Bob Roberts

Professor and Head of Food Science

Bob Roberts

Huck Affiliations

Publication Tags

Bifidobacterium Animalis Yogurt Ice Cream Milk Lipids Probiotics Viscosity Young Adult Fats Therapeutics Sucrose Chocolate Bifidobacterium Animalis Subsp. Lactis Vanilla Pressure Whole Milk Fermentation Genome Food Volatile Fatty Acids Randomized Controlled Trials Sugars Lipid Content Sampling Food Technology

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

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

Helene Hopfer, Alden C. Riak, Robert F. Roberts, John E. Hayes, Gregory Ray Ziegler, 2022, Journal of Sensory Studies

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

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

Effect of high-pressure-jet processing on the physiochemical properties of low-fat ice cream mix.

G Voronin, Robert Roberts, Tara L. Felix, John N. Coupland, Federico Harte, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science on p. 6003-6014

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

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

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

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

Most-Cited Papers

Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis ATCC 27673 Is a genomically unique strain within its conserved subspecies

Joseph R. Loquasto, Rodolphe Barrangou, Edward G. Dudley, Buffy Stahl, Chun Chen, Robert F. Roberts, 2013, Applied and Environmental Microbiology on p. 6903-6910

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

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

Safety of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. Lactis (B. Lactis) strain BB-12-supplemented yogurt in healthy adults on antibiotics

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

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 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

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

Estrone and Estrone Sulfate Concentrations in Milk and Milk Fractions

Ann L. Macrina, Troy L. Ott, Robert F. Roberts, Ronald S. Kensinger, 2012, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on p. 1088-1093

Explaining tolerance for bitterness in chocolate ice cream using solid chocolate preferences

Meriel L. Harwood, Joseph R. Loquasto, Robert F. Roberts, Gregory R. Ziegler, John E. Hayes, 2013, Journal of Dairy Science on p. 4938-4944

Short-term, daily intake of yogurt containing Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis Bf-6 (LMG 24384) does not affect colonic transit time in women

Daniel J. Merenstein, Frank D'Amico, Caren Palese, Alexander Hahn, Jessy Sparenborg, Tina Tan, Hillary Scott, Kayla Polzin, Lore Kolberg, Robert Roberts, 2014, British Journal of Nutrition on p. 279-286