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De Souza MJ, Strock NCA, Williams NI, Lee H, Koltun KJ, Rogers C, Ferruzzi MG, Nakatsu CH, Weaver C. Prunes preserve hip bone mineral density in a 12-month randomized controlled trial in postmenopausal women: the Prune Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 Oct 6;116(4):897-910. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqac189. PubMed PMID: 35798020.
Grace MH, Hoskin RT, Hayes M, Iorizzo M, Kay C, Ferruzzi MG, Lila MA. Spray-dried and freeze-dried protein-spinach particles; effect of drying technique and protein type on the bioaccessibility of carotenoids, chlorophylls, and phenolics. Food Chem. 2022 Sep 15;388:133017. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133017. Epub 2022 Apr 20. PubMed PMID: 35468465.
De Souza MJ, Strock NCA, Rogers CJ, Williams NI, Ferruzzi MG, Nakatsu CH, Simpson AMR, Weaver C. Rationale and study design of Randomized Controlled Trial of Dietary Supplementation with prune (dried plums) on bone density, geometry, and estimated bone strength in postmenopausal women: The Prune study. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2022 Aug;28:100941. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2022.100941. eCollection 2022 Aug. PubMed PMID: 35669487; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9163423.
Mohamedshah Z, Hayes M, Chadwick-Corbin S, Neilson AP, Ferruzzi MG. Bioaccessibility, gut microbial metabolism and intestinal transport of phenolics from 100% Concord grape juice and whole grapes are similar in a simulated digestion and fecal fermentation model. Food Funct. 2022 Apr 20;13(8):4315-4330. doi: 10.1039/d1fo04226b. PubMed PMID: 35297910.
Hayes M, Mohamedshah Z, Chadwick-Corbin S, Hoskin R, Iorizzo M, Lila MA, Neilson AP, Ferruzzi MG. Bioaccessibility and intestinal cell uptake of carotenoids and chlorophylls differ in powdered spinach by the ingredient form as measured using in vitro gastrointestinal digestion and anaerobic fecal fermentation models. Food Funct. 2022 Apr 4;13(7):3825-3839. doi: 10.1039/d2fo00051b. PubMed PMID: 35319058.
Lim J, Ferruzzi MG, Hamaker BR. Structural requirements of flavonoids for the selective inhibition of α-amylase versus α-glucosidase. Food Chem. 2022 Feb 15;370:130981. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130981. Epub 2021 Aug 30. PubMed PMID: 34500290.
Adetola OY, Kruger J, Ferruzzi MG, Hamaker BR, Taylor JRN. Potential of moringa leaf and baobab fruit food-to-food fortification of wholegrain maize porridge to improve iron and zinc bioaccessibility. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2022 Feb;73(1):15-27. doi: 10.1080/09637486.2021.1911962. Epub 2021 Apr 15. PubMed PMID: 33858271.
Cladis DP, Weaver CM, Ferruzzi MG. (Poly)phenol toxicity in vivo following oral administration: A targeted narrative review of (poly)phenols from green tea, grape, and anthocyanin-rich extracts. Phytother Res. 2022 Jan;36(1):323-335. doi: 10.1002/ptr.7323. Epub 2021 Nov 2. Review. PubMed PMID: 34725890.
Lyu W, Rodriguez D, Ferruzzi MG, Pasinetti GM, Murrough JW, Simon JE, Wu Q. Chemical, Manufacturing, and Standardization Controls of Grape Polyphenol Dietary Supplements in Support of a Clinical Study: Mass Uniformity, Polyphenol Dosage, and Profiles. Front Nutr. 2021;8:780226. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.780226. eCollection 2021. PubMed PMID: 34977124; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8716858.
Xu K, Debelo H, Roman L, Guo M, Ferruzzi MG, Martinez MM. Co-extruded wheat/okra composite blends result in soft, cohesive and resilient crumbs rich in health-promoting compounds. Food Chem. 2021 Dec 1;364:130395. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130395. Epub 2021 Jun 17. PubMed PMID: 34175617.
Lim J, Ferruzzi MG, Hamaker BR. Dietary starch is weight reducing when distally digested in the small intestine. Carbohydr Polym. 2021 Dec 1;273:118599. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118599. Epub 2021 Aug 24. PubMed PMID: 34560999.
Lyu W, Omar T, Patel H, Rodriguez D, Ferruzzi MG, Pasinetti GM, Murrough JW, Muzzio FJ, Simon JE, Wu Q. Dissolution Study on Grape Polyphenol Hard Gelatin Capsule Dietary Supplements. Front Nutr. 2021;8:780260. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.780260. eCollection 2021. PubMed PMID: 34901128; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8656703.
Coelho OGL, Alfenas RCG, Debelo H, Wightman JD, Ferruzzi MG, Mattes RD. Effects of Concord grape juice flavor intensity and phenolic compound content on glycemia, appetite and cognitive function in adults with excess body weight: a randomized double-blind crossover trial. Food Funct. 2021 Nov 15;12(22):11469-11481. doi: 10.1039/d1fo02049h. PubMed PMID: 34698750.
Nino MC, Reddivari L, Ferruzzi MG, Liceaga AM. Targeted Phenolic Characterization and Antioxidant Bioactivity of Extracts from Edible Acheta domesticus. Foods. 2021 Sep 28;10(10). doi: 10.3390/foods10102295. PubMed PMID: 34681345; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8535266.
Hayes M, Corbin S, Nunn C, Pottorff M, Kay CD, Lila MA, Iorrizo M, Ferruzzi MG. Influence of simulated food and oral processing on carotenoid and chlorophyll in vitro bioaccessibility among six spinach genotypes. Food Funct. 2021 Aug 2;12(15):7001-7016. doi: 10.1039/d1fo00600b. PubMed PMID: 34151926.
Mengist MF, Bostan H, Young E, Kay KL, Gillitt N, Ballington J, Kay CD, Ferruzzi MG, Ashrafi H, Lila MA, Iorizzo M. High-density linkage map construction and identification of loci regulating fruit quality traits in blueberry. Hortic Res. 2021 Aug 1;8(1):169. doi: 10.1038/s41438-021-00605-z. PubMed PMID: 34333532; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8325695.
Lewandowski K, Zhang X, Hayes M, Ferruzzi MG, Paton CM. Design and Nutrient Analysis of a Carotenoid-Rich Food Product to Address Vitamin A and Protein Deficiency. Foods. 2021 May 7;10(5). doi: 10.3390/foods10051019. PubMed PMID: 34067097; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8151009.
Sato AY, Pellegrini GG, Cregor M, McAndrews K, Choi RB, Maiz M, Johnson O, McCabe LD, McCabe GP, Ferruzzi MG, Lila MA, Peacock M, Burr DB, Nakatsu CH, Weaver CM, Bellido T. Skeletal Protection and Promotion of Microbiome Diversity by Dietary Boosting of the Endogenous Antioxidant Response. J Bone Miner Res. 2021 Apr;36(4):768-778. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.4231. Epub 2020 Dec 30. PubMed PMID: 33316081; NIHMSID:NIHMS1868910.
Cladis DP, Simpson AMR, Cooper KJ, Nakatsu CH, Ferruzzi MG, Weaver CM. Blueberry polyphenols alter gut microbiota & phenolic metabolism in rats. Food Funct. 2021 Mar 21;12(6):2442-2456. doi: 10.1039/d0fo03457f. Epub 2021 Feb 25. PubMed PMID: 33629093; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8011555.
Li M, Griffin LE, Corbin S, Neilson AP, Ferruzzi MG. Modulating Phenolic Bioaccessibility and Glycemic Response of Starch-Based Foods in Wistar Rats by Physical Complexation between Starch and Phenolic Acid. J Agric Food Chem. 2020 Nov 18;68(46):13257-13266. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c01387. Epub 2020 Aug 4. PubMed PMID: 32689794.
Kruger J, Taylor JRN, Ferruzzi MG, Debelo H. What is food-to-food fortification? A working definition and framework for evaluation of efficiency and implementation of best practices. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf. 2020 Nov;19(6):3618-3658. doi: 10.1111/1541-4337.12624. Epub 2020 Sep 15. Review. PubMed PMID: 33337067.
Mengist MF, Burtch H, Debelo H, Pottorff M, Bostan H, Nunn C, Corbin S, Kay CD, Bassil N, Hummer K, Lila MA, Ferruzzi MG, Iorizzo M. Development of a genetic framework to improve the efficiency of bioactive delivery from blueberry. Sci Rep. 2020 Oct 14;10(1):17311. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-74280-w. PubMed PMID: 33057109; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7560831.
Karaduta O, Glazko G, Dvanajscak Z, Arthur J, Mackintosh S, Orr L, Rahmatallah Y, Yeruva L, Tackett A, Zybailov B. Resistant starch slows the progression of CKD in the 5/6 nephrectomy mouse model. Physiol Rep. 2020 Oct;8(19):e14610. doi: 10.14814/phy2.14610. PubMed PMID: 33038060; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7547583.
Moser SE, Shin JE, Kasturi P, Hamaker BR, Ferruzzi MG, Bordenave N. Formulation of Orange Juice with Dietary Fibers Enhances Bioaccessibility of Orange Flavonoids in Juice but Limits Their Ability to Inhibit In Vitro Glucose Transport. J Agric Food Chem. 2020 Sep 2;68(35):9387-9397. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c03334. Epub 2020 Aug 24. PubMed PMID: 32786825.
Hayes M, Ferruzzi MG. Update on the bioavailability and chemopreventative mechanisms of dietary chlorophyll derivatives. Nutr Res. 2020 Sep;81:19-37. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2020.06.010. Epub 2020 Jun 20. Review. PubMed PMID: 32828967.
Lin H, Chaudhury M, Sharma N, Bhattacharyya S, Elolimy AA, Yeruva L, Ronis MJJ, Mercer KE. MicroRNA profiles were altered in neonatal piglet mammary glands following postnatal infant formula feeding. J Nutr Biochem. 2020 Sep;83:108397. doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2020.108397. Epub 2020 Apr 8. PubMed PMID: 32645610; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8208835.
Iorizzo M, Curaba J, Pottorff M, Ferruzzi MG, Simon P, Cavagnaro PF. Carrot Anthocyanins Genetics and Genomics: Status and Perspectives to Improve Its Application for the Food Colorant Industry. Genes (Basel). 2020 Aug 7;11(8). doi: 10.3390/genes11080906. Review. PubMed PMID: 32784714; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7465225.
Mohamedshah Z, Chadwick-Corbin S, Wightman JD, Ferruzzi MG. Comparative assessment of phenolic bioaccessibility from 100% grape juice and whole grapes. Food Funct. 2020 Jul 1;11(7):6433-6445. doi: 10.1039/d0fo00792g. Epub 2020 Jul 2. PubMed PMID: 32613989.
Chung M, Zhao N, Wang D, Shams-White M, Karlsen M, Cassidy A, Ferruzzi M, Jacques PF, Johnson EJ, Wallace TC. Dose-Response Relation between Tea Consumption and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Population-Based Studies. Adv Nutr. 2020 Jul 1;11(4):790-814. doi: 10.1093/advances/nmaa010. PubMed PMID: 32073596; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7360449.
Armah S, Ferruzzi MG, Gletsu-Miller N. Feasibility of Mass-Spectrometry to Lower Cost and Blood Volume Requirements for Assessment of B Vitamins in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery. Metabolites. 2020 Jun 10;10(6). doi: 10.3390/metabo10060240. PubMed PMID: 32531925; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7345798.
Cladis DP, Debelo H, Lachcik PJ, Ferruzzi MG, Weaver CM. Increasing Doses of Blueberry Polyphenols Alters Colonic Metabolism and Calcium Absorption in Ovariectomized Rats. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2020 Jun;64(12):e2000031. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.202000031. Epub 2020 May 27. PubMed PMID: 32386352; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9558423.
De Groote H, Mugalavai V, Ferruzzi M, Onkware A, Ayua E, Duodu KG, Ndegwa M, Hamaker BR. Consumer Acceptance and Willingness to Pay for Instant Cereal Products With Food-to-Food Fortification in Eldoret, Kenya. Food Nutr Bull. 2020 Jun;41(2):224-243. doi: 10.1177/0379572119876848. Epub 2020 Mar 16. PubMed PMID: 32174149.
Cladis DP, Li S, Reddivari L, Cox A, Ferruzzi MG, Weaver CM. A 90 day oral toxicity study of blueberry polyphenols in ovariectomized sprague-dawley rats. Food Chem Toxicol. 2020 May;139:111254. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2020.111254. Epub 2020 Mar 9. PubMed PMID: 32165232; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7169469.
Ferruzzi MG, Tanprasertsuk J, Kris-Etherton P, Weaver CM, Johnson EJ. Perspective: The Role of Beverages as a Source of Nutrients and Phytonutrients. Adv Nutr. 2020 May 1;11(3):507-523. doi: 10.1093/advances/nmz115. PubMed PMID: 31755901; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7231580.
Mengist MF, Grace MH, Xiong J, Kay CD, Bassil N, Hummer K, Ferruzzi MG, Lila MA, Iorizzo M. Diversity in Metabolites and Fruit Quality Traits in Blueberry Enables Ploidy and Species Differentiation and Establishes a Strategy for Future Genetic Studies. Front Plant Sci. 2020;11:370. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00370. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 32318085; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7147330.
Debelo H, Ndiaye C, Kruger J, Hamaker BR, Ferruzzi MG. African Adansonia digitata fruit pulp (baobab) modifies provitamin A carotenoid bioaccessibility from composite pearl millet porridges. J Food Sci Technol. 2020 Apr;57(4):1382-1392. doi: 10.1007/s13197-019-04173-y. Epub 2019 Nov 22. PubMed PMID: 32180634; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7054500.
Ferruzzi MG, Hamaker BR, Bordenave N. Phenolic compounds are less degraded in presence of starch than in presence of proteins through processing in model porridges. Food Chem. 2020 Mar 30;309:125769. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125769. Epub 2019 Oct 23. PubMed PMID: 31734007.
Hayes M, Pottorff M, Kay C, Van Deynze A, Osorio-Marin J, Lila MA, Iorrizo M, Ferruzzi MG. In Vitro Bioaccessibility of Carotenoids and Chlorophylls in a Diverse Collection of Spinach Accessions and Commercial Cultivars. J Agric Food Chem. 2020 Mar 18;68(11):3495-3505. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c00158. Epub 2020 Mar 3. PubMed PMID: 32125838.
Li M, Ndiaye C, Corbin S, Foegeding EA, Ferruzzi MG. Starch-phenolic complexes are built on physical CH-π interactions and can persist after hydrothermal treatments altering hydrodynamic radius and digestibility of model starch-based foods. Food Chem. 2020 Mar 5;308:125577. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125577. Epub 2019 Oct 5. PubMed PMID: 31669942.
Ho KKHY, Ferruzzi MG, Wightman JD. Potential health benefits of (poly)phenols derived from fruit and 100% fruit juice. Nutr Rev. 2020 Feb 1;78(2):145-174. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuz041. Review. PubMed PMID: 31532485.
Sorkin BC, Kuszak AJ, Bloss G, Fukagawa NK, Hoffman FA, Jafari M, Barrett B, Brown PN, Bushman FD, Casper SJ, Chilton FH, Coffey CS, Ferruzzi MG, Hopp DC, Kiely M, Lakens D, MacMillan JB, Meltzer DO, Pahor M, Paul J, Pritchett-Corning K, Quinney SK, Rehermann B, Setchell KDR, Sipes NS, Stephens JM, Taylor DL, Tiriac H, Walters MA, Xi D, Zappalá G, Pauli GF. Improving natural product research translation: From source to clinical trial. FASEB J. 2020 Jan;34(1):41-65. doi: 10.1096/fj.201902143R. Epub 2019 Dec 10. PubMed PMID: 31914647; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7470648.
Solverson PM, Henderson TR, Debelo H, Ferruzzi MG, Baer DJ, Novotny JA. An Anthocyanin-Rich Mixed-Berry Intervention May Improve Insulin Sensitivity in a Randomized Trial of Overweight and Obese Adults. Nutrients. 2019 Nov 25;11(12). doi: 10.3390/nu11122876. PubMed PMID: 31775396; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6950395.
Pico J, Xu K, Guo M, Mohamedshah Z, Ferruzzi MG, Martinez MM. Manufacturing the ultimate green banana flour: Impact of drying and extrusion on phenolic profile and starch bioaccessibility. Food Chem. 2019 Nov 1;297:124990. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.124990. Epub 2019 Jun 12. PubMed PMID: 31253323.
Pico J, Corbin S, Ferruzzi MG, Martinez MM. Banana flour phenolics inhibit trans-epithelial glucose transport from wheat cakes in a coupled in vitro digestion/Caco-2 cell intestinal model. Food Funct. 2019 Oct 16;10(10):6300-6311. doi: 10.1039/c9fo01679a. PubMed PMID: 31589238.
Lim J, Zhang X, Ferruzzi MG, Hamaker BR. Starch digested product analysis by HPAEC reveals structural specificity of flavonoids in the inhibition of mammalian α-amylase and α-glucosidases. Food Chem. 2019 Aug 1;288:413-421. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.02.117. Epub 2019 Mar 2. PubMed PMID: 30902312.
Li M, George J, Hunter S, Hamaker B, Mattes R, Ferruzzi MG. Potato product form impacts in vitro starch digestibility and glucose transport but only modestly impacts 24 h blood glucose response in humans. Food Funct. 2019 Apr 17;10(4):1846-1855. doi: 10.1039/c8fo02530d. PubMed PMID: 30942789.
van der Merwe R, Kruger J, Ferruzzi MG, Duodu KG, Taylor JRN. Improving iron and zinc bioaccessibility through food-to-food fortification of pearl millet with tropical plant foodstuffs (moringa leaf powder, roselle calyces and baobab fruit pulp). J Food Sci Technol. 2019 Apr;56(4):2244-2256. doi: 10.1007/s13197-019-03711-y. Epub 2019 Mar 20. PubMed PMID: 30996458; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6443743.
Li M, Ho KKHY, Hayes M, Ferruzzi MG. The Roles of Food Processing in Translation of Dietary Guidance for Whole Grains, Fruits, and Vegetables. Annu Rev Food Sci Technol. 2019 Mar 25;10:569-596. doi: 10.1146/annurev-food-032818-121330. Review. PubMed PMID: 30908949.
Ortiz D, Ferruzzi MG. Identification and Quantification of Carotenoids and Tocochromanols in Sorghum Grain by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography. Methods Mol Biol. 2019;1931:141-151. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9039-9_10. PubMed PMID: 30652288.
Ahmad AF, Rich L, Koch H, Croft KD, Ferruzzi MG, Kay CD, Hodgson JM, Ward NC. Effect of adding milk to black tea on vascular function in healthy men and women: a randomised controlled crossover trial. Food Funct. 2018 Dec 13;9(12):6307-6314. doi: 10.1039/c8fo01019f. PubMed PMID: 30411751.
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