Research Project: Reclaiming Value from Coproducts of Dairy Food Manufacture

Location: Dairy and Functional Foods Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Ice cream waste is the yeast of our problems: The valorization of waste ice cream into alcohol - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Fat globule size distribution in commercial ice cream determined through ideal application of the laser diffraction technique - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Garcia, R.A., Olszewski, F., Plumier, B.M. 2025. Fat globule size distribution in commercial ice cream determined through ideal application of the laser diffraction technique. Applied Food Research. 5:101007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afres.2025.101007.

Conversion of whey and other dairy waste into antimicrobial and immunoregulatory compounds by fermentation - (Review Article)
Tunick, M.H., Renye Jr, J.A., Garcia, R.A. 2025. Conversion of whey and other dairy waste into antimicrobial and immunoregulatory compounds by fermentation. Frontiers In Food Science And Technology. https://doi.org/10.3389/frfst.2025.1542284.

Effect of pH adjustments on a novel micellar casein-based edible 3-dimensional printing formulation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
McAnulty, M.J., Plumier, B.M., Miller, A.L., Tomasula, M.M. 2025. Effect of pH adjustments on a novel micellar casein-based edible 3-dimensional printing formulation. Journal of Dairy Science. 108:3314-3323. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2024-25768.

Integrating bacteriocins and biofilm-degrading enzymes to eliminate L. monocytogenes persistence - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Renye Jr, J.A., Chen, C., Miller, A.L., Lee, J., Oest, A.M., Lynn, K., Felton, S., Guragain, M., Tomasula, M.M., Berger, B., Capobianco Jr, J.A. 2025. Integrating bacteriocins and biofilm-degrading enzymes to eliminate L. monocytogenes persistence. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26:399. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26010399.

Butterfat recovery from waste ice cream via churning and clarification – Proof of concept - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Garcia, R.A., Bumanlag, L.P., Olszewski, F., Huynh, F., Lee, C., Plumier, B.M., Renye Jr, J.A., Tomasula, M.M. 2024. Butterfat recovery from waste ice cream via churning and clarification – Proof of concept. Applied Food Research. 5:100665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afres.2024.100665.

Recovery of milk fat from waste ice cream through ethanol-induced emulsion destabilisation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lee, C., Garcia, R.A., Bumanlag, L.P., Liang, C. 2025. Recovery of milk fat from waste ice cream through ethanol-induced emulsion destabilisation. International Journal of Dairy Technology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0307.13166.

A prototype process for demulsification of waste ice cream - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Garcia, R.A., Liang, C., Plumier, B.M., Lee, C., Bumanlag, L.P., Renye Jr, J.A., Tomasula, M.M. 2024. A prototype process for demulsification of waste ice cream. Food Science and Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.4626.

Constitutive overexpression of Qui-Quine starch gene simultaneously improves starch and protein content in bioengineered cassava (Manihot Esculenta Crantz) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hankoua, B., Diao, M., Ligaba-Osena, A., Garcia, R.A., Harun, S., Ahlawat, Y.K. 2025. Constitutive overexpression of Qui-Quine starch gene simultaneously improves starch and protein content in bioengineered cassava (Manihot Esculenta Crantz). Frontiers in Plant Science. 15:1442324. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1442324.

Bacteriocin production by lactic acid bacteria using ice cream by-product as the fermentation substrate - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Miller, A.L., Renye Jr, J.A., Oest, A.M., Liang, C., Garcia, R.A., Plumier, B.M., Tomasula, M.M. 2024. Bacteriocin production by lactic acid bacteria using ice cream by-product as the fermentation substrate. Journal of Dairy Science. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2023-24249.

The quorum sensing peptide BlpC regulates the transcription of genes outside its associated gene cluster and impacts the growth of Streptococcus thermophilus - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
McAnulty, M.J., Guron, G.P., Oest, A.M., Miller, A.L., Renye Jr, J.A. 2024. The quorum sensing peptide BlpC regulates the transcription of genes outside its associated gene cluster and impacts the growth of Streptococcus thermophilus. Frontiers in Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1304136.

Effect of alkaline pH values on physical and functional properties of edible films made from calcium caseinates - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Plumier, B.M., Akkurt, S., Bonnaillie, L., Yee, W.C., Ashby, R.D., McAnulty, M.J., Garcia, R.A., Renye Jr, J.A., Tomasula, M.M. 2023. Effect of alkaline pH values on physical and functional properties of edible films made from calcium caseinates. International Dairy Journal. 151:105851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idairyj.2023.105851.

Antimicrobial activity of thermophilin 110 against the opportunistic pathogen Cutibacterium acnes - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Renye Jr, J.A., Mendez Encinas, M.A., White, A.K., Miller, A.L., Mcanulty, M.J., Yadav, M.P., Hotchkiss, A.T., Guron, G.P., Oest, A.M., Martinez, K.G., Carvajal-Millan, E. 2023. Antimicrobial activity of thermophilin 110 against the opportunistic pathogen Cutibacterium acnes. Biotechnology Letters. 45:1365-1379. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-023-03419-2.

Proteolytic treatment of waste dairy ice cream to accelerate milk fat separation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Liang, C., Garcia, R.A., Plumier, B.M., Lee, C., Huynh, F.N., Uknalis, J. 2023. Proteolytic treatment of waste dairy ice cream to accelerate milk fat separation. International Dairy Journal. 145:105702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idairyj.2023.105702.

Passive separation of waste ice cream - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Garcia, R.A., Plumier, B.M., Lee, C., Liang, C. 2023. Passive separation of waste ice cream. International Dairy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idairyj.2022.105570.

Persistence of the probiotic Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus strain GG (LGG) in an in vitro model of the gut microbiome - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mahalak, K.K., Firrman, J., Bobokalonov, J., Narrowe, A.B., Bittinger, K., Daniel, S., Tanes, C., Mattei, L., Zeng, W., Soares, J.W., Kobori, M., Scarino Lemons, J.M., Tomasula, M.M., Liu, L.S. 2022. Persistence of the probiotic Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus strain GG (LGG) in an in vitro model of the gut microbiome. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232112973.