Senaka Ranadheera

Traditional Sri Lankan fermented buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) milk gel (Meekiri): technology, microbiology and quality characteristics

H Priyashantha, CS Ranadheera, DMD Rasika, JK Vidanarachchi

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Ethnic Foods

Meekiri (sometimes also known as Mee-Deekiri); fermented buffalo milk gel is a deep-rooted dairy product in Sri Lankan food cultur..

Probiotic survival, biological functionality and untargeted metabolomics of the bioaccessible compounds in fermented camel and bovine milk after in vitro digestion.

Mutamed Ayyash, Abdelmoneim Abdalla, Ahlam Alhammadi, C Senaka Ranadheera, Mohd Affan Baig, Basel Al-Ramadi, Gang Chen, Afaf Kamal-Eldin, Thom Huppertz

Journal article  |  2021  |  Food Chem

This study investigated probiotic survival and biological functionality of the bioaccessible fraction of fermented camel milk (FCM..

Postbiotics - when simplification fails to clarify

Jose Eleazar Aguilar-Toala, Stefania Arioli, Pradip Behare, Clara Belzer, Roberto Berni Canani, Jean-Marc Chatel, Enza D'Auria, Monica Queiroz de Freitas, Eran Elinav, Erick Almeida Esmerino, Hugo S Garcia, Adriano Gomes da Cruz, Aaron F Gonzalez-Cordova, Simone Guglielmetti, Jonas de Toledo Guimaraes, Adrian Hernandez-Mendoza, Philippe Langella, Andrea M Liceaga, Marciane Magnani, Rebeca Martin, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  NATURE REVIEWS GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY

Canola Protein-based Films Prepared with TEMPO Modified Nanocrystalline Cellulose for Sustainable Food Packaging.

Thilini Dissanayake, Tizazu Mekonnen, Senaka Ranadheera, Nandika Bandara, Boon Peng Chang

Conference Proceedings  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN OIL CHEMISTS SOCIETY

Protecting the viability of encapsulated Lactobacillus rhamnosus LGG using chocolate as a carrier

MN Hossain, CS Ranadheera, Z Fang, G Hutchinson, S Ajlouni

Journal article  |  2021  |  Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture

Utilization of Mango, Apple and Banana Fruit Peels as Prebiotics and Functional Ingredients

Hafza Fasiha Zahid, Chaminda Senaka Ranadheera, Zhongxiang Fang, Said Ajlouni

Journal article  |  2021  |  AGRICULTURE-BASEL

Among the waste by-products generated by the fruit industry (peels, seeds, and skins), fruit peel constitutes the major component...

Probiotic Delivery through Non-Dairy Plant-Based Food Matrices

DMD Rasika, Janak K Vidanarachchi, Selma F Luiz, Denise Rosane Perdomo Azeredo, Adriano G Cruz, Chaminda Senaka Ranadheera

Journal article  |  2021  |  AGRICULTURE-BASEL

Probiotics are live microorganisms which, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host. Traditionall..

Healthy chocolate enriched with probiotics: a review

Md Nur Hossain, Chaminda Senaka Ranadheera, Zhongxiang Fang, Said Ajlouni

Journal article  |  2021  |  FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Benefits associated with consumption of probiotics and prebiotics are well known and many clinical studies have proven their posit..

Impact of encapsulating probiotics with cocoa powder on the viability of probiotics during chocolate processing, storage, and in vitro gastrointestinal digestion

Md Nur Hossain, Chaminda Senaka Ranadheera, Zhongxiang Fang, Said Ajlouni

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE

Chocolates can be formulated as a functional food via enrichment with probiotics. However, the added probiotics must overcome the ..

Plant-based milk substitutes as emerging probiotic carriers

Dissanayake MD Rasika, Janak K Vidanarachchi, Ramon Silva Rocha, Celso F Balthazar, Adriano G Cruz, Anderson S Sant'Ana, Chaminda Senaka Ranadheera

Journal article  |  2021  |  CURRENT OPINION IN FOOD SCIENCE

At present, there is an increasing demand for probiotic enriched plant-based milk products. Although many varieties of plant-based..