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Yanni Amalia

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The research activity falls within the field of Food Chemistry with applications in nutrition. It focuses on food components and properties and the design of new foods. For this purpose, the chemical composition and specific bioactive compounds, physicochemical properties, organoleptic characteristics, nutritional value and bio-functional properties of conventional foods and foods designed with targeted beneficial metabolic effects, are studied.

Education

  • Postdoc, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University of Athens, 2008
  • PhD, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2002
  • BSc, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1996

Research Interests

  • Food bioactive compounds
  • Design, development and study of functional foods
  • Nutritional value of Greek foods
  • Effects of food processing on food components and properties

Publications

  • Kanata MC, Yanni AE, Koliaki C, Anastasiou IA, Tentolouris N, Karathanos VT. Impact of flour particle size and origin on the bread structure and the postprandial glycemic, insulinemic and appetite responses in healthy adults. Food Funct 2025;16(11):4548-4561. doi:10.1039/d5fo00348b
  • Nelios G, Prapa I, Mitropoulou G, Kompoura V, Balafas E, Kostomitsopoulos N, Yanni AE, Kourkoutas Y. Assessment of Immobilized Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus OLXAL-1 cells on oat flakes for functional regulation of the intestinal microbiome in a type-1 diabetic animal model. Foods 2024;13(24):4134. doi: 10.3390/foods13244134
  • Vasilakopoulou PB, Yanni AE, Fanarioti E, Dermon CR, Karathanos VT, Chiou A. Determination of flavonoids and phenolic acids in the liver of Wistar rats after a dietary enrichment with Corinthian currant (Vitis vinifera L., var. Apyrena): A liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry study. J Agric Food Chem 2024;72(20):11549-11560. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c01654
  • Yanni AE, Stamataki N, Stoupaki M, Konstantopoulos P, Pateras I, Tentolouris N, Perrea D, Karathanos VT. Cr-enriched yeast: beyond fibers for the management of postprandial glycemic response to bread. Eur J Nutr 2017;56(4):1445-1453. doi: 10.1007/s00394-016-1190-4
  • Kalogeropoulos N, Yanni AE, Koutrotsios G, Aloupi M. Bioactive microconstituents and antioxidant properties of wild edible mushrooms from the island of Lesvos. Food Chem Toxicol 2013; 55:378-85. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.01.010.