2025 Journal Article Tracing the addition of black soldier fly larvae to barley flour using near infrared spectroscopy - Effects of batch and processing treatmentČaloudová, Jana, Pospiech, Matej, Hoffman, Louwrens C., Alagappan, Shanmugam, Yarger, Olympia and Cozzolino, Daniel (2025). Tracing the addition of black soldier fly larvae to barley flour using near infrared spectroscopy - Effects of batch and processing treatment. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 145 107774, 107774-145. doi: 10.1016/j.jfca.2025.107774 |
2025 Journal Article The Path to Juiciness: The Role of Structural Pores and Their Impact on Sensory and Textural Properties of Plant-Based Meat BurgersXue, Chao, Rudge, Raisa E.D., Hassall, Emma, Strounina, Ekaterina, Hoffman, Louwrens C., Stokes, Jason R. and Smyth, Heather E. (2025). The Path to Juiciness: The Role of Structural Pores and Their Impact on Sensory and Textural Properties of Plant-Based Meat Burgers. Food Structure, 45 100446, 100446. doi: 10.1016/j.foostr.2025.100446 |
2025 Journal Article A Human Health Risk Assessment of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Wild Marine Mussels from the Western Cape Province of South AfricaFirth, Deborah Caitlin, Strydom, Philip E., Auerswald, Lutz and Hoffman, Louwrens Christiaan (2025). A Human Health Risk Assessment of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Wild Marine Mussels from the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Foods, 14 (13) 2226, 2226-13. doi: 10.3390/foods14132226 |
2025 Journal Article Assessment of Apparent Metabolizable Energy, and Ileal Amino Acid Digestibility of Full-Fat Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) in Broiler ChickensAlafif, Mohammad S., Hoffman, Louwrens, Cozzolino, Daniel, Abdollahi, M. Reza, Roura, Eugeni, Nguyen, Ai Duc and Soumeh, Elham A. (2025). Assessment of Apparent Metabolizable Energy, and Ileal Amino Acid Digestibility of Full-Fat Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) in Broiler Chickens. Poultry Science, 104 (10) 105506, 105506. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2025.105506 |
2025 Journal Article Investigating the effect of larval instar, post-harvest treatments, and substrate on the nutritional profile of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens)Alagappan, Shanmugam, Hong, Hung, Mikkelsen, Deirdre, Olarte Mantilla, Sandra, James, Peter, Yarger, Olympia, Hoffman, Louwrens and Cozzolino, Daniel (2025). Investigating the effect of larval instar, post-harvest treatments, and substrate on the nutritional profile of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens). Animal Production Science, 65 (8). doi: 10.1071/an24108 |
2025 Journal Article The impact of measuring conditions on the relationship between sensory and measured juiciness in plant-based burgersRudge, Raisa, Briner, Felix, Nicholson, Reed A., Cottrell, Colleen, Collins, Janet, Hoffman, Louwrens C., Stokes, Jason R. and Smyth, Heather E. (2025). The impact of measuring conditions on the relationship between sensory and measured juiciness in plant-based burgers. Food Hydrocolloids, 162 110849, 110849-162. doi: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2024.110849 |
2025 Journal Article Effect of the dietary ingredient composition and type of muscle on the classification of intact chicken muscles evaluated by near infrared spectroscopySoumeh, Elham Assadi, Hoffman, LC and Cozzolino, D (2025). Effect of the dietary ingredient composition and type of muscle on the classification of intact chicken muscles evaluated by near infrared spectroscopy. Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy, 33 (1-2), 20-25. doi: 10.1177/09670335251329542 |
2025 Journal Article The effect of the level of goat liver addition to goat minced meat on the near-infrared spectra, colour, and shelf life of samplesHoffman, Louwrens Christiaan, Wu, Wencong, Zhang, Shuxin, Beya, Michel and Cozzolino, Daniel (2025). The effect of the level of goat liver addition to goat minced meat on the near-infrared spectra, colour, and shelf life of samples. Foods, 14 (8) 1430, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/foods14081430 |
2025 Journal Article A feasibility study on the use of near infrared spectroscopy to predict fatty acid concentration in intact black soldier fly reared in different waste streamsAlagappan, Shanmugam, Hoffman, Louwrens, Yarger, Olympia and Cozzolino, Daniel (2025). A feasibility study on the use of near infrared spectroscopy to predict fatty acid concentration in intact black soldier fly reared in different waste streams. Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 330 125628, 125628-330. doi: 10.1016/j.saa.2024.125628 |
2025 Journal Article Microbial safety of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) reared on food waste streamsAlagappan, Shanmugam, Dong, Anran, Hoffman, Louwrens, Cozzolino, Daniel, Mantilla, Sandra Olarte, James, Peter, Yarger, Olympia and Mikkelsen, Deirdre (2025). Microbial safety of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) reared on food waste streams. Waste Management, 194, 221-227. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2025.01.019 |
2025 Journal Article Shining light on seaweed—the utilization of vibrational spectroscopy and machine learning in the seaweed industryPower, A, Chapman, J, Hoffman, L and Cozzolino, D (2025). Shining light on seaweed—the utilization of vibrational spectroscopy and machine learning in the seaweed industry. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 60 (1) vvaf012. doi: 10.1093/ijfood/vvaf012 |
2025 Journal Article Insights from traditional fermented legumes towards the innovation of modern plant-based meat analoguesRudge, Raisa, Nicholson, Reed A, Cottrell, Colleen, Collins, Janet, Hoffman, Louwrens Christiaan, Stokes, Jason Richard and Smyth, Heather (2025). Insights from traditional fermented legumes towards the innovation of modern plant-based meat analogues. Food & Function, 16 (7), 2637-2655. doi: 10.1039/d4fo02035a |
2025 Journal Article AI in food sciences and technology–beyond the algorithmsHoffman, Louwrens C. and Cozzolino, Daniel (2025). AI in food sciences and technology–beyond the algorithms. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2025.2520397 |
2024 Journal Article Histochemical composition of muscles differing in physiological function from three contrasting ruminant speciesLebedová, N., Bureš, D., Needham, T., Bartoň, L. and Hoffman, L. C. (2024). Histochemical composition of muscles differing in physiological function from three contrasting ruminant species. South African Journal of Animal Science, 54 (1), 11-20. doi: 10.4314/sajas.v54i1.02 |
2024 Journal Article Non-destructive prediction of fertility and sex in chicken eggs using the short wave near-infrared regionSchreuder, J., Niknafs, S., Williams, P., Roura, E., Hoffman, L.C. and Cozzolino, D. (2024). Non-destructive prediction of fertility and sex in chicken eggs using the short wave near-infrared region. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 322 124716, 124716. doi: 10.1016/j.saa.2024.124716 |
2024 Journal Article Effect of larval instar and post‐harvest treatments on heavy metals in BSFL and frass reared on commercial food waste streamsAlagappan, Shanmugam, Mallard, Sam, Cozzolino, Daniel, Mikkelsen, Deirdre, James, Peter, Mantilla, Sandra Olarte, Yarger, Olympia and Hoffman, Louwrens (2024). Effect of larval instar and post‐harvest treatments on heavy metals in BSFL and frass reared on commercial food waste streams. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 59 (11), 8214-8223. doi: 10.1111/ijfs.17511 |
2024 Journal Article Effect of phytogenic Moringa oleifera leaf powder on performance, carcass characteristics, immune indicators, gut microbial population and economic viability of broiler chickensNantapo, Carlos Wyson Tawanda, Muchenje, Voster, Marume, Upenyu and Hoffman, Louwrens Christiaan (2024). Effect of phytogenic Moringa oleifera leaf powder on performance, carcass characteristics, immune indicators, gut microbial population and economic viability of broiler chickens. Discover Agriculture, 2 (1) 85, 1-18. doi: 10.1007/s44279-024-00104-4 |
2024 Journal Article The influence of sex on the yield and chemical composition of the organs of young giraffe (Giraffa giraffa angolensis)Silberbauer, Bianca L., Kokošková, Tersia T., Bureš, Daniel, Kotrba, Radim, Strydom, Philip E. and Hoffman, Louwrens C. (2024). The influence of sex on the yield and chemical composition of the organs of young giraffe (Giraffa giraffa angolensis). African Journal of Wildlife Research, 54 (1), 136-145. doi: 10.3957/056.054.0136 |
2024 Journal Article Effects of supplementing a feedlot diet with microalgae (Chlorella vulgaris) on the performance, carcass traits and meat quality of lambsGadzama, I. U., Hoffman, L. C., Holman, B. W. B., Chaves, A. V. and Meale, S. J. (2024). Effects of supplementing a feedlot diet with microalgae (Chlorella vulgaris) on the performance, carcass traits and meat quality of lambs. Livestock Science, 288 105552, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.livsci.2024.105552 |
2024 Journal Article Current and potential applications of vibrational spectroscopy as a tool in black soldier fly production and the circular economyAlagappan, Shanmugam, Kolobaric, Adam, Hoffman, Louwrens C. and Cozzolino, Daniel (2024). Current and potential applications of vibrational spectroscopy as a tool in black soldier fly production and the circular economy. Applied Sciences, 14 (16) 7318, 7318. doi: 10.3390/app14167318 |