Professor Louw Hoffman
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Louw Hoffman

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  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Limpopo

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509 works between 1990 and 2025
All (509) Journal Article (472) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (21) Book Chapter (15)

1 - 20 of 509 works

2025

Journal Article

The contribution of vibrational spectroscopy and data analytics towards the achievement of the global sustainability goals

Cozzolino, Daniel and Hoffman, Louwrens C. (2025). The contribution of vibrational spectroscopy and data analytics towards the achievement of the global sustainability goals. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture jsfa.70206. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.70206

The contribution of vibrational spectroscopy and data analytics towards the achievement of the global sustainability goals

2025

Journal Article

Tracing the addition of black soldier fly larvae to barley flour using near infrared spectroscopy - Effects of batch and processing treatment

Čaloudová, 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

Tracing the addition of black soldier fly larvae to barley flour using near infrared spectroscopy - Effects of batch and processing treatment

2025

Journal Article

Prediction of moisture, ash, fat and PH in Both intact goat cuts and individual muscles using a portable near-infrared spectrometer

Cozzolino, D., Zhang, S., Yang, Z., Beya, M., Hoffman, J. C., Bureš, D. and Hoffman, L. C. (2025). Prediction of moisture, ash, fat and PH in Both intact goat cuts and individual muscles using a portable near-infrared spectrometer. Food and Bioprocess Technology, 18 (10), 8902-8910. doi: 10.1007/s11947-025-03976-6

Prediction of moisture, ash, fat and PH in Both intact goat cuts and individual muscles using a portable near-infrared spectrometer

2025

Journal Article

Feeding a Bitter Mix of Gentian and Grape Seed Extracts with Caffeine Reduces Appetite and Body Fat Deposition and Improves Meat Colour in Pigs

Müller, Maximiliano, Tan, Xinle, Liu, Fan, Navarro, Marta, Hoffman, Louwrens C. and Roura, Eugeni (2025). Feeding a Bitter Mix of Gentian and Grape Seed Extracts with Caffeine Reduces Appetite and Body Fat Deposition and Improves Meat Colour in Pigs. Animals, 15 (14) 2129, 2129. doi: 10.3390/ani15142129

Feeding a Bitter Mix of Gentian and Grape Seed Extracts with Caffeine Reduces Appetite and Body Fat Deposition and Improves Meat Colour in Pigs

2025

Journal Article

The path to juiciness: the role of structural pores and their impact on sensory and textural properties of plant-based meat burgers

Xue, 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

The path to juiciness: the role of structural pores and their impact on sensory and textural properties of plant-based meat burgers

2025

Book Chapter

Big data in food safety and security applications and examples in food authenticity, adulteration, and fraud

Chapman, J., Hoffman, L. C. and Cozzolino, D. (2025). Big data in food safety and security applications and examples in food authenticity, adulteration, and fraud. AI applications in food processing and packaging. (pp. 70-87) edited by Ashutosh Kumar Shukla. London, United Kingdom: Royal Society of Chemistry. doi: 10.1039/9781837679119-00070

Big data in food safety and security applications and examples in food authenticity, adulteration, and fraud

2025

Journal Article

A human health risk assessment of persistent organic pollutants in wild marine mussels from the Western Cape Province of South Africa

Firth, 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. doi: 10.3390/foods14132226

A human health risk assessment of persistent organic pollutants in wild marine mussels from the Western Cape Province of South Africa

2025

Journal Article

Assessment of Apparent Metabolizable Energy, and Ileal Amino Acid Digestibility of Full-Fat Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) in Broiler Chickens

Alafif, 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, 105506-10. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2025.105506

Assessment of Apparent Metabolizable Energy, and Ileal Amino Acid Digestibility of Full-Fat Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) in Broiler Chickens

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

Investigating the effect of larval instar, post-harvest treatments, and substrate on the nutritional profile of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens)

2025

Journal Article

The impact of measuring conditions on the relationship between sensory and measured juiciness in plant-based burgers

Rudge, 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

The impact of measuring conditions on the relationship between sensory and measured juiciness in plant-based burgers

2025

Journal Article

Effect of the dietary ingredient composition and type of muscle on the classification of intact chicken muscles evaluated by near infrared spectroscopy

Soumeh, 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

Effect of the dietary ingredient composition and type of muscle on the classification of intact chicken muscles evaluated by near infrared spectroscopy

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 samples

Hoffman, 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

The effect of the level of goat liver addition to goat minced meat on the near-infrared spectra, colour, and shelf life of samples

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 streams

Alagappan, 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. doi: 10.1016/j.saa.2024.125628

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

2025

Journal Article

Microbial safety of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) reared on food waste streams

Alagappan, 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

Microbial safety of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) reared on food waste streams

2025

Journal Article

Shining light on seaweed—the utilization of vibrational spectroscopy and machine learning in the seaweed industry

Power, Aoife, Chapman, James, Hoffman, Louwrens and Cozzolino, Daniel (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

Shining light on seaweed—the utilization of vibrational spectroscopy and machine learning in the seaweed industry

2025

Journal Article

Insights from traditional fermented legumes towards the innovation of modern plant-based meat analogues

Rudge, 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

Insights from traditional fermented legumes towards the innovation of modern plant-based meat analogues

2025

Journal Article

AI in food sciences and technology–beyond the algorithms

Hoffman, 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

AI in food sciences and technology–beyond the algorithms

2024

Journal Article

Histochemical composition of muscles differing in physiological function from three contrasting ruminant species

Lebedová, 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

Histochemical composition of muscles differing in physiological function from three contrasting ruminant species

2024

Journal Article

Non-destructive prediction of fertility and sex in chicken eggs using the short wave near-infrared region

Schreuder, 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

Non-destructive prediction of fertility and sex in chicken eggs using the short wave near-infrared region

2024

Journal Article

Effect of larval instar and post‐harvest treatments on heavy metals in BSFL and frass reared on commercial food waste streams

Alagappan, 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

Effect of larval instar and post‐harvest treatments on heavy metals in BSFL and frass reared on commercial food waste streams

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2026
    Natural compounds and essential oils to enhance the productivity of poultry and promote food safety
    Acacia Natural Science Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Goat Industry - Sustainability Credentials Project
    Meat & Livestock Australia
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2027
    Sustainable Precision Feeding in Broiler Chickens in Australia
    AgriFutures Chicken Meat Program Nutrition, Gut Health and Environment Research Program
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2027
    Quantifying and improving goat reproductive performance and reducing kid loss
    Meat & Livestock Australia
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    Plant based foods: Towards sustainable and acceptable meat analogues
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2022
    Survey of Australian goat producers' use of KIDPLAN
    Meat & Livestock Australia
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    Optimising and industrialising black soldier fly (BSF) production: redirecting food waste to livestock feed production using insects
    Fight Food Waste CRC
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Measurement of pH in high intramuscular fat samples and existing technology validation
    Meat & Livestock Australia
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Effects of new bacillus strain probiotics and natural biosurfactants on broiler chickens production
    Bioproton Pty Ltd
    Open grant

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  • animal science
  • exotic meats
  • food science
  • goats
  • insects
  • Meat Science

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