Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation Profile
Food quality of safety: lipids, vitamins and other bioactive compounds
Food components and reactions affecting nutritional and sensory quality and safety of foods are investigated. We investigate bioactive compounds of the dietary fibre complex and natural enhancement of vitamins in foods. The special focus lies on vitamin B12 and folate production by bioprocessing. We also study lipids and their chemical and enzymatic reactions, utilization of micro algae and flavor-active compounds and antinutrients in legumes and other plant-protein sources.
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Profiles
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Minnamari Edelmann
- Department of Food and Nutrition - Title of Docent, University Lecturer
- Doctoral Programme in Sustainable Use of Renewable Natural Resources - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Food quality and safety: lipids, vitamins and other bioactive compounds
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH , Teaching and research personnel
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Susanna Kariluoto
- Department of Food and Nutrition - Senior University Lecturer, Title of Docent
- Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Food quality and safety: lipids, vitamins and other bioactive compounds
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH
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Anna-Maija Lampi
- Department of Food and Nutrition - Docent Contract, Title of Docent
- Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Food quality and safety: lipids, vitamins and other bioactive compounds
Person: UH
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Velimatti Ollilainen
- Department of Food and Nutrition - Docent Contract, Title of Docent
- Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Food quality and safety: lipids, vitamins and other bioactive compounds
Person: UH
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Vieno Piironen
- Department of Food and Nutrition - Prof. emer.
- Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Helsinki One Health (HOH)
- Food quality and safety: lipids, vitamins and other bioactive compounds
Person: UH , Teaching and research personnel
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Green Nitrogen Transition
Mäkelä, P. (Project manager), Edelmann, M. (Participant), Simojoki, A. (Participant) & Ishihara, H. (Principal Investigator)
01/10/2024 → 30/09/2028
Project: Research project
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Strategies to improve caraway (Carum carvi L.) oil quality and quantity
Lizarazo , C. (Project manager), Lampi, A.-M. (Principal Investigator), Mäkelä, P. (Principal Investigator) & Lindfors, A. (Participant)
01/05/2017 → …
Project: Research project
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HEALTH PROMOTING FOOD AND FEED FROM MICRO-ALGAL OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS, PIGMENTS, AND BIOACTIVE PEPTIDES PRODUCED ON FOOD INDUSTRY SIDE STREAMS (ALGOMEG)
Romantschuk, M. (Other), Tossavainen, M. (Participant), Ojala, A. (Participant), Piironen, V. (Project manager), Lampi, A.-M. (Participant) & Pere, J. (Project manager)
01/01/2015 → …
Project: Research project
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Grain legume quality for food purposes
Stoddard, F. (Project manager), Piironen, V. (Project manager), Kariluoto, S. (Participant), Lampi, A.-M. (Participant), Sontag-Strohm, T. (Participant), Loponen, J. (Participant), Salovaara, H. (Participant) & Lizarazo , C. (Participant)
01/09/2010 → …
Project: Research project
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Sourdough baking and fermentation
Salovaara, H. (Participant), Loponen, J. (Participant), Kariluoto, S. (Participant), Sontag-Strohm, T. (Participant), Korhola, M. (Participant) & Häggman, M. (Participant)
01/01/1980 → …
Project: Research project
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Chemical composition of lettuce following root-application of osmolytes in hydroponic cultivation
Uusitupa, J. V. E., Edelmann, M., Jokinen, K., Simpura, I., Shapiguzov, A. & Mäkelä, P., 5 Jan 2026, In: Food Chemistry. 504, 8 p., 147867.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Role of riboflavin and nicotinamide in vitamin B12 production by Propionibacterium freudenreichii
Chamlagain, B., Loivamaa, I., Zhang, R., Hovilehto, E., Deptula, P., Edelmann, M., Kariluoto, S., Piironen, V. & Varmanen, P., 2 Jan 2026, In: International Journal of Food Microbiology. 444, 9 p., 111463.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Bioaccessibility of thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and folate in legume matrices
Siitonen, A., Edelmann, M., Olin, M., Jouppila, K., Piironen, V. & Kariluoto, S., 15 Nov 2025, In: Food Chemistry. 492, 10 p., 145564.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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By-product of green pea canning as a substrate for Propionibacterium freudenreichii fermentation to fortify bread with vitamin B12
Estivi, L., Chamlagain, B., Edelmann, M., Varmanen, P., Gardana, C., Hidalgo, A. & Piironen, V., Dec 2025, In: Future Foods. 12, 9 p., 100755.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Characterising the composition and physicochemical properties of legume and oilseed protein concentrates to evaluate their potential for high-moisture extrusion processing
Lille, M., Edelmann, M., Aisala, H., Holopainen-Mantila, U., Lampi, A. M., Nisov, A., Piironen, V., Pöri, P., Tuccillo, F., Wang, Y., Honkapää, K. & Sozer, N., Dec 2025, In: Future Foods. 12, 12 p., 100769.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Activities
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Vitamins – food chemistry research vs information needed in nutrition research
Piironen, V. (Speaker)
14 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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EuroFoodChem 2023
Piironen, V. (Attendee)
14 Jun 2023 → 16 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Development of saliva model for Foodmics approach
Lehtonen, M. (Supervisor) & Lampi, A.-M. (Supervisor)
Apr 2023 → …Activity: Examination types › Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
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The 7th International Vitamin Congress
Piironen, V. (Attendee)
20 Sept 2023 → 23 Sept 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Analysis of Vitamin B12 in foods – development and application of stable isotope dilution assays for naturally occurring cobalamin
Piironen, V. (Opponent)
12 Feb 2023Activity: Examination types › Opponent of doctoral dissertation
Prizes
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The best doctoral thesis of the year 2012 in the ABS Graduate School
Lehtonen, M. (Recipient), 29 Aug 2013
Prize: Prizes and awards
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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Kannattaako ruoka paistaa vai keittää? – Tätä hellävaraista kypsennystapaa vierastetaan aivan suotta
05/11/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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A novel bacterial species named after the Finnish Nobelist A.I. Virtanen
Deptula, P., Varmanen, P., Auvinen, P. O. V. & Piironen, V. I.
30/08/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Fermentointi tuottaa leipään B-vitamiinia
Piironen, V. & Varmanen, P. K.
12/01/2017
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media