Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Andrade Laborde Lab
Led by Juan Andrade · Food Science and Human Nutrition
What we study
The lab studies how to improve soybean use for human nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on early child nutrition, institutional feeding, and training food processors. They develop low-cost diagnostic tools for food fortification programs.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Plants
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 3
- Papers
- 6
Current projects
USAID Soybean Innovation Lab
Improves soybean utilization for human nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Nutrient sensors for food fortification programs
Develops low-cost paper-based sensors to monitor iron and zinc in fortified foods.
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Project Quality Specifications for Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Foods
The lab studies how ready‑to‑use therapeutic foods change quality during storage. The student measured oil separation with centrifugation‑decanting and filter paper methods under high temperature and humidity, found temperature mattered (p<0.05) and that raising water activity by 0.1 reduced separation while keeping aw at 0.4 safe for microbes.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 463
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Recent papers, explained
- Rapeseed Protein–Fiber Concentrate as a Novel Ingredient for Pasta Production: Technological and Quality Characteristics
2026 · Gels
Tests rapeseed protein in pasta to see if it improves quality.
- Resistant Starch: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Add More to Your Plate
2026 · EDIS
Explains how resistant starch helps digestion and health.
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- Revisiting the nutritional advantages of plant-based food matrices: a systematic review on the influence of spontaneous fermentation
2025 · Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
Reviews how spontaneous fermentation affects nutrients and digestibility in plant-based foods.
- Impact of almond milk fortified with vitamin D3-loaded soy protein nanoparticles on serum 25(OH)D3 concentrations in adults with CKD: a pilot double-blind randomized controlled trial
2025 · Journal of Nephrology
Tests if vitamin D in almond milk helps kidney patients.
- Food Rx: Integrating horticulture research to improve nutrition and health
2025 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Shows how horticulture research can help fight diabetes and obesity by improving fruit and vegetable production.
- Anti-Protozoal Activity of Hops Essential Oil and Myrcene Against Cryptosporidium Parvum in Cell Culture
2025 · Foods
Checks if hops oil and myrcene can kill Cryptosporidium.
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How to reach out
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