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Rania Harastani
Researcher at Loughborough University
Publications - 4
Citations - 36
Rania Harastani is an academic researcher from Loughborough University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Agricultural productivity & Nutraceutical. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 3 publications receiving 10 citations.
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COVID-19 demand-induced scarcity effects on nutrition and environment: investigating mitigation strategies for eggs and wheat flour in the United Kingdom.
Hana Trollman,Sandeep Jagtap,Guillermo Garcia-Garcia,Rania Harastani,James Colwill,Frank Trollman +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated wheat flour and egg retail shortages in the United Kingdom (UK), focusing on consumer behavior during the COVID-19 lockdown, and found that the substitutes or alternative foods consumed during the lockdown were nutritionally inadequate.
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Tackling obesity: A knowledge-base to enable industrial food reformulation
TL;DR: The development of a knowledge-base that illustrates a holistic approach to food reformulation to provide SMEs with practical information on successful methods to reduce sugar and fat from existing products is presented.
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Truths and myths about superfoods in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Abdo Hassoun,Rania Harastani,Sandeep Jagtap,Hana Trollman,Guillermo Garcia-Garcia,N. G. H. Awad,Oscar Zannou,Charis M. Galanakis,Gulden Goksen,Gulzar Ahmad Nayik,Asad Riaz,Sajid Maqsood +11 more
TL;DR: A review of superfoods is presented in this paper , where the authors uncover truths and myths about superfood by giving examples of the most popular foods (e.g., berries, pomegranates, watermelon, olive, green tea, several seeds and nuts, honey, salmon, and camel milk, among many others) that are commonly reported as having unique nutritional, nutraceutical and functional characteristics.
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Reformulation of Muffins Using Inulin and Green Banana Flour: Physical, Sensory, Nutritional and Shelf-Life Properties.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate a scenario of industrial reformulation by developing muffins that resemble store-brand ones and testing the possibility of reformulating them using inulin and green banana flour (GBF).