Projects per year
Organization profile
One of the key area in research is food production chains, where the focus is in food processing, especially in the management of the processing chain of domestic food raw materials including packaging technology. By-products (circular economy) and microbial resources are widely utilized in the research. Another key area is food quality and healthy nutrition focusing on the impact of food constituents and their properties on healthiness and sensory quality of food. The aim is to enhance chemical and microbial safety of food and to take part in risk assessment and management. Also factors associated with the choice of food and the impact of diet in sustaining health are important.
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Fields of Science
- 416 Food Science
- 118 Biological sciences
- 414 Agricultural biotechnology
- 116 Chemical sciences
- 411 Agriculture and forestry
- 314 Health sciences
- 514 Sociology
International and National Collaboration
Profiles
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Anna Minerva Abdollahi
- Department of Food and Nutrition - Doctoral Researcher
- Family nutrition and wellbeing
- Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
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Felix Abik
- Department of Food and Nutrition - Doctoral Researcher
- Food Materials Science Research Group
- Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
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Melissa Agustin
- Department of Food and Nutrition - Visiting scholar
- Food Materials Science Research Group
Person: Visiting scholar, Teaching and research personnel
Research Units
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Carbohydrate Chemistry and Enzymology
Department of Food and Nutrition
Organisational unit: Research group
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Food Materials Science Research Group
Department of Food and Nutrition
Organisational unit: Research group
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Equipment
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Automatic titrator for in vitro digestion, conductivity measurements, and titration (OMNIS, Metrohm)
Fabio Valoppi (Manager)
Department of Food and NutritionFacility/equipment: Equipment
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Compact Fiber Optic Oxygen Meter (OXY-1 SMA, PreSens)
Fabio Valoppi (Manager)
Department of Food and NutritionFacility/equipment: Equipment
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Mini spray dryer (B-290, Buchi)
Fabio Valoppi (Manager)
Department of Food and NutritionFacility/equipment: Equipment
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Natural organic compounds analysis unit
Department of Food and NutritionFacility/equipment: Equipment
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LC PEPPER: Ruokaostojen luonnollinen ja ohjattu muutos: vaikutukset ihmiseen, ympäristöön ja vaurauteen
Fogelholm, M., Kinnunen, S. M. & Vepsäläinen, H.
01/09/2022 → 31/08/2026
Project: Academy of Finland: Academy Project
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Sumutuskuivattujen synbiottisten mikrokapseleiden suunnittelu terveyttä edistäviksi, toiminnallisiksi ja kestävän kehityksen mukaisiksi jauheiksi
Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus
01/09/2022 → 31/08/2025
Project: Adacemy of Finland: Postdoctoral Researcher
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WB2go: Broilerin rintalihaksen puurintaisuussyndrooma: syntymekanismien selvittäminen ongelman lievittämiseksi
Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus
01/09/2022 → 31/08/2026
Project: Academy of Finland: Academy Project
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DAGIS foll: DAGIS-seuranta tutkimus: miten varhaislapsuuden ja nykyiset ympäristö- ja yksilölliset tekijät vaikuttavat koululaisten elintapoihin, itsesäätelyyn ja oppimistuloksiin?
Erkkola, M., Kinnunen, S. M. & Vepsäläinen, H.
01/09/2022 → 31/08/2026
Project: Academy of Finland: Academy Project
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SynCap: Design of spray-dried synbiotic microcapsules for healthy, functional, and sustainable powders (postdoc - Academy of Finland)
01/09/2022 → 31/08/2025
Project: Research project
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Assessment of blood cultures and antibiotic susceptibility testing for bacterial sepsis diagnosis and utilization of results by clinicians in Benin: A qualitative study
Legba, B. B., Dougnon, V., Koudokpon, H., Mero, S., Elovainio, R., Parry, M., Bankole, H. & Haukka, K., Jan 2023, In: Frontiers in public health. 10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Effects of grade, smiley, and text on Danish and Finnish consumers’ perceptions of food safety inspection reports
Vainio, A., Ollila, S., Sørensen, T. A., Kaskela, J., Finell, E., Leisner, J. J. & Lundén, J., Feb 2023, In: Food Control. 144, 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Marination increased tyramine levels in rainbow trout fillet strips packaged under modified atmosphere
Jaaskelainen, E., Sade, E., Ronkko, T., Hultman, J., Johansson, P., Riekkola, M-L. & Bjorkroth, J., Feb 2023, In: Food Microbiology. 109, 6 p., 104099.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Metagenomic Analysis of the Abundance and Composition of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Hospital Wastewater in Benin, Burkina Faso, and Finland
Markkanen, M. A., Haukka, K., Pärnänen, K., Tamegnon, D. V., O., B. I. J., Zakaria, G., Halidou, T., Sarekoski, A. K., Karkman, A., Kantele, A. & Virta, M., 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Msphere. 0, 0, p. e00538-22Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Phase change materials for life science applications
Zare, M. & Mikkonen, K. S., 26 Jan 2023, In: Advanced Functional Materials.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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What is it like to study or work in a field where you yourself represent a minority
Maaria Linko (Speaker), Eleanna Asvestari (Speaker), Kaneli Pihla Kalliokoski (Speaker), Sulo Matti Olavi Roukka (Speaker) & Dani Lahtinen (Speaker)
14 Jan 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Alustus lasten ja nuorten ravitsemuksesta lapsiasiavaltuutetun lapsiasianeuvottelukunnalle
Maijaliisa Erkkola (Speaker)
30 Jan 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Ravitsemustieteen tutkimus ja opetus 75 vuotta
Maijaliisa Erkkola (Speaker: Chair)
27 Jan 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Examiner of the PhD thesis, Monika Tõlgo
Maija Tenkanen (Supervisor)
3 Feb 2023Activity: Examination types › Opponent of doctoral dissertation
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Supervision of Research trainee (Romane Gandon)
Bhawani Chamlagain (Supervisor)
Mar 2022 → Jul 2022Activity: Examination types › Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
Prizes
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Agronomiliiton vuoden vaikuttaja 2015
Salovaara, Hannu (Recipient), 24 Oct 2015
Prize: Prizes and awards
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American Meat Science Association, International Award 2002
Puolanne, Eero (Recipient), Jul 2002
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Press / Media
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Irtokarkki sisältää enemmän proteiinia kuin maito? Ravintopitoisuuksien mittaamiseen liittyy monia sudenkuoppia
31/01/2029
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Hedelmien ja vihannesten osuus ostoskoreissa pieneni, huomattiin kauppaketjussa – ravitsemustutkija pitää huolestuttavana käänteenä, YLE:n haastattelu
08/01/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Pohjoismaiset ravitsemussuositukset julki kesäkuussa 2023, Kehittyvä elintarvike
14/12/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Syö palkokasveja ja järvikalaa, neuvoo ravitsemustieteen professori ‒ kestävä ruokavalio on usein myös edullinen, Maaseudun Tulevaisuus
12/12/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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