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As a current PhD student in food science based in Limerick, my research focuses on natural sweeteners and their effect on consumers, functionality within foods and nutrition policy contexts.
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A study on optimizing functional oats and quinoa cookies: the role of fiber in enhancing texture, taste, and sensory acceptance of Rebaudioside A–sweetened formulation
Banu, A., Watawana, M. I., Ryan, G., Pogorzalek, M., Granato, D. & Sarda, F. A. H., Dec 2025, In: Functional Food Science. 5, 12, p. 690-702 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of Non-Nutritive Sweeteners on Bacterial Quorum Sensing and Phenotypic Expression: Implications for Gut Microbiome Dynamics
Watawana, M., Lima, E. M. F., Quecan, B. X. V., Sherry, M., Granato, D., Schmalenberger, A., Hoffmann, C., Pinto, U. M. & Hoffmann Sarda, F. A., 8 May 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Gut Microbiome.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Development and Characterisation of a Plant-based Functional Beverage using Rebaudioside-A
O'Sullivan, L., Watawana, M., Granato, D. & Hoffmann Sarda, F. A., May 2025, (Submitted) In: Functional Food Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The development and characterization of a plant-based functional beverage using Rebaudioside-A
O'sullivan, L., Watawana, M. I., Granato, D. & Hoffmann Sarda, F. A., Sep 2025, In: Functional Food Science. 5, 9, p. 415-435 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing the acceptability of Stevia sweetened cookies through the addition of Inulin: A study on texture, chemical attributes, and taste perception
Watawana, M., Granato, D. & Hoffmann Sarda, F. A., Dec 2024, Proceedings of the Nutrition Society.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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