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Functional dairy foods; non thermal processing of fluid foods; influence of pulsed electric fields on the probiotic bacterial characteristics |
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Professor
dbankston@agcenter.lsu.edu
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Food safety, regulatory compliance, thermal processes, energy efficiency and development of HACCP teaching and assistance programs. |
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Development of low calorie lipids and carbohydrates; natural antioxidants and ingredients that reduce cardiovascular inflammation |
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Detection assays for foodborne pathogens; survival of Campylobacter in foods; development of antibiotic resistance |
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Sensory and nutritional effects of oxidation during food processing; antioxidant compounds in rice bran such as the tocols, gamma oryzanol and rice wax |
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Control/elimination of Listeria monoyctogenes, E. coli O157:H7, Shigella,Salmonella,Campylobacter, Vibrio and Bacillus cereus in foods |
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Ingredient development-especially resistant starch; ozone processing to remove unwanted chemicals; oxidation products in processed and stored foods |
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Value-added seafood processing, physico-chemical changes to muscle during processing operations, seafood safety. |
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Recovery of bioactive compounds for food and biomedical applications, identification/development of dietary anti-angiogenic functional foods/nutraceuticals |
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Meat processing, packaging, food safety, goat meat; functional ingredients |
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Seafood/aquacultural byproducts/wastes; consumer-oriented product optimization and acceptance; statistical methods/ analyses in sensory research |
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Bioavailability of the micro or nano-encapsulated omega-3 fatty acids & bioactive compounds. Biodegradable matrix and colloidal system from seafood and agricultural byproducts. Non-thermal and thermal food processing technologies to prevent/reduce microbial loads in foods and improve food quality. |
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Food fermentations; changes in plant carbohydrates during processing; optimum equipment/process design; energy utilization in food processing plants |
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Characterization of health promoting (bioactive) compounds in agricultural products; stability and utilization of bioactive compounds during post-harvest treatment, storage, and food processing |