The International Division Paper Competition Committee of IFT09 has ranked the 5 finalists of the George F. Stewart International Research Paper Competition (named in honour of George F. Stewart, 1967-68 IFT President), which has three cash prizes sponsored by Elsevier, and free one-year personal subscriptions to one of Elsevier’s food science journals for each finalist.
- The work "Reuse of lignocellulosic materials as cells immobilization carrier during the fructooligosaccharides and ß-fructofuranosidase production by Solange I. Mussatto, Ligia R. Rodrigues, and José A. Teixeira was the 3rd-place winner
- The work "Effect of the use of Gleditisia triacanthos galactomannan edible coating and storage temperature on the shelf-life of goat and cow Regional cheese" by Miguel A. Cerqueira, Maria J. Sousa-Gallagher, Isabel R. Macedo, Bartolomeu W. Souza, José A. Teixeira and António A. Vicente was the 5th-place winner.
Also of interest: Polysaccharides may give edible coatings for cheese
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