food Chemistry, 258, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.03.039

The aim of the current work was to use hyperspectral imaging (HSI) in the spectral range 1000-2500 nm to quantitatively predict fermentation index (FI), total polyphenols (TP) and antioxidant activity (AA) of individual dry fermented cocoa beans scan... Read More about Hyperspectral imaging for non-destructive prediction of fermentation index, polyphenol content and antioxidant activity in single cocoa beans.

Water-in-oil-in-water double emulsion for the delivery of starter cultures in reduced-salt moromi fermentation of soy sauce (2018)
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Devanthi, P. V. P., Linforth, R., El Kadri, H., & Gkatzionis, K. (2018). Water-in-oil-in-water double emulsion for the delivery of starter cultures in reduced-salt moromi fermentation of soy sauce. Food Chemistry, 257, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.03.022

This study investigated the application of water-oil-water (W1/O/W2) double emulsions (DE) for yeast encapsulation and sequential inoculation of Zygosaccharomyces rouxii and Tetragenococcus halophilus in moromi stage of soy sauce fermentation with re... Read More about Water-in-oil-in-water double emulsion for the delivery of starter cultures in reduced-salt moromi fermentation of soy sauce.

The impact of PROP and thermal taster status on the emotional response to beer (2018)
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Yang, Q., Dorado, R., Chaya, C., & Hort, J. (2018). The impact of PROP and thermal taster status on the emotional response to beer. Food Quality and Preference, 68, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2018.03.001

With an increasingly competitive global market, understanding consumer emotional response to products can provide a different perspective to identify drivers of consumer food choice behaviour beyond traditional hedonic measurement. This study investi... Read More about The impact of PROP and thermal taster status on the emotional response to beer.

Changes in gelatinisation and pasting properties of various starches (wheat, maize and waxy maize) by the addition of bacterial cellulose fibrils (2018)
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Díaz-Calderón, P., Macnaughtan, W., Hill, S., Foster, T., Enrione, J., & Mitchell, J. (2018). Changes in gelatinisation and pasting properties of various starches (wheat, maize and waxy maize) by the addition of bacterial cellulose fibrils. Food Hydrocolloids, 80, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2018.02.023

The aim of this work was to analyse the effect of bacterial cellulose fibrils (BCF) on the gelatinization profile and pasting properties of starches from different sources (wheat, maize and waxy maize) and amylose contents. Blends of 8% starch with d... Read More about Changes in gelatinisation and pasting properties of various starches (wheat, maize and waxy maize) by the addition of bacterial cellulose fibrils.

The impact of extracellular osmolality on Saccharomyces yeast populations during brewing fermentations (2018)
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Zhuang, S., Smart, K., & Powell, C. (2018). The impact of extracellular osmolality on Saccharomyces yeast populations during brewing fermentations. Journal- American Society of Brewing Chemists, 75(3), 244-254. https://doi.org/10.1094/ASBCJ-2017-3505-01

Osmotic stress represents one of the major environmental challenges experienced by yeast during industrial 15 fermentations. This stress is particularly associated with high gravity processes which utilise concentrated 16 substrates to yield products... Read More about The impact of extracellular osmolality on Saccharomyces yeast populations during brewing fermentations.

Rapid prediction of single green coffee bean moisture and lipid content by hyperspectral imaging (2018)
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Caporaso, N., Whitworth, M. B., Grebby, S., & Fisk, I. D. (2018). Rapid prediction of single green coffee bean moisture and lipid content by hyperspectral imaging. Journal of Food Engineering, 227, 18-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2018.01.009

© 2018 The Authors Hyperspectral imaging (1000–2500 nm) was used for rapid prediction of moisture and total lipid content in intact green coffee beans on a single bean basis. Arabica and Robusta samples from several growing locations were scanned usi... Read More about Rapid prediction of single green coffee bean moisture and lipid content by hyperspectral imaging.

Variation in thermally induced taste response across thermal tasters (2018)
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Skinner, M., Eldeghaidy, S., Ford, R., Giesbrecht, T., Thomas, A., Francis, S., & Hort, J. (2018). Variation in thermally induced taste response across thermal tasters. Physiology and Behavior, 188, 67-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.01.017

Thermal tasters (TTs) perceive thermally induced taste (thermal taste) sensations when the tongue is stimulated with temperature in the absence of gustatory stimuli, while thermal non tasters (TnTs) only perceive temperature. This is the first study... Read More about Variation in thermally induced taste response across thermal tasters.

Near infrared spectroscopy and hyperspectral imaging for non-destructive quality assessment of cereal grains (2018)
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Caporaso, N., Whitworth, M. B., & Fisk, I. D. (2018). Near infrared spectroscopy and hyperspectral imaging for non-destructive quality assessment of cereal grains. Applied Spectroscopy Reviews, 53(8), 667-687. https://doi.org/10.1080/05704928.2018.1425214

Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) combines spectroscopy and imaging, providing information about the chemical properties of a material and their spatial distribution. It represents an advance of traditional Near-Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. The present wor... Read More about Near infrared spectroscopy and hyperspectral imaging for non-destructive quality assessment of cereal grains.

Interactions between microfibrillar cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose in an aqueous suspension (2018)
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Agarwal, D., Macnaughtan, W., & Foster, T. (2018). Interactions between microfibrillar cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose in an aqueous suspension. Carbohydrate Polymers, 185, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.12.086

New microstructures with interesting, unique and stable textures, particularly relevant to food systems were created by redispersing Microfibrillar cellulose (MFC). This paper reports the interactions between microfibrillar cellulose and carboxymethy... Read More about Interactions between microfibrillar cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose in an aqueous suspension.

A comparison of the sensory and rheological properties of different cellulosic fibres for food (2017)
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Agarwal, D., Hewson, L., & Foster, T. (2018). A comparison of the sensory and rheological properties of different cellulosic fibres for food. Food and Function, 9(2), https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FO01495C

The impact of different cellulosic microstructures formed by highly entangled fibre networks 8 were studied for food applications as dietary fibre. This paper reports the impact of microstructure on the rheological and sensory behaviour of the aqueou... Read More about A comparison of the sensory and rheological properties of different cellulosic fibres for food.

Contribution of skin and stone to texture measurements of spherical model fruits (2017)
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Rosenthal, A. J., Lacresse, A., & Voyer, E. (2018). Contribution of skin and stone to texture measurements of spherical model fruits. Journal of Texture Studies, 49(1), 23-29. https://doi.org/10.1111/jtxs.12314

Fruits are composite materials often surrounded by a skin and sometimes containing rigid stones (pits). To understand the contribution of skin and stone to the overall texture of the fruit, model fruits were constructed from molded gelatin spheres, w... Read More about Contribution of skin and stone to texture measurements of spherical model fruits.

Non-destructive analysis of sucrose, caffeine and trigonelline on single green coffee beans by hyperspectral imaging (2017)
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Caporaso, N., Whitworth, M. B., Grebby, S., & Fisk, I. D. (2018). Non-destructive analysis of sucrose, caffeine and trigonelline on single green coffee beans by hyperspectral imaging. Food Research International, 106, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2017.12.031

Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) is a novel technology for the food sector that enables rapid non-contact analysis of food materials. HSI was applied for the first time to whole green coffee beans, at a single seed level, for quantitative prediction of su... Read More about Non-destructive analysis of sucrose, caffeine and trigonelline on single green coffee beans by hyperspectral imaging.

An automated method to detect and quantify fungiform papillae in the human tongue: Validation and relationship to phenotypical differences in taste perception (2017)
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Eldeghaidy, S., Thomas, D., Skinner, M., Ford, R., Giesbrecht, T., Thomas, A., …Francis, S. (2018). An automated method to detect and quantify fungiform papillae in the human tongue: Validation and relationship to phenotypical differences in taste perception. Physiology and Behavior, 184, 226-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.12.003

Determination of the number of fungiform papillae (FP) on the human tongue is an important measure that has frequently been associated with individual differences in oral perception, including taste sensitivity. At present, there is no standardised m... Read More about An automated method to detect and quantify fungiform papillae in the human tongue: Validation and relationship to phenotypical differences in taste perception.

Dry-hopping: the effects of temperature and hop variety on the bittering profiles and properties of resultant beers (2017)
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Oladokun, O., James, S., Cowley, T., Smart, K., Hort, J., & Cook, D. (2017). Dry-hopping: the effects of temperature and hop variety on the bittering profiles and properties of resultant beers. Monatsschrift fur brauwissenschaft (Internet), 70(6),

This paper reports the effects of dry-hopping at 4 and 19 °C for a low alpha versus high alpha hop variety on the resulting profiles of non-volatile hop acids (humulinones, iso-a-acids, a-acids). In a dry-hopping study conducted over 2 weeks, we foun... Read More about Dry-hopping: the effects of temperature and hop variety on the bittering profiles and properties of resultant beers.

Draught beer hygiene: a forcing test to assess quality (2017)
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Mallett, J. R., Stuart, M. S., & Quain, D. E. (2018). Draught beer hygiene: a forcing test to assess quality. Journal of the Institute of Brewing, 124(1), 31-37. https://doi.org/10.1002/jib.470

The quality of draught beer is important to consumers but can be inconsistent, ranging from excellent through to unacceptable. The few but dated studies of draught beer quality have focused on the number of microorganisms that are present in the pro... Read More about Draught beer hygiene: a forcing test to assess quality.

Complete Genome Sequences of Vibrio cholerae -Specific Bacteriophages 24 and X29 (2017)
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Bhandare, S. G., Warry, A., Emes, R. D., Hooton, S. P., Barrow, P. A., & Atterbury, R. J. (2017). Complete Genome Sequences of Vibrio cholerae -Specific Bacteriophages 24 and X29. Genome Announcements, 5(46), Article e01013. https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.01013-17

The complete genomes of two Vibrio cholerae bacteriophages of potential interest for cholera bacteriophage (phage) therapy were sequenced and annotated. The genome size of phage 24 is 44,395 bp encoding 71 putative proteins, and that of phage X29 is... Read More about Complete Genome Sequences of Vibrio cholerae -Specific Bacteriophages 24 and X29.