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Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Department of Food Science

Taylor, JRN

PhD(CNAA) DSc(Pret) Post Grad Cert Educ(Nottingham) - Professor

NRF Rating: B2

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Telephone number: 012 420 4296
Fax number: 012 420 2839
E-mail address: john.taylor@up.ac.za

Research Interests:

The influence of cooking processes on the ultrastructural components of plant seeds

Grain quality

Natural shelf-life extension of food

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Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Taylor J, Taylor JRN, Dutton MF, de Kock S: 2005. Glacial acetic acid - A novel food-compatible solvent for kafirin extraction. Cereal Chemistry, 82 (5), pp 485-487.

Byaruhanga YB, Erasmus C, Taylor JRN: 2005. Effect of microwave heating of kafirin on the functional properties of kafirin films. Cereal Chemistry, 82 (5), pp 565-573.

da Silva LS, Taylor JRN: 2005. Physical, mechanical and barrier properties of kafirin films from red and white sorghum milling fractions. Cereal Chemistry, 82 (1), pp 9-14.

Taylor J, Taylor JRN, Dutton MF, de Kock S: 2005. Identification of kafirin film casting solvents. Food Chemistry, 90, pp 401-408.

Fombang EN, Taylor JRN, Mbofung CMF, Minnaar A: 2005. Use of g - irradiation to alleviate the poor protein digestibililty of sorghum porridge. Food Chemistry, 91, pp 695-703.

Ezeogu LI, Duodu KG, Taylor JRN: 2005. Effects of endosperm texture and cooking conditions on the vitro starch digestibility of sorghum and maize flours. Journal of Cereal Science, 42, pp 33-44.

Lefyedi ML, Marais GJ, Dutton MF, Taylor JRN: 2005. The microbial contamination, toxicity and quality of turned and unturned outdoor floor malted sorghum. Journal of the Institute of Brewing, 111 (2), pp 190-196.

Yetneberk S, Rooney LW, Taylor JRN: 2005. Improving the quality of sorghum injera by decortication and compositing with tef. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 85, pp 1252-1258.

 

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