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Top ten most accessed Food & Function articles from July to September 2014

From July-September this year, our most downloaded Food & Function articles were:

A standardised static in vitro digestion method suitable for food – an international consensus
M. Minekus, M. Alminger, P. Alvito, S. Ballance, T. Bohn, C. Bourlieu, F. Carrière, R. Boutrou, M. Corredig, D. Dupont, C. Dufour, L. Egger, M. Golding, S. Karakaya, B. Kirkhus, S. Le Feunteun, U. Lesmes, A. Macierzanka, A. Mackie, S. Marze, D. J. McClements, O. Ménard, I. Recio, C. N. Santos, R. P. Singh, G. E. Vegarud, M. S. J. Wickham, W. Weitschies and A. Brodkorb
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 1113-1124
DOI: 10.1039/C3FO60702

Anti-inflammatory activity of natural dietary flavonoids
Min-Hsiung Pan, Ching-Shu Lai and Chi-Tang Ho
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 15-31
DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00103A

Nuts, especially walnuts, have both antioxidant quantity and efficacy and exhibit significant potential health benefits
Joe A. Vinson and Yuxing Cai
Food Funct., 2012, 3, 134-140
DOI: 10.1039/C2FO10152A

Coffee: biochemistry and potential impact on health
Iziar A. Ludwig, Michael N. Clifford, Michael E. J. Lean, Hiroshi Ashihara and Alan Crozier
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 1695-1717
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00042K

Review of in vitro digestion models for rapid screening of emulsion-based systems
David Julian McClements and Yan Li
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 32-59
DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00111B

Transcription profiles of LPS-stimulated THP-1 monocytes and macrophages: a tool to study inflammation modulating effects of food-derived compounds
Wasaporn Chanput, Jurriaan Mes, Robert A. M. Vreeburg, Huub F. J. Savelkoul and Harry J. Wichers
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 254-261
DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00113A

Potential bioavailability enhancement of bioactive compounds using food-grade engineered nanomaterials: a review of the existing evidence
Kathleen Oehlke, Marta Adamiuk, Diana Behsnilian, Volker Gräf, Esther Mayer-Miebach, Elke Walz and Ralf Greiner
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 1341-1359
DOI: 10.1039/C3FO60067J

Variations in caffeine and chlorogenic acid contents of coffees: what are we drinking?
Iziar A. Ludwig, Pedro Mena, Luca Calani, Concepción Cid, Daniele Del Rio, Michael E. J. Lean and Alan Crozier
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 1718-1726
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00290C

Excipient foods: designing food matrices that improve the oral bioavailability of pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals
David Julian McClements and Hang Xiao
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 1320-1333
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00100A

Xylooligosaccharide increases bifidobacteria but not lactobacilli in human gut microbiota
Sydney M. Finegold, Zhaoping Li, Paula H. Summanen, Julia Downes, Gail Thames, Karen Corbett, Scot Dowd, Michael Krak and David Heber
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 436-445
DOI: 10.1039/C3FO60348B

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Modelling mastication

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Scientists in Australia and New Zealand have used three-dimensional computational modelling to reveal the dynamics of food breakdown and flavour release during human chewing. The model can incorporate equations representing mechanical properties, and physical and chemical changes to build up a picture of human mastication.

In recent years, increasing health concerns related to the formulation of processed foods has left food producers with the task of reducing components such as salt, sugar and fat whilst retaining a sensory pleasing food product for the consumer. By computationally modelling mastication, scientists hope to simulate sensory stimuli to predict consumer perceptions of food as they eat.

Interested to know more? Read the full article Chemistry World here…

Challenges in computational modelling of food breakdown and flavour release
Simon M. Harrison, Paul W. Cleary, Graham Eyres, Matthew D. Sinnott and Leif Lundin
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 2792-2805
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00786G

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Issue 11 now online: Part-themed issue on Food Structures, Digestion and Health

Graphical AbstractThe front cover of issue 11 features artwork by Ashok R. Patel from Gent University. With his colleagues, Ashok’s paper demonstrates a novel way of using food polysaccharides to structure liquid oil into oleogels and further explore its potential application as a shortening alternative.

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Edible oleogels based on water soluble food polymers: preparation, characterization and potential application
Ashok R. Patel, Nick Cludts, Mohd Dona Bin Sintang, Ans Lesaffer and Koen Dewettinck
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 2833-2841
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00624K

Issue 11 is also a part-themed issue containing selected contributions from the Food Structures, Digestion and Health Conference, held in Melbourne in October 2013. Click here to view the collection, Guest Edited by Professors Mike Gidley and Li Day.

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Recent HOT articles in Food & Function

Take a look at our new hot articles just published in Food & Function. These papers are all free to read for the next four weeks. We hope you enjoy reading them!

Enhancing Vitamin E bioaccessibility: Factors impacting solubilization and hydrolysis of a-tocopherol acetate encapsulated in emulsion-based delivery systems
Ying Yang, Eric Andrew Decker, Hang Xiao and David Julian McClements
Food Funct., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00725E

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Bitter Taste Genetics- the relationship to tasting, liking, consumption and health
Emma L. Beckett, Charlotte Martin, Zoe Yates, Martin Veysey, Konsta Duesing and Mark Lucock
Food Funct., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00539B

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Impact of extraneous proteins on the gastrointestinal fate of sunflower seed (Helianthus annuus) oil bodies: A simulated gastrointestinal tract study
Sakunkhun Makkhun, Amit Khosla, Tim Foster, David Julian McClements, Myriam M. L. Grundy and David A. Gray
Food Funct., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00422A

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Effects of salt on the expansion of starchy snacks: a multiscale analysis
R. G. M. van der Sman and J. Broeze
Food Funct., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: C4FO00513A

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Delta-tocotrienol induces apoptotic cell death via depletion of intracellular squalene in ED40515 cells
Masao Yamasaki, Misato Nishimura, Yoichi Sakakibara, Masahito Suiko, Kazuhiro Morishita and Kazuo Nishiyama
Food Funct., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: C4FO00635F

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Melatonin and metabolic regulation: a review
Miguel Navarro-Alarcón, Francisco J. Ruiz-Ojeda, Rosa M. Blanca-Herrera, María Mohammad A-Serrano, Dario Acuña-Castroviejo, Gumersindo Fernández-Vázquez and Ahmad Agil
Food Funct., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: C4FO00317A

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Issue 10 now online!

Graphical AbstractThe front cover features artwork by Sophie Gallier from the University of Otago. Sophie’s paper with her colleagues investigates, the stomach emptying rate (SER) of almond lipids (0.2 g of fat per 2 mL of almond lipid suspension) as a function of the food matrix.

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Effect of food matrix microstructure on stomach emptying rate and apparent ileal fatty acid digestibility of almond lipids
Sophie Gallier, Shane M. Rutherfurd, Paul J. Moughan and Harjinder Singh
Food Funct., 2014,  5, 2410-2419
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00335G

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Edible oleogels based on water soluble food polymers: Preparation, characterization and potential application
Ashok R. Patel, Nick Cludts, Mohd Dona Bin Sintang, Ans Lesaffer and Koen Dewettinck
Food Funct., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00624K

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Can Suillus granulatus (L.) Roussel be classified as a functional food?
Filipa S. Reis, Dejan Stojković, Lillian Barros, Jasmina Glamočlija, Ana Ćirić, Marina Soković, Anabela Martins, M. Helena Vasconcelos, Patricia Morales and Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira
Food Funct., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00619D

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Hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic and antioxidant effects of Sarcandra glabra polysaccharide in type 2 diabetic mice
Wei Liu, Ying Zheng, Zhenzhen Zhang, Wenbing Yao and Xiangdong Gao
Food Funct., 2014, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00430B

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HOT articles in Food & Function

Take a look at our recent HOT Food & Function articles. Please take a look, let us know your thoughts and remember – these are free to access until Monday 13th October 2014.

Oolong, black and pu-erh tea suppresses adiposity in mice via activation of AMP-activated protein kinase
Yoko Yamashita, Liuqing Wang, Lihua Wang, Yuki Tanaka, Tianshun Zhang and Hitoshi Ashida
Food Funct., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00095A

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New insights into the effects of formulation type and compositional mixtures on the antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of dietary supplements based-on hepatoprotective plants
Carla Pereira, João C. M. Barreira,Ricardo C. Calhelha, Maria João R. P. Queiroz,Lillian Barrosa and   Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 2052-2060
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00387J

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Bi-compartmental elderly or adult dynamic digestion models applied to interrogate protein digestibility
Carmit Shani Levi and Uri Lesmes
Food Funct., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00478G

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Food & Function issue 9 is now available online

Issue 9 cover

The front cover features artwork by Jian-Ping Luo from the University of Hefei. His paper with his colleagues investigates the preventive effects of daily supplementation with an homogeneous polysaccharide (DHP) purified from D. huoshanense on ethanol-induced subacute liver injury in mice and its potential mechanisms in liver protection by a proteomic approach.

The article can be read in full below and is free to access for the next 6 weeks:

The effects of daily supplementation of Dendrobium huoshanense polysaccharide on ethanol-induced subacute liver injury in mice by proteomic analysis
Xiao-Yu Wang, Jian-Ping Luo, Rui Chen, Xue-Qiang Zha and He Wang
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 2020-2035
DOI: 10.1039/C3FO60629E   

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Recommended HOT articles

Our referees have awarded the following Food & Function papers ‘HOT’ article status. Please take a look, let us know your thoughts and remember – these are free to access until Wednesday 1st October 2014.

Structural differences of prebiotic oligosaccharides influence their capability to enhance iron absorption in deficient rats
José Moisés Laparra, Marina Díez-Municio, Miguel Herrero and F. Javier Moreno
Food Funct., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00504J

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Glycation is regulated by isoflavones
Jose Manuel Silvan, Chou Srey, Jennifer M. Ames and Maria Dolores del Castillo
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 2036-2042
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00260A

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The effect of chicken extract on ERK/CREB signaling is ApoE isoform-dependent
Shan-May Yong, Qi-Rui Ong, Bei-En Siewa and Boon-Seng Wong 
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 2043-2051
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00428K

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