Dr. Tatiana Koutchma

Image Tatiana Koutchma
Research Scientist

Novel Food Processing Technologies

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
93 Stone Rd W, Guelph, ON N1G 5C9

Current research and/or projects

Dr. Koutchma uses her expertise in emerging (novel) food processing technologies such as high pressure, ultraviolet light, LEDs to initiate and conduct research related to production of food and feed products with extended shelf-life, better quality and safety attributes, to develop risk mitigation processing strategies for pathogens and mycotoxins control, transfer knowledge to national and international governments and industrial partners, validate performance of novel food processes and assess impact of novel processing methods on chemical safety, quality and health attributes of foods.

Research and/or project statements

  • Light-based technologies including LEDs to control safety of fresh produce
  • Development of postharvest treatment to reduce fungal toxins in stored wheat and corn
  • Comparative study on the effect of UV and high hydrostatic pressure on health-related constituents of plant derived beverages
  • Validation principles of high pressure processing (HPP) and ultra-violet (UV)

Professional activities / interests

  • Novel thermal and non-thermal processing technologies: high pressure, ultraviolet light, light emitting diodes, electromagnetic heating
  • Validation and regulatory support of novel processing technologies
  • Microbial and mycotoxins controls of food and feed through novel technologies

Education and awards

Ph.D. Food Process Engineering, Moscow State University of Food Production

Additional links

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tatiana_Koutchma

Key publications

  1. Rodríguez-Gonzále, O., Buckow, R., Koutchma, T., and Balasubramaniam, V.M. (2011). "Energy efficiency of selected nonthermal food processes for preserving apple juice.", Nonthermal Processing Division Workshop, Osnabrück, Germany, October 11-14, 2011.

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  2. Koutchma, T. (2011). "Ultraviolet Light as Control Measure in Food Processing.", Nonthermal Processing Division Workshop, Osnabrück, Germany, October 11-14, 2011.

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  3. Forney, L.J., Koutchma, T., and Ye, Z. (2011). "Characterization and Simulation of Ultraviolet Processing of Liquid Foods Using Computational Fluid Dynamics.", in Knoerzer, K., Juliano, P., Roupas, P. and Versteeg, C. (eds.) - Innovative Food Processing Technologies: Advances in Multiphysics Simulation, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chapter 14, pp. 303-323.

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  4. Koutchma, T., Orlowska, M., and Defelice, C. (2011). "Ultraviolet Light for Safety of Fluid Foods and Beverages.", 2nd North American Conference on Ozone, Ultraviolet & Advanced Oxidation Technologies, Toronto, ON, Canada, September 18-20, 2011.

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  5. Koutchma, T. (2011). "Pasteurization and Sterilization.", in Da-Wen Sun (ed.) - Handbook of Food Safety Engineering, CRC Press.

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  6. Koutchma, T. (2011). "Merging food processing technologies in the age of global food safety: Approaches and Updates in Research, Regulations and Validation.", 1st International CIGR Workshop on Food Safety, Agrosup, Dijon, France, April 14-15, 2011.

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  7. Zhu, Y., Fan, W., Koutchma, T., Zhou, T., and Warriner, K. (2011). "Degradation of patulin in model solution and apple juice by ultraviolet radiation.", FSFN, December 6, 2011. (Presentation)

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  8. Koutchma, T. (2011). "High pressure process design.", in Ahmed, J. and Rahman, M.S. (eds.) - Handbook of Food Process Design, Wiley - Blackwell.

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  9. Koutchma, T., Orlowska, M., and Defelice, C. (2011). "Theoretical and Experimental Approaches to Improve Performance of UV systems for Liquid Foods and Beverages.", 6th International CIGR Technical Symposium. Toward a Sustainable Food Chain. Food Process, Bioprocessing and Food Quality Management. Section VI, Nantes, France, April 18-20, 2011.

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  10. Rawson, A., Patras, A., Tiwari, B.K., Noci, F., Koutchma, T., and Brunton, N. (2011). "Effect of thermal and non thermal processing technologies on the bioactive content of exotic fruits and their products: Review of recent advances.", Food Research International, 44(7), pp. 1875-1887. doi : 10.1016/j.foodres.2011.02.053

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  11. Koutchma, T. (2010). "Ultraviolet light for safety of fluid foods: challenges and solutions.", 2010 Canadian Institute of Food Science & Technology (CIFST) and AAFC Conference, Fairmont Winnipeg Hotel, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, May 30-June 1, 2010, # 09-2. (Abstract)

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  12. Koutchma, T. (2010). "Challenges of UV light processing of low UVT foods and beverages.", Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 7789(Article No. 7789OH).

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  13. Hiremath, N., Deschênes, L., Zareifard, M.R., Ramaswamy, H.S., and Koutchma, T. (2010). "Review on adhesion and biofilm formation under continuous flow conditions in food processing.", 2010 Canadian Institute of Food Science & Technology (CIFST) and AAFC Conference, Fairmont Winnipeg Hotel, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, May 30-June 1, 2010. (Abstract)

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  14. Koutchma, T., Song, Y., Setikaite, I., Juliano, P., Barbosa-Cánovas, G.V., Dunne, C.P., and Patazca, E. (2009). "Packaging Evaluation for High-Pressure High-Temperature Sterilization of Shelf-Stable Foods.", Journal of Food Process Engineering, 33(6), pp. 1097-1114. doi : 10.1111/j.1745-4530.2008.00328.x

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  15. Juliano, P., Koutchma, T., Sui, Q., Barbosa-Cánovas, G.V., and Sadler, G. (2010). "Polymeric-Based Food Packaging for High-Pressure Processing.", Food Engineering Reviews, 2(4), pp. 274-297. doi : 10.1007/s12393-010-9026-0

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  16. Koutchma, T. and Yakovlev, V. (2009). "Computer modeling and simulation of microwave heating process for food preservation.", in Farid, M.M. (ed.) - Mathematical Analysis of Food Processing. Series: Contemporary Food Engineering, CRC Press Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, USA.

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  17. Koutchma, T., Forney, L.J., Moraru, C.I., and Sun, D.-W. (2009). Ultraviolet Light in Food Technology: Principles and Applications., Taylor & Francis. (Book)

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  18. Ye, Z. and Koutchma, T. (2009). "Mathematical Modeling and Design of Ultraviolet Light Process for Liquid Foods and Beverages.", in Farid, M.M. (ed.) - Mathematical Analysis of Food Processing. Series: Contemporary Food Engineering, CRC Press Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, USA.

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  19. Koutchma, T. (2009). "Traditional and High-Technology approaches to microbial safety in foods.", in Heredia, N.L., Wesley, I.V., and Garcia, J.S. (eds.) - Microbiologically Safe Foods for the 21st Century, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chapter 23.

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  20. Setikaite, I., Koutchma, T., Patazca, E., and Parisi, B. (2009). "Effects of Water Activity in Model Systems on High-Pressure Inactivation of Escherichia coli.", Food and Bioprocess Technology, 2(2), pp. 213-221. doi : 10.1007/s11947-008-0069-7

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Contact

Research facility

Guelph Research and Development Centre
93 Stone Road West
Guelph, ON N1G 5C9
Canada

Expertise

Agriculture›Agri-Food
Agriculture›Engineering›Food process
Food›Agriculture

Affiliations

  • Graduate Faculty, Department of Food Science, University of Guelph
  • Chair – Non-thermal Processing Division of Institute of Food Technologies (IFT)
  • Chair – UV for Food working group of International UV Association (IUVA)
  • Global Harmonization Initiative (GHI), Canada Ambassador, Chair of Non-Thermal Working Group

Language

English

Other languages

Russian