Anna-Lovisa Nynäs

Ms. Anna-Lovisa Nynäs

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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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21 October 2021 in Foods
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ANAnna-Lovisa Nynäs
Anna-Lovisa Nynäs
WNWilliam Newson
William Newson
Eva JohanssonEva Johansson
Eva Johansson
Green biomass has potential as a sustainable protein source for human consumption, due to its abundance and favorable properties of its main protein, RuBisCO. Here, protein fractionation outcomes of green leafy biomass from nine crops were evaluated using a standard protocol with three major steps: juicing, thermal precipitation, and acid precipitation. Successful protein fractionation, with a freeze-dried, resolubilized white protein isolate containing RuBisCO as the final fraction, was achieved for seven of the crops, although the amount and quality of the resulting fractions differed considerably between crops. Biomass structure was negatively correlated with successful fractionation of proteins from biomass to green juice. The proteins in carrot and cabbage leaves were strongly associated with particles in the green juice, resulting in unsuccessful fractionation. Differences in thermal stability were correlated with relatedness of the biomass types, e.g., Beta vulgaris varieties showed similar performance in thermal precipitation. The optimal pH values identified for acid precipitation of soluble leaf proteins were lower than the theoretical value for RuBisCO for all biomass types, but with clear differences between biomass types. These findings reveal the challenges in using one standard fractionation protocol for production of food proteins from all types of green biomass and indicate that a general fractionation procedure where parameters are easily adjusted based on biomass type should instead be developed.


10 June 2023 in LWT
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ANAnna-Lovisa Nynäs
Anna-Lovisa Nynäs
WNWilliam Newson
William Newson
MLMaud Langton
Maud Langton
AWArno G.B. Wouters
Arno G.B. Wouters
EJEva Johansson
Eva Johansson

10 September 2019
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SES. Efstathiou
S. Efstathiou
MKM. Korsnes
M. Korsnes
AGA. Møller Gabrielsen
A. Møller Gabrielsen
TFT. Finstad
T. Finstad
FGF. Giæver
F. Giæver
XGX. Guo
X. Guo

18 March 2026 in Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
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ANAnna-Lovisa Nynäs
Anna-Lovisa Nynäs
WMWaleed Mlook
Waleed Mlook
CWCristian Wedgwood
Cristian Wedgwood
WNWilliam Newson
William Newson
Thomas PradeThomas Prade
Thomas Prade
EJEva Johansson
Eva Johansson