Bob Roberts

Professor and Head of Food Science

Bob Roberts

Huck Affiliations

Most Recent Publications

Dose-response relationships for vanilla flavor and sucrose in skim milk: Evidence of synergy

Gloria Wang, John Hayes, Gregory Ziegler, Robert Roberts, Helene Hopfer, Beverages on p. 73

Effects of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 and yogurt on mice during oral antibiotic administration

Ruchita G. Uttarwar, Solomon A. Mekonnen, Wannes Van Beeck, Aidong Wang, Peter Finnegan, Robert F. Roberts, Daniel Merenstein, Carolyn M. Slupsky, Maria L. Marco, 2024, Microbiological Research

Context matters: environmental microbiota from ice cream processing facilities affected the inhibitory performance of two lactic acid bacteria strains against Listeria monocytogenes

Laura Rolon, M. Laura Rolon, Tyler Chandross-Cohen, Kerry Kaylegian, Robert F. Roberts, Jasna Kovac, 2023, Microbiology spectrum on p. e0116723

The effect of high-pressure jet processing on cocoa stability in chocolate milk

R Roberts, Michele Tran, J Coupland, Grace Voronin, Grace Lewis-Voronin, R. F. Roberts, Michelle Tran, Grace Lewis-Voronin, J. N. Coupland, G. R. Ziegler, F. M. Harte, 2021, Journal of Dairy Science on p. 11432-11441

Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. Lactis bb-12 protects against antibiotic-induced functional and compositional changes in human fecal microbiome

Daniel Merenstein, Claire M. Fraser, Robert F. Roberts, Tian Liu, Silvia Grant-Beurmann, Tina P. Tan, Keisha Herbin Smith, Tom Cronin, Olivia A. Martin, Mary Ellen Sanders, Sean C. Lucan, Maureen A. Kane, 2021, Nutrients

Matrix Effects on the Delivery Efficacy of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 on Fecal Microbiota, Gut Transit Time, and Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Healthy Young Adults

Zhaoyong Ba, Yujin Lee, Huicui Meng, Penny M. Kris-Etherton, Connie J. Rogers, Zachary Lewis, David Mills, E Furumoto, M Rolon, Jennifer A. Fleming, Robert F. Roberts, 2021, mSphere on p. e0008421

Synergistic and antagonistic ingredient interactions as a sugar reduction strategy in chocolate milk

Alden Riak, Helene Hopfer, Alden Riak, Robert Roberts, G Ziegler, John E. Hayes, J Hayes, Gregory Ziegler, 2021, Journal of Sensory Studies on p. Abstract 84289

Freezing kinetics and microstructure of ice cream from high-pressure-jet processing of ice cream mix

G.L. Voronin, G Ning, John Coupland, Robert Roberts, F.M. Harte, 2021, Journal of Dairy Science on p. 2843-2854

Transformation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Apilactobacillus kunkeei is influenced by recipient cell growth temperature, vector replicon, and DNA methylation

Dennis L. Welker, Bailey L. Crowley, Justin B. Evans, Martin H. Welker, Jeff R. Broadbent, Robert F. Roberts, David A. Mills, 2020, Journal of Microbiological Methods

The 2018 Guidelines for Initial IFT Approval of undergraduate food science and food technology programs

Alexandra O. Santau, Ruth S. MacDonald, Robert R. Roberts, 2020, Journal of Food Science Education on p. 225-231

Most-Cited Papers

Effect of fat content on the physical properties and consumer acceptability of vanilla ice cream

M. Laura Rolon, Alyssa J. Bakke, John N. Coupland, John E. Hayes, Robert F. Roberts, 2017, Journal of Dairy Science on p. 5217-5227

Consumption of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 in yogurt reduced expression of TLR-2 on peripheral blood-derived monocytes and pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion in young adults

Huicui Meng, Zhaoyong Ba, Yujin Lee, Jiayu Peng, Junli Lin, Jennifer A. Fleming, Emily J. Furumoto, Robert F. Roberts, Penny M. Kris-Etherton, Connie J. Rogers, 2017, Zeitschrift fur Ernahrungswissenschaft on p. 649-661

Consumption of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 impacts upper respiratory tract infection and the function of NK and T cells in healthy adults

Huicui Meng, Yujin Lee, Zhaoyong Ba, Jiayu Peng, Junli Lin, Alexander S. Boyer, Jennifer A. Fleming, Emily J. Furumoto, Robert F. Roberts, Penny M. Kris-Etherton, Connie J. Rogers, 2016, Die Nahrung on p. 1161-1171

Effect of high-pressure-jet processing on the viscosity and foaming properties of pasteurized whole milk

M. Tran, R. Roberts, T. L. Felix, F. M. Harte, 2018, Journal of Dairy Science on p. 3887-3899

Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. Lactis bb-12 protects against antibiotic-induced functional and compositional changes in human fecal microbiome

Daniel Merenstein, Claire M. Fraser, Robert F. Roberts, Tian Liu, Silvia Grant-Beurmann, Tina P. Tan, Keisha Herbin Smith, Tom Cronin, Olivia A. Martin, Mary Ellen Sanders, Sean C. Lucan, Maureen A. Kane, 2021, Nutrients

Safety of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. Lactis (B. Lactis) strain BB-12-supplemented yogurt in healthy adults on antibiotics: A phase I safety study

Daniel J. Merenstein, Tina P. Tan, Aleksey Molokin, Keisha Herbin Smith, Robert F. Roberts, Nawar M. Shara, Mihriye Mete, Mary Ellen Sanders, Gloria Solano-Aguilar, 2015, Gut Microbes on p. 66-77

Effects of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12<sup>®</sup> on the lipid/lipoprotein profile and short chain fatty acids in healthy young adults: A randomized controlled trial

Yujin Lee, Zhaoyong Ba, Robert F. Roberts, Connie J. Rogers, Jennifer A. Fleming, Huicui Meng, Emily J. Furumoto, Penny M. Kris-Etherton, 2017, Nutrition Journal

Safety of Bifidobacterium animalis Subsp. Lactis (B. lactis) Strain BB-12-Supplemented Yogurt in Healthy Children

Tina P. Tan, Zhaoyong Ba, Mary E. Sanders, Frank J. D'Amico, Robert F. Roberts, Keisha H. Smith, Daniel J. Merenstein, 2017, Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition on p. 302-309

Matrix Effects on the Delivery Efficacy of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 on Fecal Microbiota, Gut Transit Time, and Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Healthy Young Adults

Zhaoyong Ba, Yujin Lee, Huicui Meng, Penny M. Kris-Etherton, Connie J. Rogers, Zachary Lewis, David Mills, E Furumoto, M Rolon, Jennifer A. Fleming, Robert F. Roberts, 2021, mSphere on p. e0008421

Freezing kinetics and microstructure of ice cream from high-pressure-jet processing of ice cream mix

G.L. Voronin, G Ning, John Coupland, Robert Roberts, F.M. Harte, 2021, Journal of Dairy Science on p. 2843-2854