Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

Mrs Sera Jacob

PhD Candidate
Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences
Learning Design Officer
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
Ms Sera Jacob

My research at UQ involves studying the uniqueness of some specific indigenous Australian wattleseed varieties and developing nutrient-dense products using them. I am always excited to learn, grow and create!

Publications

Bioprocessing of Brewers´ Spent Grain Enhances its Antioxidant Activity: Characterization of Phenolic Compounds and Bioactive Peptides (2020) (Provisionally Accepted) Authors: Michela Verni, Erica Pontonio, Annika Krona, Sera Jacob, Daniela Pinto, Fabio Rinaldi, Vito Verardo, Elixabet Díaz-De-Cerio, Rossana Coda and Carlo G. Rizzello

Publications

Journal Articles (2)
Conference Papers (6)
Thesis (1)
Generic Document (1)
Seminar Papers (2)

Journal Articles

Jacob, Sera Susan, Flanagan, Bernadine M., Williams, Barbara A., Brown, Rayleen, Hickey, Sarah, Gidley, Michael J. and Smyth, Heather E. (2024). Bringing back a forgotten legume—sensory profiles of Australian native wattleseeds reveal potential for novel food applications. Journal of Food Science, 89 (1), 656-670. doi: 10.1111/1750-3841.16860
Verni, Michela, Pontonio, Erica, Krona, Annika, Jacob, Sera, Pinto, Daniela, Rinaldi, Fabio, Verardo, Vito, Diaz-de-Cerio, Elixabet, Coda, Rossana and Rizzello, Carlo Giuseppe (2020). Bioprocessing of brewers' spent grain enhances its antioxidant activity: characterization of phenolic compounds and bioactive peptides. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11 1831. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01831

Conference Papers

Wijngaarden, Clare, Jacob, Sera Susan, Adhikari, Kamalesh and Smyth, Heather Eunice (2024). Effects of product experience and information on consumer attitudes and purchase motivation for Australian wattleseed. NZOZ Sensory and Consumer Science Symposium, Sydney, NSW Australia, 7-9 February 2024.
Jacob, Sera Susan, Flanagan, Bernadine, Williams, Barbara, Hickey, Sarah, Gidley, Mike and Smyth, Heather (2022). Aroma as a tool to utilize the diversity of Australian wattleseeds. AIFST Conference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 22-24 August 2022.
Jacob, Sera Susan, Smyth, Heather E., Flanagan, Bernadine M., Williams, Barbara A. and Gidley, Michael J. (2022). The Wattleseed Effect : Exploring Australia’s native legumes for novel food applications. 72nd Australasian Grain Science Conference, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 24-26 August 2022.
Jacob, Sera Susan, Smyth, Heather E., Flanagan, Bernadine M., Williams, Barbara A. and Gidley, Michael J. (2022). Inside out and upside down : Looking closer at Australian native wattleseeds for food applications. TropAg, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 31 October-2 November 2022.
Jacob, Sera Susan , Smyth, Heather E. , Flanagan, Bernadine M. , Williams, Barbara A. and Gidley, Michael J. (2021). Exploring the diversity in wattleseeds for food applications. Australasian Seed Science Conference , Virtual, 6-8 September 2021.
Jacob, Sera Susan, Smyth, Heather E., Flanagan, Bernadine M., Williams, Barbara A. and Gidley, Michael J. (2021). Understanding and utilizing variability within wattleseed species for better food applications. 6th Food Structure, Digestion and Health Conference , Virtual, 16-19 November 2021.

Thesis

Susan Jacob, Sera (2024). Wattleseeds for nutritional foods. PhD Thesis, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/f6b4135

Generic Document

Jacob, Sera Susan, Gidley, Mike, Smyth, Heather, Flanagan, Bernadine, Williams, Barbara and Hickey, Sarah (2023). Breaking the wall of Food Sovereignty. Australian Academy of Science.

Seminar Papers

Jacob, Sera Susan (2023). Retracing ‘food’ steps – Exploring Australia’s native legumes for novel food applications. Science Seminars. Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland.
Jacob, Sera Susan, Adiamo, Oladipupo, Gidley, Mike, Smyth, Heather, Flanagan, Bernadine and Williams, Barbara (2023). Using wattleseeds for product development. Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland.