• Meat consumption and consumer attitudes – A Norwegian perspective 

  Ueland, Øydis; Rødbotten, Rune; Varela, Paula (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  Norway has lower meat consumption than other North European countries. Meat is acknowledged as important for food security in Norway, as Norway's agricultural possibilities are best suited for free-ranging and self-foraging ...

• Clustering consumers based on product discrimination in check-all-that-apply (CATA) data 

  Castura, J.C; Meyners, M.; Varela, Paula; Næs, Tormod (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  Consumers can be clustered based on their product-related check-all-that-apply (CATA) responses. We identify two paradoxes that can occur if these clusters are derived from conventional similarity coefficients. The first ...

• A Piece of the Puzzle—Possible Mechanisms for Why Low Dietary EPA and DHA Cause Hepatic Lipid Accumulation in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) 

  Hundal, Bjørg Kristine; Lutfi Royo, Esmail; Sigholt, Trygve; Rosenlund, Grethe; Liland, Nina Sylvia; Glencross, Brett; Sissener, Nini (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

• Capturing food-elicited emotions: Facial decoding of children’s implicit and explicit responses to tasted samples 

  Galler, Martina; Grendstad, Åse Riseng; Ares, Gastón; Varela, Paula (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  Sensory and consumer research increasingly aims to gain direct input from children to study their eating behaviour. However, answering self-administered questionnaires can be challenging for children. In this sense, the ...

• A quantile regression perspective on external preference mapping 

  Davino, Cristina; Næs, Tormod; Romano, Rosaria; Vistocco, Domenico (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

• Overcoming barriers to breeding for increased lice resistance in farmed Atlantic salmon: A case study from Norway 

  Rosendal, Kristin; Olesen, Ingrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  This article discusses whether there is an untapped potential in breeding for improved lice resistant salmon roe and fish, and if so, what factor may explain the gap. Three sets of factors that may impact the state of ...

• Overcoming barriers to breeding for increased lice resistance in farmed Atlantic salmon: A case study from Norway 

  Rosendal, Kristin; Olesen, Ingrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  Lice is a persistent and major problem in the salmon aquaculture sector with serious environmental impacts and reducing growth potential and income of the salmon industry. This article discusses whether there is an untapped ...

• Betydningen av tollfrie kvoter for pelagisk fisk til EU 

  Melchior, Arne; Iversen, Audun; Bendiksen, Bjørn Inge; Johansen, Ove; Dreyer, Bent Magne (Nofima rapportserie, Research report, 2022)

• High diversity in the regulatory region of Shiga toxin encoding bacteriophages 

  Fagerlund, Annette; Aspholm, Marina; Wegrzyn, Grzegorz; Lindbäck, Toril (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  Background: Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is an emerging health challenge worldwide and outbreaks caused by this pathogen poses a serious public health concern. Shiga toxin (Stx) is the major virulence factor ...

• Dried Salt-Cured Saithe (Pollachius virens): Exploring the Effects of a Two-Step Desalting Procedure - Immersion in Cold Water and Cooking 

  Lorentzen, Grete Elisabeth; Lindberg, Stein-Kato; Ageeva, Tatiana Nikolaevna (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  Desalting of dried salt-cured whitefish is traditionally performed by immersion in water up to 48 h. This process reduces the salt content from approximately 20 to 2%. Alternatively, the fish is immersed in water for a few ...

• Thinking outside the booth: when Covid-19 pushed sensory testing to remote options 

  Varela, Paula (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  This commentary addresses the issue of remote testing with sensory and consumer panels, within the VSI Covid-19 and Sensory Science in Food Quality and preference. In particular, two papers on the topic will be discussed: ...

• Uttesting av vått mottak om bord på M.Tr Kongsfjord 

  Olsen, Stein Harris; Martinsen, Gustav (Nofima rapportserie, Research report, 2022)

  Havfisk AS ønsker å forbedre kvaliteten på trålfanget fisk, og satte i 2018 i gang med å designe og bygge ny tråler. Utgangspunktet var å holde fangsten levende om bord, for å kunne slakte ut fisken på en kontrollert måte. ...

• Controlled Release of Volatile Antimicrobial Compounds from Mesoporous Silica Nanocarriers for Active Food Packaging Applications 

  Gulin-Sarfraz, Tina; Kalantzopoulos, Georgios; Haugen, John-Erik; Axelsson, Lars Torsten; Kolstad, Hilde Raanaas; Sarfraz, Jawad (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  Essential oils and their active components have been extensively reported in the literature for their efficient antimicrobial, antioxidant and antifungal properties. However, the sensitivity of these volatile compounds ...

• Quality-enhancing fishing in the coastal fishery for Atlantic cod in Norway 

  Sogn-Grundvåg, Geir; Hermansen, Øystein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

• Evaluation of a recirculating aquaculture system research facility designed to address current knowledge needs in Atlantic salmon production 

  Mota, Vasco; Striberny, Anja; Verstege, Gerhardus C.; Difford, Gareth Frank; Lazado, Carlo C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  A better understanding of recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) biosecurity is crucial for a sustainable and ethical production of Atlantic salmon smolt and post-smolt in these systems. This study described and evaluated ...

• Tuning of 2D cultured human fibroblast behavior using lumichrome photocrosslinked collagen hydrogels 

  Grønlien, Krister Gjestvang; Pedersen, Mona Elisabeth; Rønning, Sissel Beate; Solberg, Nina Therese; Tønnesen, Hanne Hjorth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  Collagen is extensively used in fabrication of hydrogels for biomedical applications but needs improvement after its isolation from tissues due to slow gelation and poor mechanical properties. Crosslinking could tailor ...

• The effect of adding eggshell membrane to emulsified meat models in terms of structure, water-holding, and texture 

  Rødbotten, Rune; Böcker, Ulrike; Høst, Vibeke; Dankel, Elin Katinka; Sanden, Karen Wahlstrøm; Pedersen, Mona Elisabeth; Ofstad, Ragni (Journal article, 2022)

  This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of adding eggshell membrane (ESM), a by-product of the chicken egg processing industry, to emulsified meat models with different NaCl concentrations. The aim was to examine ...

• Production of food-grade microcarriers based on by-products from the food industry to facilitate the expansion of bovine skeletal muscle satellite cells for cultured meat production 

  Andreassen, R. Christel; Rønning, Sissel Beate; Solberg, Nina Therese; Grønlien, Krister Gjestvang; Kristoffersen, Kenneth Aase; Aase, Kenneth; Høst, Vibeke; Kolset, Svein Olav; Pedersen, Mona Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

• Bacterial levels and diversity in kitchen sponges and dishwashing brushes used by consumers 

  Møretrø, Trond; Ferreira, Vânia B.; Moen, Birgitte; Almli, Valerie Lengard; Teixeira, Paula; Kasbo, Ida Mailen; Langsrud, Solveig (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  Aims: The purpose of the work was to investigate bacterial levels and diversity as well as survival of Salmonella in used dish washing sponges and brushes and identify consumer practices that can potentially explain bacterial ...

• Microbial Safety and Sensory Analyses of Cold-Smoked Salmon Produced with Sodium-Reduced Mineral Salts and Organic Acid Salts 

  Heir, Even; Jacobsen, Maria; Øvrum Gaarder, Mari; Berget, Ingunn; Dalgaard, Paw; Jensen, Merete Rusås; Holck, Askild Lorentz (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

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