Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (553)

“I guess it's quite trendy”: A qualitative insight into young meat-eaters’ sustainable food consumption habits and perceptions towards current and future protein alternatives (2023)
Journal Article
Ford, H., Gould, J., Danner, L., Bastian, S. E., & Yang, Q. (2023). “I guess it's quite trendy”: A qualitative insight into young meat-eaters’ sustainable food consumption habits and perceptions towards current and future protein alternatives. Appetite, 190, Article 107025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2023.107025

As the market for sustainable food continues to expand, there is a need to understand how consumers’ consumption habits and perceptions are changing. Targeting the younger populations is of interest as they arguably will shape the f... Read More about “I guess it's quite trendy”: A qualitative insight into young meat-eaters’ sustainable food consumption habits and perceptions towards current and future protein alternatives.

Model-based scenarios for achieving net negative emissions in the food system (2023)
Journal Article
Almaraz, M., Houlton, B. Z., Clark, M., Holzer, I., Zhou, Y., Rasmussen, L., …Salter, A. (2023). Model-based scenarios for achieving net negative emissions in the food system. PLOS Climate, 2(9), Article e0000181. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000181

Most climate mitigation scenarios point to a combination of GHG emission reductions and CO2 removal for avoiding the most dangerous climate change impacts this century. The global food system is responsible for ~1/3 of GHG emissions and thus plays an... Read More about Model-based scenarios for achieving net negative emissions in the food system.

Reviving grain quality in wheat through non-destructive phenotyping techniques like hyperspectral imaging (2023)
Journal Article
Safdar, L. B., Dugina, K., Saeidan, A., Yoshicawa, G. V., Caporaso, N., Gapare, B., …Fisk, I. D. (2023). Reviving grain quality in wheat through non-destructive phenotyping techniques like hyperspectral imaging. Food and Energy Security, 12(5), Article e498. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.498

A long-term goal of breeders and researchers is to develop crop varieties that can resist environmental stressors and produce high yields. However, prioritising yield often compromises improvement of other key traits, including grain quality, which i... Read More about Reviving grain quality in wheat through non-destructive phenotyping techniques like hyperspectral imaging.

In vitro determination of the protein quality of maize varieties cultivated in Malawi using the INFOGEST digestion method (2023)
Journal Article
Muleya, M., Li, D., Chiutsi-Phiri, G., Botoman, L., Brameld, J. M., & Salter, A. M. (2023). In vitro determination of the protein quality of maize varieties cultivated in Malawi using the INFOGEST digestion method. Heliyon, 9(9), Article e19797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19797

There is an urgent need to alleviate protein deficiencies in low-income countries where cereal-based diets dominate. The objective of this study was to use the INFOGEST static digestion method and a recently established analytical workflow to determi... Read More about In vitro determination of the protein quality of maize varieties cultivated in Malawi using the INFOGEST digestion method.

Update on the global prevalence and severity of kiwifruit allergy: a scoping review (2023)
Journal Article
James, C. A., Welham, S., & Rose, P. (2023). Update on the global prevalence and severity of kiwifruit allergy: a scoping review. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 58(12), 6158-6181. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.16680

The production and use of kiwifruit, and their derived products, has seen rapid growth in the food industry with some 4,467,099 tonnes produced in 2021. A key area of development has been the increased use of kiwifruit waste streams to support sustai... Read More about Update on the global prevalence and severity of kiwifruit allergy: a scoping review.

Next-generation sensory and consumer science: data collection tools using digital technologies (2023)
Book Chapter
Ford, R., Ramsey, I., & Yang, Q. (2023). Next-generation sensory and consumer science: data collection tools using digital technologies. In Digital Sensory Science: Applications in New Product Development (229-248). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95225-5.00013-4

The digital technologies used in sensory and consumer science have changed considerably over the last few decades, such as software for sensory data capture, devices and software for physiological and emotional response measurement, the use of sensor... Read More about Next-generation sensory and consumer science: data collection tools using digital technologies.

Evaluation of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Microalgae as a Sustainable Feed Supplement and Fishmeal Substitute in Aquaculture with a Positive Impact on Human Nutrition (2023)
Journal Article
Darwish, R. M., Magee, K. J., Gedi, M. A., Farmanfarmaian, A., Zaky, A. S., Young, I., & Gray, D. A. (2023). Evaluation of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Microalgae as a Sustainable Feed Supplement and Fishmeal Substitute in Aquaculture with a Positive Impact on Human Nutrition. Fermentation, 9(7), Article 682. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation9070682

Currently, there is an urgent need for the growing aquaculture sector to rely on sustainable ingredients which can achieve optimal growth while maintaining fish’s nutritional value (especially omega-3 fatty acid content) for human consumption. Here,... Read More about Evaluation of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Microalgae as a Sustainable Feed Supplement and Fishmeal Substitute in Aquaculture with a Positive Impact on Human Nutrition.

Comparative hydrodynamic and nanoscale imaging study on the interactions of teicoplanin-A2 and bovine submaxillary mucin as a model ocular mucin (2023)
Journal Article
Chun, T., Pattem, J., Gillis, R. B., Dinu, V. T., Yakubov, G. E., Corfield, A. P., & Harding, S. E. (2023). Comparative hydrodynamic and nanoscale imaging study on the interactions of teicoplanin-A2 and bovine submaxillary mucin as a model ocular mucin. Scientific Reports, 13, Article 11367. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38036-6

Glycopeptide antibiotics are regularly used in ophthalmology to treat infections of Gram-positive bacteria. Aggregative interactions of antibiotics with mucins however can lead to long exposure and increases the risk of resistant species. This study... Read More about Comparative hydrodynamic and nanoscale imaging study on the interactions of teicoplanin-A2 and bovine submaxillary mucin as a model ocular mucin.

Effects of agro-forestry systems on the physical and chemical characteristics of green coffee beans (2023)
Journal Article
Xu, S., Liu, Y., Sun, Z., Chen, G., Ma, F., Yang, N., …Fisk, I. D. (2023). Effects of agro-forestry systems on the physical and chemical characteristics of green coffee beans. Frontiers in Nutrition, 10, Article 1198802. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1198802

Twenty agroforestry systems consisting of different management practices (conventional and organic) and shade types were set up for coffee plantations in 2,000 at the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), Turrialba, Cost... Read More about Effects of agro-forestry systems on the physical and chemical characteristics of green coffee beans.

Integration of hyperspectral imaging, non-targeted metabolomics and machine learning for vigour prediction of naturally and accelerated aged sweetcorn seeds (2023)
Journal Article
Zhang, T., Lu, L., Yang, N., Fisk, I. D., Wei, W., Wang, L., …Zeng, R. (2023). Integration of hyperspectral imaging, non-targeted metabolomics and machine learning for vigour prediction of naturally and accelerated aged sweetcorn seeds. Food Control, 153, Article 109930. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2023.109930

Understanding and predicting the storage stability of sweetcorn seeds is critical for effective supply chain management, however, prediction ability relies heavily on accelerated ageing (AA) studies and this is not always directly applicable to natur... Read More about Integration of hyperspectral imaging, non-targeted metabolomics and machine learning for vigour prediction of naturally and accelerated aged sweetcorn seeds.

Microfluidic Spontaneous Emulsification for Generation of O/W Nanoemulsions—Opportunity for In-Space Manufacturing (2023)
Journal Article
Schmidt, S., Nguyen, A. T., Vu, H. Q., Tran, N. N., Sareela, M., Fisk, I., & Hessel, V. (2023). Microfluidic Spontaneous Emulsification for Generation of O/W Nanoemulsions—Opportunity for In-Space Manufacturing. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 12(23), Article 2203363. https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202203363

The use of microfluidics for oil-in-water (O/W) nanoemulsification via spontaneous self-assembly is demonstrated. As this is known to be a longish process, both single- and multicontact microfluidic reactors are tested, the latter providing a longsom... Read More about Microfluidic Spontaneous Emulsification for Generation of O/W Nanoemulsions—Opportunity for In-Space Manufacturing.

Identification and characterisation of a rare MTTP variant underlying hereditary non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (2023)
Journal Article
Grove, J. I., Lo, P. C., Shrine, N., Barwell, J., Wain, L. V., Tobin, M. D., …Aithal, G. P. (2023). Identification and characterisation of a rare MTTP variant underlying hereditary non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. JHEP Reports, 5(8), Article 100764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhepr.2023.100764

Background & Aims: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a complex trait with an estimated prevalence of 25% globally. We aimed to identify the genetic variant underlying a four-generation family with progressive NAFLD leading to cirrhosis, de... Read More about Identification and characterisation of a rare MTTP variant underlying hereditary non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

The Impact of Drugs on Hydrogen Sulfide Homeostasis in Mammals (2023)
Journal Article
Alsaeedi, A., Welham, S., Rose, P., & Zhu, Y. (2023). The Impact of Drugs on Hydrogen Sulfide Homeostasis in Mammals. Antioxidants, 12(4), Article 908. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12040908

Mammalian cells and tissues have the capacity to generate hydrogen sulfide gas (H2S) via catabolic routes involving cysteine metabolism. H2S acts on cell signaling cascades that are necessary in many biochemical and physiological roles important in t... Read More about The Impact of Drugs on Hydrogen Sulfide Homeostasis in Mammals.

Fermentation technology enhances the nutritional quality of underutilized Bambara groundnut – a review (2023)
Journal Article
Tee, A. J., Lim, Y. S., Brameld, J. M., Massawe, F., Parr, T., & Salter, A. M. (2023). Fermentation technology enhances the nutritional quality of underutilized Bambara groundnut – a review. Food Biotechnology, 37(2), 106-135. https://doi.org/10.1080/08905436.2023.2201307

Bambara groundnut (BG) offers great potential for sustainable food and nutritional security in the face of a growing population and changing climate. However, its utilization remains restricted by the hard-to-cook phenomenon of seed and the presence... Read More about Fermentation technology enhances the nutritional quality of underutilized Bambara groundnut – a review.

An Underutilized Food “Miwu”: Diet History, Nutritional Evaluations, and Countermeasures for Industrial Development (2023)
Journal Article
Zou, J., Wang, J., Hou, K., Wang, F., Su, S., Xue, W., …Du, X. (2023). An Underutilized Food “Miwu”: Diet History, Nutritional Evaluations, and Countermeasures for Industrial Development. Foods, 12(7), Article 1385. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12071385

About 10 major crops basically feed the world. In fact, there are still a large number of plants that have not been fully explored and utilized because they have been ignored by the market and research. The expansion of food sources in various countr... Read More about An Underutilized Food “Miwu”: Diet History, Nutritional Evaluations, and Countermeasures for Industrial Development.

Poly (diglycerol adipate) variants as enhanced nanocarrier replacements in drug delivery applications (2023)
Journal Article
Jacob, P. L., Brugnoli, B., Del Giudice, A., Phan, H., Chauhan, V. M., Beckett, L., …Taresco, V. (2023). Poly (diglycerol adipate) variants as enhanced nanocarrier replacements in drug delivery applications. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 641, 1043-1057. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2023.03.124

Sustainably derived poly(glycerol adipate) (PGA) has been deemed to deliver all the desirable features expected in a polymeric scaffold for drug-delivery, including biodegradability, biocompatibility, self-assembly into nanoparticles (NPs) and a func... Read More about Poly (diglycerol adipate) variants as enhanced nanocarrier replacements in drug delivery applications.

The Role of Micronutrients and Micronutrient Supplements in Vegetarian and Vegan Diets (2023)
Book Chapter
Eveleigh, E., Coneyworth, L., & Welham, S. (2023). The Role of Micronutrients and Micronutrient Supplements in Vegetarian and Vegan Diets. In Dietary Supplements - Challenges and Future Research. InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.109595

Vegetarian and vegan diets are becoming increasingly popular in Western countries. Numerous global nutrition bodies advocate that appropriately planned meat-free diets are suitable for all the life cycle stages. Nutritionally adequate vegetarian and... Read More about The Role of Micronutrients and Micronutrient Supplements in Vegetarian and Vegan Diets.

In situ monitoring of galactolipid digestion by infrared spectroscopy in both model micelles and spinach chloroplasts (2023)
Journal Article
Sahaka, M., Mateos-Diaz, E., Amara, S., Wattanakul, J., Gray, D., Lafont, D., …Carrière, F. (2023). In situ monitoring of galactolipid digestion by infrared spectroscopy in both model micelles and spinach chloroplasts. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, 252, 105291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2023.105291

Galactolipids are the main lipids from plant photosynthetic membranes and they can be digested by pancreatic lipase related protein 2 (PLRP2), an enzyme found in the pancreatic secretion in many animal species. Here, we used transmission Fourier-tran... Read More about In situ monitoring of galactolipid digestion by infrared spectroscopy in both model micelles and spinach chloroplasts.

DEFECTIVE KERNEL1 regulates cellulose synthesis and affects primary cell wall mechanics (2023)
Journal Article
Novaković, L., Yakubov, G. E., Ma, Y., Bacic, A., Blank, K. G., Sampathkumar, A., & Johnson, K. L. (2023). DEFECTIVE KERNEL1 regulates cellulose synthesis and affects primary cell wall mechanics. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, Article 1150202. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1150202

The cell wall is one of the defining features of plants, controlling cell shape, regulating growth dynamics and hydraulic conductivity, as well as mediating plants interactions with both the external and internal environments. Here we report that a p... Read More about DEFECTIVE KERNEL1 regulates cellulose synthesis and affects primary cell wall mechanics.

Systematic review and meta-analysis of iodine nutrition in modern vegan and vegetarian diets (2023)
Journal Article
Eveleigh, E., Coneyworth, L., & Welham, S. (2023). Systematic review and meta-analysis of iodine nutrition in modern vegan and vegetarian diets. British Journal of Nutrition, 130(9), 1580-1594. https://doi.org/10.1017/S000711452300051X

Vegan and vegetarian diets are widely supported and adopted, but individuals following such diets remain at greater risk of iodine deficiency. This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to assess the iodine intake and status in adults fol... Read More about Systematic review and meta-analysis of iodine nutrition in modern vegan and vegetarian diets.