Janna Cropotova

• PhD
• Professor (Associate) at Norwegian University of Science and Technology

This study demonstrates the effectiveness of ultrasonication, as a pre-treatment technology, coupled to enzymatic hydrolysis of herring side streams, yielding multifunctional peptide mixtures with antioxidant, hypotensive (ACE inhibitory activity), and hypoglycemic (DPP-IV inhibitory and GLP-1 enhancer activity) properties. The ultrasound pre-treat...

The use of fish rest raw material for the production of fish protein hydrolysates (FPH) through enzymatic hydrolysis has received significant interest in recent decades. Peptides derived from fish proteins are known for their enhanced bioactivity which is mainly influenced by their molecular weight. Studies have shown that novel technologies, such...

To produce fish protein hydrolysates (FPH) from fish raw material and side streams, enzymatic hydrolysis is commonly used. To optimize this traditional method of recovery and improve the physicochemical and functional parameters of recovered FPH, advanced non-thermal techniques like ultrasonication (US) can be applied as a pre-treatment step. The p...

Fish protein hydrolysates (FPH) obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis allows for smart valorization of fish side streams. However, further treatments are normally needed to enhance bioactive and functional properties of the obtained FPH. At present, the commonly used methods to improve functional properties of FPH include chemical and enzymatic modifica...

Utilization of fish rest raw material for fish oil extraction has received interest with the increasing demand for sustainable food sources. Enzymatic hydrolysis is an efficient method for the extraction of value-added compounds, but its effectiveness may be enhanced by high-pressure processing (HPP). However, HPP can induce lipid oxidation, affect...

As global fish consumption rises, a large amount of waste is generated that is generally neglected. Considering the value embedded in these resources, sustainable methods become more important in extracting valuable ingredients from fish processing residues. Enzymatic hydrolysis is a fast and easily reproducible method for recovering protein ingred...

Introduction Fish rest raw material generated from the fish processing industry may be a useful resource for recovery of added value compounds. The application of non-thermal novel technologies can improve the extraction. High-pressure processing (HPP) has long been used for the preservation and extension of the shelf life of seafood. It also const...

Providing food has become more complex because of climate change and other environmental and societal stressors, such as political instability, the growth in the world population, and outbreaks of new diseases, especially the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to these challenges, the agri-food industry has increased its efforts to shift to using more...

Due to the continuous growth of the world population, there is an urgent need to find sustainable sources of high-quality protein. Fish side streams rich in essential nutrients and accounting for 60–70% of the whole fish, represent a sustainable source for recovery of valuable protein compounds. The present study aimed at extensive characterization...

Embracing innovation and emerging technologies is becoming increasingly important to address the current global challenges facing many food industry sectors, including the dairy industry. Growing literature shows that the adoption of technologies of the fourth industrial revolution (named Industry 4.0) has promising potential to bring about breakth...

The study aimed at zero-waste utilization of fish processing streams for cultivation of microalgae Galdieria sulphuraria. Wastewater from a fish processing facility, slam (mix of used fish feed and faeces), and dried pellet (sediments after enzymatic hydrolysis of rainbow trout) were investigated as potential sources of carbon, nitrogen, and phosph...

Fish and other seafood products represent a valuable source of many nutrients and micronutrients for the human diet and contribute significantly to global food security. However, considerable amounts of seafood waste and by-products are generated along the seafood value and supply chain, from the sea to the consumer table, causing severe environmen...

“Food processing 4.0” concept denotes processing food in the current digital era by harnessing fourth industrial revolution (called Industry 4.0) technologies to improve quality and safety of processed food products, reduce production costs and time, save energy and resources, as well as diminish food loss and waste. Industry 4.0 technologies have...

The present study aimed at characterizing the possible biological activities of the multifunctional low molecular weight fractions (<3 kDa) peptides isolated from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis. The fish protein hydrolysate (FPH) was tested for its antioxidant property along with its angiotensin converting enzy...

Seafood processing creates enormous amounts of side-streams. This review deals with the use of seafood side-streams for transformation into valuable products and identifies suitable approaches for making use of it for different purposes. Starting at the stage of catching fish to its selling point, many of the fish parts, such as head, skin, tail, f...

Dear Colleagues, Our aquatic food systems are critically important for fostering food security around the globe. Currently, however, millions of metric tons of food loss are generated by the seafood industry each year, from harvest to processing. The development of new technologies and approaches to upcycle underutilized seafood resources into valu...

Our planet is currently facing unprecedented interconnected environmental, societal, and economic dilemmas due to climate change, the outbreak of pandemics and wars, among others. These global challenges pose direct threats to food security and safety and clearly show the urgent need for innovative scientific solutions and technological approaches....

Consumer awareness and demands for quality eco-friendly food products have made scientists determined to concentrate their attention on sustainable advancements in the utilization of bioactive compounds for increasing safety and food quality. Essential oils (EOs) are extracted from plants and exhibit antimicrobial (antibacterial and antifungal) act...

Refined sugar is a processed product containing 99% sucrose, which is obtained from sugarcane (70%) or sugar beet (30%). In modern societies, sugar continues to play a significant role in the diet, recognised not only for its flavour and special sweetening properties but also for its role in food preservation. On the other hand, a high consumption...

The growing consumer awareness of climate change and the resulting food sustainability issues have led to an increasing adoption of several emerging food trends. Some of these trends have been strengthened by the emergence of the fourth industrial revolution (or Industry 4.0), and its innovations and technologies that have fundamentally reshaped an...

Food quality has recently received considerable attention from governments, researchers, and consumers due to the increasing demand for healthier and more nutritious food products. Traditionally, food quality is determined using a range of destructive and time-consuming approaches with modest analytical performance, underscoring the urgent need to...

The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the effect of storage time and temperature on the nutritional and antioxidant values of different varieties of brown rice. PARB approved indigenous Basmati varieties (Basmati 86, Basmati 515, Basmati super, Basmati super fine and Basmati kainat) were procured and initially tested for physicochemical p...

Climate change, the growth in world population, high levels of food waste and food loss, and the risk of new disease or pandemic outbreaks are examples of the many challenges that threaten future food sustainability and the security of the planet and urgently need to be addressed. The fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0, has been gaining...

Omega-3 Delivery Systems: Production, Physical Characterization and Oxidative Stability offers the most recent updates for developing, characterizing, and stabilizing both traditional and novel omega-3 delivery systems, including their final incorporation into food matrices and physicochemical changes during digestion. The chapter brings informatio...

It is usually quite challenging to rely on one single intervention to achieve a satisfactory antimicrobial effect and maintain quality attributes of food. This study aimed to investigate the decontamination effectiveness of individual treatments, including ultrasound (US), plasma-activated water (PAW), and peracetic acid (PAA) and their combination...

Pulsed electric field (PEF), as an emerging technique, has recently gained increased popularity in food processing and preservation. However, applications in the seafood industry are still scarce. In the present study, sea bass samples were subjected to PEF pre-treatment prior to brine salting to verify the possible acceleration of the brining rate...

It is desirable to increase the consumption of pelagic fish rich in long-chain omega-3 fatty acids. Partial replacement of traditionally used white fish species by pelagic fish will increase the content of omega-3 fatty acids, and thus improve the nutritional value but it may also affect the consumer acceptance. The aim of this study is to assess t...

Superchilling entails lowering the fish temperature to between the initial freezing point of the fish and about 1-2°C lower. The temperature of superchilled fresh fishery products (SFFP) in boxes without ice was compared to that of products subject to the currently authorised practice in boxes with ice (CFFP) under the same conditions of on-land st...

A combined effect of pulsed electric field application and salting in a brine with 5 and 10% w/w NaCl on oxidative stability of lipids and proteins, as well as color characteristics of sea bass samples, was assessed in the study. The applied intensity of the current was set at 10 and 20 A corresponding to 300 and 600 V cm⁻¹, respectively. Pulsed el...

Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) is a novel non-thermal technology with potential applications in inactivating microorganisms in food products. However, its impact on food quality is not yet fully understood. The aim of this research is to study the impact of in-package plasma technology on the stability of cholesterol and total lipid in four differen...

Quality changes in Atlantic mackerel fillets during superchilled, chilled and frozen storage focusing on lipid quality, colour and changes in low molecular weight metabolites relevant for quality and safety were studied. Low formation of oxidation products was observed in chilled (up to 7 days), superchilled (up to 14 days) and frozen storage (up t...

A new fluorimetric assay for simultaneous determination of lipid and protein hydroperoxides in muscle foods by the use of diphenyl-1-pyrenylphosphine (DPPP) was proposed in the study. Non-fluorescent DPPP that reacts with hydroperoxides stoichiometrically to yield fluorescent DPPP oxide, was used as a fluorescent dye to determine lipid and protein...

In this work, the potential of spectroscopic techniques was studied to investigate heat-induced changes occurring during the application of thermal treatments on cod (Gadus morhua L.) fillets. Vacuum-packed samples were thermally treated in a water bath at 50, 60, 70 and 80 °C for 5 and 10 min, and further stored for one, four, and eight days at 4...

The rapid development in the food supply chain has led to increased interest for quality in the food sector. In the last two decades, the human health and food safety have become essential. Health problems are highly related to diet and nutritional habits. The connection between nutrition and the development of various health problems is even more...

The study focused on assessing quality parameters of haddock and mackerel minces subjected to a high-pressure treatment (HP) at 200 and 300 MPa and frozen storage at −40 °C. Dry matter, water-holding capacity, protein solubility and oxidation, lipid oxidation, microbiological parameters, low molecular weight metabolites (LMW) and color parameters,...

The aim of the present study is to assess the influence of different sous-vide time-temperature regimes and use of two types of commercial antioxidants (rosemary extract and rosmary extract with ascorbyl palmitate) on quality parameters of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) during chilled storage. The mackerel fillets were treated with the antiox...

Muscle foods, particularly fish products are highly exposed to oxidative stress during processing and storage, resulting in oxidative modification of proteins. Protein carbonyls content has been used as one of the measures of oxidative stress. Generally, the resulting carbonylated proteins (CPs) have so far been labeled with 2,4-dinitrophenyl (DNP)...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of various sousvide time–temperature regimes and their interactions on quality parameters of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) during chilled storage. The mackerel fillets were exposed to sous-vide treatment at 60, 75, and 90°C for 10, 15, and 20 min and further stored for 1, 3, and 7 days...

The aim of this study was to assess lipid oxidation development in sous-vide cooked Atlantic mackerel during chilled storage by fluorescence microscopy coupled with chemical, physical and data analysis methods. Sous vide-cooking at 70°C and 80°C for 10 and 20 minutes was performed with and without use of antioxidants. Fluorescence micrographs of li...

Changes in quality characteristics in relation to protease activity and protein oxidation in chilled, superchilled and frozen mackerel fillets during storage were studied. The solubility of sarcoplasmic proteins was quite stable in mackerel samples for all storage experiments, whereas the solubility of myofibrillar proteins decreased in both superc...

The aim of this study was to investigate the potential of fluorescence microscopy coupled with chemical, physical and data analysis methods for reliable and non-invasive detection of changes in texture parameters of sous-vide cooked Atlantic mackerel during chilled storage. Fluorescence micrographs of cook loss and connective tissue of the fish sam...

The demand for use of natural fruit-based raw material for the manufacture of non-dairy desserts has significantly grown over the past decennium due to the increased number of people suffering from lactose intolerance, allergy to milk proteins and obesity. This study investigated the main physicochemical and rheological properties of non-dairy crea...

The present study explores the heat-stability and thermo-physical parameters of apple fillings prepared with different amounts of water-binding agents (inulin, pectin and gellan gum), apple puree over a wide range of the total soluble solids content (30–70°Brix) according to a 2⁵ experimental design with added central points. Obtained results showe...

To respond to current consumer demands and lifestyle challenges with agility, agri-food practitioners have to evolve quickly and remain competitive. Unfortunately, in many situations, development and proliferation of innovative foods in the market act as a barrier to consumers instead of a driving force, because food manufacturers tend to proceed a...

The study describes changes in the main quality characteristics of heat-stable peach fillings after 2 years of storage. The analyzed fillings became darker and their moisture content and water activity (aw) slightly decreased. Also, there was observed a tendency of reducing pH values upon increasing the total soluble solids content in the samples....

Food industry experts recognize the need to develop a technology for manufacturing heat-stable fillings, which represents a priority direction of great demand for domestic bakery producers. Heat-stable fillings are complex products, requiring the use of special stabilizing agents. The study is dedicated to the problem of heat-stable fruit fillings’...

The aim of the present study was to estimate the quality deterioration of apple fillings during storage. Moreover, a potentiality of novel time-saving and non-invasive method based on fluorescence microscopy for prompt ascertainment of non-enzymatic browning initiation in fruit fillings was investigated. Apple filling samples were obtained by mixin...

The study is devoted to the development and quality assessment of fruit fillings prepared with dietary fibers (inulin and pectin). The fillings were prepared in laboratory conditions starting from apple puree (45% w/w) in a wide range of soluble solids (30-70 °Brix). A 2k regression modeling was applied to assess the common and individual effects o...

The goal of the study was to determine the effect of thermal treatment and 6-months storage on antioxidant activity and chemical composition of heat-stable apple fillings. The aim was fully accomplished by analyzing apple fillings prepared in laboratory conditions under atmospheric pressure from aseptic apple puree (45 %) in a wide range of soluble...

The study discusses the influence of 1-year storage time on the total polyphenol content and antioxidant activity of apple fillings prepared in a wide range of total soluble solids, amount of apple-based raw material and added ingredients according to the 25 factorial design of experiments with added central point. The total polyphenol content of t...

High bakery-stability of fruit fillings during baking at elevated temperatures is a very significant and desirable quality attribute in the manufacturing of filled bakery products. This research was performed with the aim of evaluating the basic physicochemical changes that occur as well as the heat-stability of apple fillings during the baking pro...

High bakery-stability of fruit fillings during baking at elevated temperatures is a very significant and desirable quality attribute in the manufacturing of filled bakery products. This research was performed with the aim of evaluating the basic physicochemical changes that occur as well as the heat-stability of apple fillings during the baking pro...

The research is focused on the development and testing of the functional fruit fillings made from minimally processed fruit-based raw materials and fortified with dietary fibers. The long-chain chicory inulin was used as primary prebiotic ingredient in combination with pectin for functional heat-stable fruit fillings’ production. High performance l...

Fish consumption is an important part of human diet due to essential omega-3 fatty acids found naturally in this product. Many researchers from all over the world found that high mercury concentrations in the body reduced the heart-protective effects of the fatty acids in fish oils. People shouldn't be constrained by choosing between the health haz...