PROJECT TITLE |
COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS |
Project Coordinator |
Status
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| Analysis of the Irish Universities Nutrition Alliance food consumption database for issues relating to food safety and nutrition. |
TCD, UCC |
Professor M.J.Gibney,Unit of Nutrition and Dietetics,Department of Clinical Medicine,Trinity College Medical School, St.James Hospital, Dublin 8. |
Complete |
| Antimicrobial peptide preventing beer spoilage with nutraceutic potential |
TCD, UCC |
Dr. Ursula Bond,Moyne Institute of Preventative Medicine, Dept. of Microbiology,Trinity College,Dublin 2 |
Ongoing |
| Beverages to promote optimum skeletal joint function. |
UCD |
Dr.Dolores O'Riordan,Department of Food Science,University College Dublin,Belfield,Dublin 4. |
Ongoing |
| Bioavailability of health promoting ingredients from functional meat products : cost effective in vitro assessment. |
UCC |
Dr.Nora M.O'Brien, Dept of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Cork. |
Complete |
| CLA in dairy functional foods. |
DCU, TMFRC |
Dr.Catherine Stanton,Teagasc,Dairy Products Research Centre,Moorepark,Fermoy,Co.Cork. |
Complete |
| Conjugated linolecic acid: evaluation of health benefits in humans. |
TCD, UCC |
Professor Kevin Cashman,Nutritional Sciences,Department of Food Science and Technology,University College Cork,Cork. |
Complete |
| Consumer orientated development of new functional drinks:meal replacements and supplements. |
UCC, UCD |
Dr.James Lyng, Department of Food Science, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4 |
Complete |
| Development of a new generation of fermented (non alcoholic) functional cereal beverages produced with a flexible industrial fermentation system. |
UCC |
Dr.Jorge Oliveria, Dept of process and chemical engineering, University College Cork, Cork. |
Complete |
| Development of food ingredients for modulation of glycaemia |
Teagasc MFRC |
Dr. Mark Fenelon,Teagasc, Moorepark Fermoy Co. Cork |
Ongoing |
| Development of gluten free cereal based convenience foods. |
Teagasc AFRC , UCC |
Dr.Elke Arendt,Department of Food Science and Food Technology and Nutrition,UCC,Cork. |
Complete |
| Development of healthy spreads enriched with beneficial omega-3 fatty acids and low in trans fatty acids |
UL, Teagasc MFRC |
Dr. Deirdre Ni Eadhin,Food Science Research Centre, Department of Life Sciences University of Limerick Limerick |
Ongoing |
| Development of low sodium solutions for the snack food sector |
UCD |
Dr. Elaine Duggan,School ofAgriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, Agriculture and Food Science Centre, U.C.D., Belfield, Dublin 4 |
Ongoing |
| Development of novel beverages as pharmacological delivery systems for over-the-counter medicines. |
UCC, UCD |
Dr.Jean-Christophe Jacquier, Department of Food Science,University College Dublin,Belfield,Dublin 4. |
Complete |
| Diet the large bowel microflora and metabolomic profiling of healthy human subjects |
UCC,UCD |
Professor M.J.Gibney, Room 302A, UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science Centre, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, College of Life Sciences, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4. |
Ongoing |
| Efficacy of vitamin D as a functional food ingredient for disease prevention during the life cycle |
UCC |
Dr. Mairead Kiely,Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences University College Cork |
Ongoing |
| Eldermet: Gut microbiota as an indicator and agent of nutritional health in elderly Irish subjects. |
UCC, MFRC |
Dr Paul O Toole, Dept. Microbiology & Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre Rm 447 Food Science Bldg. University College Cork |
Ongoing |
| Exploring the potential of potato peel waste as a source of phytopharmaceuticals, bio-active peptides and as a control measure for potato nematodes |
TAFRC, UCC |
Dr. Nigel Brunton,Ashtown Food Research Centre, Teagasc,Ashtown,Dublin 15 |
Ongoing |
| Functional Beverages containing health promoting prebiotic milk oligosaccharides |
Teagasc MFRC |
Dr.R.Mehra,Teagasc,Dairy Products Research Centre,Moorepark,Fermoy,Co.Cork. |
Ongoing |
| Functional properties of beta glucan from oats, barley and seaweed |
UCC, AFRC, CIT, UCD |
Dr. Elke Arendt,Dept. of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork |
Ongoing |
| Generation and characterisation of novel functional and bioactive casein hydrolysates |
UL, UCC Galway-Mayo IT |
Professor Richard Fitzgerald,Life Sciences Department University of Limerick Limerick |
Ongoing |
| Generation and characterisation of novel health enhancing ingredients from brewers' spent grain. |
UL, UCC |
Professor Richard Fitzgerald,Life Sciences Department University of Limerick Limerick |
Ongoing |
| Genetics of healty eating - fruit and vegetable intake in children |
UCD |
Dr. Eileen Gibney,School ofAgriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, Agriculture and Food Science Centre, U.C.D., Belfield, Dublin 4 |
Ongoing |
| Healthy cereal-based snacks for the elderly |
TAFRC, UCC |
Dr. Eimear Gallagher, Ashtown Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15 |
Ongoing |
| Healthy cereal-based snacks from byproducts of the milling, malting, brewing and cider industriesS |
TAFRC, UCC, UCD, DIT |
Dr. Eimear Gallagher, Ashtown Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15 |
Ongoing |
| Healthy fatty acid-enriched fresh beef: implications for shelf-life, flavour and the health of the consumer. |
TCD, TAFRC, UCD |
A.P. Moloney, Teagasc, The National Food Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15 |
Complete |
| HEART FRIENDLY FOODS: Identification and exploitation of food components linked to heart health |
Teagasc MFRC, UCC |
Dr. Catherine Staunton,Teagasc, Moorepark Fermoy Co. Cork |
Ongoing |
| Marine Functional Food Research Initiative |
TAFRC, UCC, UL, NUIG, UCD, MFRC, UUJ |
Declan Troy, Ashtown Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15 |
Ongoing |
| Meat & related products as novel sources of 25-hydroxyvitamin D - a novel food-based bioactive with multiple health benefits |
UCC |
Professor K.Cashman, Department of Food and Nutrition Sciences, University College Cork, Cork. |
Ongoing |
| Novel snack foods containing functional fibre. |
UCD |
Dolores O'Riordan, Dept of Food Science, University College Dublin, Delfield, Dublin 4 |
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| Nutraceutical and Functional Food Bioactive Peptides in Beef, Bovine Offals and Fermented Meat Products |
Teagasc AFRC, MFRC, UCC |
Dr. Declan Bolton,Ashtown Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15 |
Ongoing |
| Nutrigenomic Technologies & Functional Food Development: High - CLA Beef as a model functional food |
TCD, TAFRC |
Dr. Helen Roche,Nutrigenomics Research Group, Institute of Molecular Medicine,Trinity College School of Medicine, St. James Hospital, Dublin 8 |
Ongoing |
| Nutritional and metabolic effects of phytosterols: functional benefits of plant sterols and stanols as ingredients in functional foods. |
UCC |
Dr.Nora M.O'Brien, Dept of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Cork. |
Complete |
| Phytosterols and Oxyphytosterols in foods. |
UCC |
Dr.N.M.O'Brien,Department of Food Science and Technology,University College Cork,Cork. |
Complete |
| Probiotic functional foods. |
Teagasc MFRC, UCC |
Professor Gerald Fitzgerald,Microbiology Department,University College Cork, Co.Cork. |
Complete |
| Product reformulation and in vitro testing of low glycaemic breads |
Teagasc AFRC, UCC |
Dr. Eimear Gallagher,Ashtown Food Research Centre, Teagasc,Ashtown,Dublin 15 |
Ongoing |
| Reduced fat cheese for pizza. |
Teagasc MFRC |
Dr.T.Guinee,Teagasc,Dairy Products Research Centre,Moorepark,Fermoy,Co.Cork. |
Complete |
| Reduced salt-breads for enhanced health: safety, consumer acceptance and health outcome efficacy |
UCC |
Prof Kevin Cashman,Dept. of Food and Nutritional Sciences University College Cork Cork |
Ongoing |
| Reformulation of reduced sodium chilled ready meals with improved nutritional,safety and sensory properties through inclusion of health enhancing ingredients |
UL, Teagasc AFRC |
Dr. Martin Wilkinson,Life Sciences Department, University of Limerick Limerick |
Ongoing |
| Releasing the potential of Bovine Lactoferrin |
Teagasc MFRC, UCD |
Dr. Linda Giblin, Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co Cork |
Ongoing |
| Replacement of fluten with a functional casein-bases ingredient in bread |
Teagasc AFRC, MFRC |
Dr.Brendan O'Kennedy,Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co Cork |
Ongoing |
| Safe and healthy foods |
AFRC, AFBI, CIT, QUB,UCD,MFRC, UUJ, UCC |
Dr Martin Danaher, Food Safety Department, The National Food Centre, Ashtown Dublin 15 |
Ongoing |
| Studies on the microbiology and sensory properties of novel low sodium ethnic ready meals. |
Teagasc AFRC, MFRC, UL |
Dr. Martin Wilkinson, Dept of Life Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick. |
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| Technology and process optimization to minimize losses of polyacetylenes in carrots |
NUIG, TAFRC |
Dr. Nigel Brunton,Ashtown Food Research Centre, Teagasc,Ashtown,Dublin 15 |
Ongoing |
| The effects of folate on gene expression and DNA methylation |
DCU |
Anne Parle McDermott,School of Biotechnology Dublin City University Dublin 9 |
Ongoing |
| Water activity control and texture stabilisation of high protein snack bars |
TMFRC, UCC |
Dr. P.M.Kelly,Teagasc,Dairy Products Research Centre,Moorepark,Fermoy,Co.Cork. |
Ongoing |
