Mário G. Ferruzzi
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Also affiliated: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (2008); University of Foggia (2011); University of East Anglia (2020); Purdue University Northwest (2006–2007); University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (2018); Tufts University (2015–2020); University of North Texas (2025); Arkansas Children's Hospital (2023–2025); Agricultural Research Service (2011–2023); Illinois Department of Natural Resources (2008); North Carolina State University (2016–2026); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2008–2015); State Street (United States) (2007–2017); George Mason University (2020); University of North Texas Health Science Center (2025); University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2001); Iowa State University (2004); United Arab Emirates University (2011); Purdue University West Lafayette (2005–2023); University of New England (2020); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2025); North Central State College (2018); University of Alabama at Birmingham (2008); North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (2006–2022); Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine (2025); Carnegie Department of Plant Biology (2008); Institute of Food Science and Technology (2008); Unilever (United States) (2015); David H. Murdock Research Institute (2017–2025); Nutrition Center of the Philippines (2016); Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (2015–2020); Mars (United States) (2015); National Health Insurance Fund (2020); Institute of Food Science & Technology (2014); Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (2011–2015); Nestlé (United States) (2002); Institute for Conflict Research (2020); Nutrition Sciences (Belgium) (2021); Halliburton (United States) (2025); 3C Institute (2020); Minnesota Department of Health (2020); Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (2021–2026); Pediatrics and Genetics (2010); Food & Nutrition (2004–2018); International Plant Nutrition Institute (2018); The Ohio State University (1998–2007); University of Pretoria (2019); Procter & Gamble (United States) (2004); Friedrich Schiller University Jena (2001–2002); Virginia Tech (2025–2026); Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2011)
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Mário G. Ferruzzi's research focuses on the bioavailability and biological activity of dietary compounds, particularly polyphenols and carotenoids. His work investigates how food processing techniques, such as spray-drying and freeze-drying, and the formulation of delivery systems, like protein-polyphenol aggregate particles, impact the accessibility of these bioactive molecules in the body. Ferruzzi has studied the structural requirements of flavonoids for enzyme inhibition and explored the antioxidant properties of various food sources, including edible insects and spinach.
His research extends to the effects of dietary components on the gut microbiota and metabolism, as demonstrated by studies on blueberry polyphenols in rats. Ferruzzi also contributes to broader food system discussions, participating in workshops and publishing perspectives on topics such as ultra-processed foods and human health. He is a highly cited researcher with a significant publication record and collaborates with colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Ferruzzi leads a research group and maintains an active lab website.
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- h-index: 71
- Publications: 403
- Citations: 16,222
Selected Publications
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Associations Between Serum Gut-Derived Tryptophan Metabolites and Cardiovascular Health Markers in Adolescents with Obesity (2025)
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Impact of flavan-3-ols on blood pressure and endothelial function in diverse populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (2025)
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Comparison of the capillary and venous blood plasma lipidomes: validation of self-collected blood for plasma lipidomics (2025)
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Identification and functional characterization of BAHD acyltransferases associated with anthocyanin acylation in blueberry (2025)
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Dietary modulation of human milk bioactives is associated with maternal FUT2 secretor phenotype: an exploratory analysis of carotenoids and polyphenol metabolites (2024)
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Toward a science-based classification of processed foods to support meaningful research and effective health policies (2024)
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Gut microbes differ in postmenopausal women responding to prunes to maintain hip bone mineral density (2024)
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Genotype and ripening method affect carotenoid content and bio-accessibility in banana (2024)
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Perspective: A Research Roadmap about Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health for the United States Food System: Proceedings from an Interdisciplinary, Multi-Stakeholder Workshop (2023)
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Perspective: Challenges and Future Directions in Clinical Research with Nuts and Berries (2023)
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Protective Effects of Polyphenol-Rich Extracts against Neurotoxicity Elicited by Paraquat or Rotenone in Cellular Models of Parkinson’s Disease (2023)
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Trait stacking simultaneously enhances provitamin A carotenoid and mineral bioaccessibility in biofortified <i>Sorghum bicolor</i> (2023)
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Optimization of Mass Spectrometric Parameters in Data Dependent Acquisition for Untargeted Metabolomics on the Basis of Putative Assignments (2023)
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Moderate consumption of freeze-dried blueberry powder increased net bone calcium retention compared with no treatment in healthy postmenopausal women: a randomized crossover trial (2023)
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Crop, Host, and Gut Microbiome Variation Influence Precision Nutrition: An Example of Blueberries (2023)
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Top Collaborators
- Boosting the Bioaccessibility of Dietary Bioactives by Delivery as Protein–Polyphenol Aggregate Particles
- Moderate consumption of freeze-dried blueberry powder increased net bone calcium retention compared with no treatment in healthy postmenopausal women: a randomized crossover trial
- Protective effects of polyphenol-rich extracts against neurotoxicity elicited by paraquat or rotenone in cellular models of Parkinson’s disease
- Crop, Host, and Gut Microbiome Variation Influence Precision Nutrition: An Example of Blueberries
- Protective Effects of Polyphenol-Rich Extracts against Neurotoxicity Elicited by Paraquat or Rotenone in Cellular Models of Parkinson’s Disease
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
- Prunes preserve hip bone mineral density in a 12-month randomized controlled trial in postmenopausal women: the Prune Study
- Moderate consumption of freeze-dried blueberry powder increased net bone calcium retention compared with no treatment in healthy postmenopausal women: a randomized crossover trial
- Rationale and study design of Randomized Controlled Trial of Dietary Supplementation with prune (dried plums) on bone density, geometry, and estimated bone strength in postmenopausal women: The Prune study
- Crop, Host, and Gut Microbiome Variation Influence Precision Nutrition: An Example of Blueberries
- Gut microbes differ in postmenopausal women responding to prunes to maintain hip bone mineral density
- Boosting the Bioaccessibility of Dietary Bioactives by Delivery as Protein–Polyphenol Aggregate Particles
- Protective effects of polyphenol-rich extracts against neurotoxicity elicited by paraquat or rotenone in cellular models of Parkinson’s disease
- Protective Effects of Polyphenol-Rich Extracts against Neurotoxicity Elicited by Paraquat or Rotenone in Cellular Models of Parkinson’s Disease
- Identification and functional characterization of BAHD acyltransferases associated with anthocyanin acylation in blueberry
- Boosting the Bioaccessibility of Dietary Bioactives by Delivery as Protein–Polyphenol Aggregate Particles
- Comparison of the capillary and venous blood plasma lipidomes: validation of self-collected blood for plasma lipidomics
- Genotype and ripening method affect carotenoid content and bio-accessibility in banana
- Identification and functional characterization of BAHD acyltransferases associated with anthocyanin acylation in blueberry
- Prunes preserve hip bone mineral density in a 12-month randomized controlled trial in postmenopausal women: the Prune Study
- Rationale and study design of Randomized Controlled Trial of Dietary Supplementation with prune (dried plums) on bone density, geometry, and estimated bone strength in postmenopausal women: The Prune study
- Crop, Host, and Gut Microbiome Variation Influence Precision Nutrition: An Example of Blueberries
- Gut microbes differ in postmenopausal women responding to prunes to maintain hip bone mineral density
- Boosting the Bioaccessibility of Dietary Bioactives by Delivery as Protein–Polyphenol Aggregate Particles
- Genotype and ripening method affect carotenoid content and bio-accessibility in banana
- Identification and functional characterization of BAHD acyltransferases associated with anthocyanin acylation in blueberry
- Prunes preserve hip bone mineral density in a 12-month randomized controlled trial in postmenopausal women: the Prune Study
- Rationale and study design of Randomized Controlled Trial of Dietary Supplementation with prune (dried plums) on bone density, geometry, and estimated bone strength in postmenopausal women: The Prune study
- Gut microbes differ in postmenopausal women responding to prunes to maintain hip bone mineral density
- Prunes preserve hip bone mineral density in a 12-month randomized controlled trial in postmenopausal women: the Prune Study
- Rationale and study design of Randomized Controlled Trial of Dietary Supplementation with prune (dried plums) on bone density, geometry, and estimated bone strength in postmenopausal women: The Prune study
- Gut microbes differ in postmenopausal women responding to prunes to maintain hip bone mineral density
- Prunes preserve hip bone mineral density in a 12-month randomized controlled trial in postmenopausal women: the Prune Study
- Rationale and study design of Randomized Controlled Trial of Dietary Supplementation with prune (dried plums) on bone density, geometry, and estimated bone strength in postmenopausal women: The Prune study
- Gut microbes differ in postmenopausal women responding to prunes to maintain hip bone mineral density
- Prunes preserve hip bone mineral density in a 12-month randomized controlled trial in postmenopausal women: the Prune Study
- Rationale and study design of Randomized Controlled Trial of Dietary Supplementation with prune (dried plums) on bone density, geometry, and estimated bone strength in postmenopausal women: The Prune study
- Rationale and study design of Randomized Controlled Trial of Dietary Supplementation with prune (dried plums) on bone density, geometry, and estimated bone strength in postmenopausal women: The Prune study
- Gut microbes differ in postmenopausal women responding to prunes to maintain hip bone mineral density
- Perspective: A Research Roadmap about Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health for the United States Food System: Proceedings from an Interdisciplinary, Multi-Stakeholder Workshop
- Entrepreneur-led food fortification: A complementary approach for nutritious diets in developing countries
- Mechanism of off-color formation in potato chips fried in oil systems containing ascorbic acid as a stabilizer
- Identification and functional characterization of BAHD acyltransferases associated with anthocyanin acylation in blueberry
- Protective effects of polyphenol-rich extracts against neurotoxicity elicited by paraquat or rotenone in cellular models of Parkinson’s disease
- Protective Effects of Polyphenol-Rich Extracts against Neurotoxicity Elicited by Paraquat or Rotenone in Cellular Models of Parkinson’s Disease
- Protective effects of polyphenol-rich extracts against neurotoxicity elicited by paraquat or rotenone in cellular models of Parkinson’s disease
- Protective Effects of Polyphenol-Rich Extracts against Neurotoxicity Elicited by Paraquat or Rotenone in Cellular Models of Parkinson’s Disease
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