Maria Oruna-Concha

Email:
m.j.oruna-concha@reading.ac.uk
Phone:
01183785364
Job title:
Associate Professor

Responsibilities:

Module convenor: FB3AFC (Advanced Food Chemistry), FB3FLV (Advanced Flavour Chemistry), FB3FPD (New Product Development) (BSc)
Module co-convenor: FBMPRE (Food Product Reformulation) (MSc)

Office

2-16

Building location

Harry Nursten

Areas of interest

My research areas of interest include:

Flavour formation
Analysis and characterization of food components contributing to taste (including umami & kokumi)
Analysis and characterization of phytochemicals
Recovery of functional ingredients from waste streams
Acrylamide formation

My research uses a wide range of analytical techniques including: Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) and state-of-the-art GC-MS, LC and LC-MS.

Research centres and groups

Food Research Group

Academic qualifications

Pharmacy degree, University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 1992
PhD, Food and Nutrition, University of Santiago de Compostela – Analytical Chemistry, Food and Nutrition Department.

Professional bodies/affiliations

Coeliac Society, UK
Associate member of the British Society of Flavourists
Committee member of SCI Food Group
Associate Fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST)

Publications

Kumar, R. , Methven, L. , Oruna-Concha, M. ORCID: 0000-0001-7916-1592 (2023) A comparative study of ethanol and citric acid solutions for extracting betalains and total phenolic content from freeze-dried beetroot powder. Molecules , 28 (17). ISSN: 1420-3049 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules28176405
Methven, L. , Lignou, S. ORCID: 0000-0001-6971-2258 , Bull, S. ORCID: 0000-0001-5129-1731 , Oruna-Concha, M. ORCID: 0000-0001-7916-1592 , Sullivan, R. (2023) Physiology of sensory perception of flavour and mouthfeel stimuli imparted by dairy products. In: Tuohy, J. , (eds.) Sensory Profiling of Dairy Products. John Wiley & Sons pp. 18-43. ISBN: 9781119619215 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119619383.ch2
Kumar, R. , Oruna-Concha, M. ORCID: 0000-0001-7916-1592 , Methven, L. , Niranjan, K. (2023) Modelling extraction kinetics of betalains from freeze dried beetroot powder into aqueous ethanol solutions. Journal of Food Engineering , 339 ISSN: 0260-8774 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2022.111266

Kumar, R. , Sharma, V. , Oruna-Concha, M. ORCID: 0000-0001-7916-1592 (2022) Waste minimization and management in food industry. In: Sehgal, S. , Signh, B. , Sharma, V. , (eds.) Smart and Sustainable Food Technologies. Springer , Singapore. pp. 309-340. ISBN: 9789811917455 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1746-2_11
Rivera-Toapanta, E. , Oruna-Concha, M. ORCID: 0000-0001-7916-1592 , Terriente, C. , Gonzalez, J. , Guerrero, L. , Claret, A. , Parker, J. ORCID: 0000-0003-4121-5481 , Gil, M. , Oliver, M. (2022) Effects of rose hip (Rosa canina L.) extract as a natural ingredient on the nutritional composition, oxidative stability and sensory attributes of raw and cooked pork patties from Majorcan Black pig breed under retail conditions. Acta Scientific Nutritional Health , 6 (7). pp. 123-139. ISSN: 2585-1423
Lau, T. , Clayton, T. , Harbourne, N. , Rodriguez Garcia, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-4986-3144 , Oruna-Concha, M. ORCID: 0000-0001-7916-1592 (2022) Sweet corn cob as a functional ingredient in bakery products. Food Chemistry: X , 13 ISSN: 2590-1575 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fochx.2021.100180
Hunter, P. , Chadwick, M. , Graceson, A. , Hambidge, A. , Hand, P. , Heath, J. , Lignou, S. ORCID: 0000-0001-6971-2258 , Oruna-Concha, M. ORCID: 0000-0001-7916-1592 , Pink, D. , Bindukala, R. , Wagstaff, C. ORCID: 0000-0001-9400-8641 , Burker, G. , Monaghan, J. (2022) Elucidation of the biochemical pathways involved in two distinct cut-surface discolouration phenotypes of lettuce. Postharvest Biology and Technology , 183 ISSN: 0925-5214 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2021.111753

Bolger, A. , Rastall, R. , Oruna-Concha, M. ORCID: 0000-0001-7916-1592 , Rodriguez-Garcia, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-4986-3144 (2021) Effect of D-allulose, in comparison to sucrose and D-fructose, on the physical properties of cupcakes. LWT-Food Science and Technology , 150 ISSN: 0023-6438 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2021.111989
Weston, E. , Millman, C. , Setarehnejad, A. , Bennett, E. , Oruna-Concha, M. ORCID: 0000-0001-7916-1592 (2021) Career management for UK food degree students at multiple institutes using an industry-developed professional competencies framework. Journal of Food Science Education , 20 (3). pp. 99-109. ISSN: 1541-4329 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1541-4329.12224
Brighina, S. , Poveda Turrado, C. , Restuccia, C. , Walton, G. , Fallico, B. , Oruna-Concha, M. ORCID: 0000-0001-7916-1592 , Arena, E. (2021) Detrimental effect on the gut microbiota of 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds after in vitro gastro-intestinal and fermentative digestion. Food Chemistry , 341 ISSN: 0308-8146 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.128237

Naksang, P. ORCID: 0000-0002-9593-9381 , Tongchitpakdee, S. , Thumanu, K. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Niranjan, K. , Rachtanapun, C. (2020) Assessment of antimicrobial activity, mode of action and volatile compounds of etlingera pavieana essential oil. Molecules , 25 (14). pp 0. ISSN: 1420-3049 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules25143245
Scollo, E. , Neville, D. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Trotin, M. , Umaharan, P. , Sukha, D. , Kalloo, R. , Cramer, R. (2020) Proteomic and peptidomic UHPLC-ESI MS/MS analysis of cocoa beans fermented using the Styrofoam-box method. Food Chemistry , 316 ISSN: 0308-8146 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.126350
Lau, T. , Harbourne, N. , Oruña-Concha, M. (2020) Optimisation of enzyme-assisted extraction of ferulic acid from sweet corn cob by response surface methodology. Journal of the science of food and agriculture , 100 (4). pp. 1479-1485. ISSN: 1097-0010 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.10155
Scollo, E. , Neville, D. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Trotin, M. , Cramer, R. (2020) UHPLC-MS/MS analysis of cocoa bean proteomes from four different genotypes. Food Chemistry , 303 ISSN: 0308-8146 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125244

Hunter, P. , Pink, D. , Hand, P. , Heath, J. , Barker, G. , Hambidge, A. , Lignou, S. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Radha, B. , Wagstaff, C. , Monaghan, J. (2019) A genetic approach to improving postharvest quality in lettuce. Acta Horticulturae (1256). pp. 295-302. ISSN: 0567-7572 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2019.1256.41
Elmore, J. , Xu, F. , Maveddat, A. , Qi, H. , Oruna-Concha, M. (2019) Acrylamide content of vegetable chips. In: Granvogl, M. and MacMahon, S. , (eds.) Food-Borne Toxicants: Formation, Analysis, and Toxicology. ACS Symposium Series ACS Symposium Series (1306). pp. 15-26. ISBN: 9780841233874 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2019-1306.ch002
Lau, T. , Harbourne, N. , Oruña‐Concha, M. (2019) Valorization of sweet corn (Zea mays) cob by extraction of valuable compounds. International Journal of Food Science and Technology , 54 (4). pp. 1240-1246. ISSN: 1365-2621 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.14092
MohdMaidin, N. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Jauregi, P. (2019) Surfactant TWEEN20 provides stabilisation effect on anthocyanins extracted from red grape pomace. Food Chemistry , 271 pp. 224-231. ISSN: 0308-8146 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.07.083

Oruna-Concha, M. ORCID: 0000-0001-7916-1592 , Lignou, S. , Feeny, E. , Beegan, K. , Owen, K. , Harbourne, N. (2018) Investigating the phytochemical, flavour and sensory at-tributes of mature and microgreen coriander (Coriandrum sativum).. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3217/978-3-85125-593-5
Omar, A. , Harbourne, N. , Oruna-Concha, M. (2018) Effects of industrial processing methods on camel skimmed milk properties. International Dairy Journal , 84 pp. 15-22. ISSN: 0958-6946 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idairyj.2018.03.011
Scollo, E. , Neville, D. , Oruna-Concha, M. ORCID: 0000-0001-7916-1592 , Trotin, M. , Cramer, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8037-2511 (2018) Characterization of the proteome of Theobroma cacao beans by nano-UHPLC-ESI MS/MS. Proteomics , 18 (3-4). ISSN: 1615-9853 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pmic.201700339
Kaewjumpol, G. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Niranjan, K. , Thawornchinsombut, S. (2018) The production of hydrolysates from industrially defatted rice bran and its surface image changes during extraction. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture , 98 (9). pp. 3290-3298. ISSN: 0022-5142 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.8832
Mohd Maidin, N. , Michael, N. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Jauregi, P. (2018) Polyphenols extracted from red grape pomace by a surfactant based method show enhanced collagenase and elastase inhibitory activity. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology , 93 (7). pp. 1916-1924. ISSN: 0268-2575 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jctb.5459

Hunter, P. , Atkinson, L. , Vickers, L. , Lignou, S. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Pink, D. , Hand, P. , Barker, G. , Wagstaff, C. , Monaghan, J. (2017) Oxidative discolouration in whole-head and cut lettuce: biochemical and environmental influences on a complex phenotype and potential breeding strategies to improve shelf-life. Euphytica , 213 (8). ISSN: 0014-2336 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10681-017-1964-7
Mills, C. , Flury, A. , Marmet, C. , Poquet, L. , Rimaldi, S. , Sartori, C. , Rexhag, E. , Brenner, R. , Allman, Y. , Zimmerman, D. , Gibson, G. , Mottram, D. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Actis-Goretta, L. , Spencer, J. (2017) Mediation of coffee-induced improvements in human vascular function by chlorogenic acids and its metabolites: two randomized, controlled, crossover intervention trials. Clinical Nutrition , 36 (6). pp. 1520-1529. ISSN: 0261-5614 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2016.11.013
Bell, L. , Methven, L. , Signore, A. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Wagstaff, C. (2017) Analysis of seven salad rocket (Eruca sativa) accessions: the relationships between sensory attributes and volatile and non-volatile compounds. Food Chemistry , 218 pp. 181-191. ISSN: 0308-8146 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.09.076

Giallourou, N. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Harbourne, N. (2016) Effects of domestic processing methods on the phytochemical content of watercress (Nasturtium officinale). Food Chemistry , 212 pp. 411-419. ISSN: 0308-8146 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.05.190
Xu, F. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Elmore, J. (2016) The use of asparaginase to reduce acrylamide levels in cooked food. Food Chemistry , 210 pp. 163-171. ISSN: 0308-8146 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.04.105
Omar, A. , Harbourne, N. , Oruna-Concha, M. (2016) Quantification of major camel milk proteins by capillary electrophoresis. International Dairy , 58 pp. 31-35. ISSN: 1879-0143 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idairyj.2016.01.015

Noguerol, R. , Balagiannis, D. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Parker, J. (2015) Kinetics of the Maillard reaction between glucose and leucine in a simple aqueous model system. Flavour Science. Context Products pp. 201-206.
Xu, F. , Khalid, P. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Elmore, S. , eds. (2015) Effect of asparaginase on flavour formation in roasted coffee. In: Taylor, A. and Mottram, D. , (eds.) Context Products Ltd pp. 563-566. ISBN: 9781899043705
Oruna-Concha, M. , Mottram, D. , Blumenthal, H. , eds. (2015) Taste components of Sherry wines. In: Taylor, A. and Mottram, D. , (eds.) Context Products Ltd , UK. pp. 127-130. ISBN: 9781899043705
Morales-Soto, A. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Elmore, J. , Barrajon-Catalan, E. , Micol, V. , Roldan, C. , Segura-Carretero, A. (2015) Volatile profile of Spanish Cistus plants as sources of antimicrobials for industrial applications. Industrial Crops and Products , 74 pp. 425-433. ISSN: 0926-6690 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2015.04.034
Mills, C. , Touzonis, X. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Mottram, D. , Gibson, G. , Spencer, J. (2015) In vitro colonic metabolism of coffee and chlorogenic acid results in selective changes in human faecal microbiota growth. British Journal of Nutrition , 113 (8). pp. 1220-1227. ISSN: 0007-1145 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007114514003948
Bell, L. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Wagstaff, C. (2015) Identification and quantification of glucosinolate and flavonol compounds in rocket salad (Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria and Diplotaxis tenuifolia) by LC–MS: highlighting the potential for improving nutritional value of rocket crops. Food Chemistry , 172 pp. 852-861. ISSN: 0308-8146 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.09.116

Mills, C. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Mottram, D. , Gibson, G. , Spencer, J. (2013) The effect of processing on chlorogenic acid content of commercially available coffee. Food Chemistry , 141 (4). pp. 3335-3340. ISSN: 0308-8146 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.06.014
Eid, N. , Al-Awadi, B. , Vauzour, D. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Spencer, J. (2013) Effect of cultivar type and ripening on the polyphenol content of date palm fruit. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry , 61 (10). pp. 2453-2460. ISSN: 0021-8561 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jf303951e
Lignou, S. , Parker, J. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Mottram, D. (2013) Flavour profile of three novel acidic varieties of muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.). Food Chemistry , 139 (1-4). pp. 1152-1160. ISSN: 0308-8146 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.01.068

Rodriguez Mateos, A. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Kwik-Uribe, C. , Vidal, A. , Spencer, J. (2012) Influence of sugar type on the bioavailability of cocoa flavanols.. British journal of nutrition , 108 (12). pp. 2243-2250. ISSN: 1475-2662 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007114512000475
Hidalgo, M. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Kolida, S. , Walton, G. , Kallithraka, S. , Spencer, J. , Gibson, G. , de Pascual-Teresa, S. (2012) Metabolism of anthocyanins by human gut microflora and their influence on gut bacterial growth. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry , 60 (15). pp. 3882-3890. ISSN: 0021-8561 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jf3002153

Pinto, J. , Paiva-Martins, F. , Corona, G. , Debnam, E. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Vauzour, D. , Gordon, M. , Spencer, J. (2011) Absorption and metabolism of olive oil secoiridoids in the small intestine. British Journal of Nutrition , 105 (11). pp. 1607-1618. ISSN: 1475-2662 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S000711451000526X

Madruga, . , Elmore, J. , Oruna-Concha, M. , Balagiannis, D. , Mottram, D. (2010) Determination of some water-soluble aroma precursors in goat meat and their enrolment on flavour profile of goat meat. Food Chemistry , 123 (2). pp. 513-520. ISSN: 0308-8146 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.04.004

Koutsidis, . , Elmore, . , Oruna-Concha, . , Campo, . , Wood, . , Mottram, . (2008) Water-soluble precursors of beef flavour. Part II: effect of post-mortem conditioning. Meat Science , 79 (2). pp. 270-277. ISSN: 0309-1740 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2007.09.010
Koutsidis, . , Elmore, . , Oruna-Concha, . , Campo, . , Wood, . , Mottram, . (2008) Water-soluble precursors of beef flavour I: effect of diet and breed. Meat Science , 79 (1). pp. 124-130. ISSN: 0309-1740 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2007.08.008

Methven, . , Tsoukka, . , Oruna-Concha, . , Parker, . , Mottram, . (2007) Influence of sulfur amino acids on the volatile and nonvolatile components of cooked salmon (Salmo salar). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry , 55 (4). pp. 1427-1436. ISSN: 0021-8561 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jf0625611
Oruna-Concha, . , Methven, . , Blumenthal, . , Young, . , Mottram, . (2007) Differences in glutamic acid and 5'-ribonucleotide contents between flesh and pulp of tomatoes and the relationship with umami taste. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry , 55 (14). pp. 5776-5780. ISSN: 0021-8561 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jf070791p

Mottram, . , Koutsidis, . , Oruna-Concha, . , Ntova, . , Elmore, . (2004) Analysis of important flavor precursors in meat. In: Deibler, . and Delwiche, . , (eds.) Handbook of flavor characterization: sensory analysis, chemistry, and physiology . Food science and technology Marcel Dekker , New York. pp. 463-472. ISBN: 9780824747039

Koutsidis, . , Mottram, . , Elmore, . , Oruna-Concha, . (2003) Sugars and related compounds as flavour precursors in meat. In: LeQuere, . and Etievant, . , (eds.) Flavour research at the dawn of the twenty-first century. Lavoisier - Tec & Doc , Paris. pp. 654-657. ISBN: 2743006390

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