Dr. Herman Erick Lutterodt

Senior Lecturer

Dept: Food Science and Technology
B17 College of Science building
Department of Food Science and Technology
Faculty of Bioscience
College of Science
KNUST, Kumasi
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  Food and nutritional chemistry, with emphasis on bioactive compounds and effects of processing. Functional food and nutraceutical dev...~more

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    Publications since 2020

    1. Banahene, J. C. M., Ofosu, I. W., Lutterodt, H. E., & Ellis, W. O. (2025). Exploring essential oils from Piper guineense and Aframomum melegueta as natural biocontrol agents against cocoa fungal isolates towards the safety of cocoa beans. Food and Humanity, 4, 100601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foohum.2025.100601 
    2. Brinkley, S., J., J., Chaura, J., Quartey, N. K., Toulabi, S. B., Odenkirk, M. T., Jermendi, E., Laporte, M., Lutterodt, H. E., Annan, R. A., Barboza, M., Amare, E., Srichamnong, W., Kennedy, G., Bertoldo, J., Prenni, J. E., Rajasekharan, M., & Ahmed, S. (2025). The state of food composition databases: Data attributes and FAIR data harmonization in the era of digital innovation. Frontiers in Nutrition, 12, 1552367. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2025.1552367 
    3. Banahene JCM, Ofosu IW, Lutterodt HE, Ellis WO. (2025). Assessing the fungal contamination and potential impact of ochratoxigenic Aspergillus species on cocoa beans from cocoa-growing regions of Ghana. Science Progress. 108(1). doi:10.1177/00368504241311963

    4. Banahene, J.C.M., Ofosu, I.W., Odai, B.T., Lutterodt, H.E., Agyemang, P.A., Ellis, W.O. (2024). Ochratoxin A in food commodities: A review of occurrence, toxicity, and management strategies. Heylion 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e39313 

    5. Yabani DS, Ofosu IW, Ankar-Brewoo GM, Lutterodt HE. (2024). Exposure to Dietary Glycidyl and 3-MCPD Fatty Acid Esters and Associated Burden of Cancer in Selected Asian and European Countries: A Review and Data Synthesis. Environmental Health Insights. 18. doi:10.1177/11786302241277628

    6. Yabani, D. S., Ofosu, I. W., Ankar-Brewoo, G. M., & Lutterodt, H. E. (2024). Occurrence of 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol and glycidyl esters in artisanal vegetable edible oils. Heylion 10(4).  10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34680 
    7. Yabani, D. S., Ofosu, I. W., Ankar-Brewoo, G. M., & Lutterodt, H. E. (2024). 3-Monochloropropandiol and glycidyl esters in heat-processed oil-based food products: Exposure and risk. Applied Food Research, 4(1), 100393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afres.2024.100393
    8. Agyekum, P., Dombrowski, J., Lutterodt, H.E., Ofosu, I.W. (2024). Impact of pretreatments on protein digestibility and chemical and functional properties of selected underutilized legumes. ACS Food Sci. Technol. 4, 5, 1216–1226. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsfoodscitech.4c00029
    9. Quartey, N.K.A., Ofosu, I.W., Ankar-Brewoo, G.M., Lutterodt, H.E., Ellis, W.O. (2024). Zearalenone-contaminated cereals in African communities, probabilistic exposures and adverse-health outcomes: a meta-analysis. Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana). Vol. 42 No. 1. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/just/article/view/266922
    10. Amponsah, A. S., Ankar-Brewoo, G. M., Lutterodt, H. E., & Ofosu, I. W. (2024). Assessing the microbial diversity and proximate composition of smoked-fermented bushmeat from four different bushmeat samples. BioTechnologia, 105(1), 5-17. https://doi.org/10.5114/bta.2024.135637
    11. Agyekum, P. B., Dombrowski, J., Lutterodt, H. E., & Ofosu, I. W. (2023). Consumption patterns and usage of selected underutilized legumes in a Ghanaian community. Legume Science, 5(4), e202. https://doi.org/10.1002/leg3.202
    12. Chamoun, L., Karboune, S., Lutterodt, H. E., & Melgar-Quinonez, H. (2023). Nutritional composition and consumer acceptance of tomato paste fortified with palm weevil larvae (Rhynchophorus phoenicis Fabricius) in the Ashanti region, Ghana. Food Science & Nutrition, 11(8), 4583-4595. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.3418
    13. Anyimah-Ackah, E., Ofosu, I.W., Lutterodt, H.E. et al. Exposures and Health Risks Associated with Elements in Diets from a Gold Mining Area. Biol Trace Elem Res 200, 1518–1530 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-021-02777-0
    14. Mantey, A.A.; Lutterodt, H.E.; Twumasi, P.; Annan, R.A. (2022). Effect of 12 weeks consumption of palm weevil larvae and orange-fleshed sweet potato fortified biscuit on nutritional status and cognitive performance of school children in Kumasi, Ghana. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development. 22(8). https://doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.113.21620
    15. Ofosu, I.W., Larbi, E.A., Alale, D., Ankar-Brewoo, G.M., Lutterodt, H.E. (2022). Cooked rice products (Kwenkwen, Jollof, Fried-rice, Angwamo and Kanzo) as sources of polyaromatic hydrocarbons and a potential public health concern. Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, Vol. 10, No. 7, 467-475. DOI:10.12691/jfnr-10-7-4
    16. Gyimah, L. A., Annan, R. A., Apprey, C., Asamoah-Boakye, O., Aduku, L. N. E., Azanu, W., Lutterodt, H. E., & Edusei, A. K. (2021). Nutritional status and birth outcomes among pregnant adolescents in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Human Nutrition & Metabolism, 26, 200130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hnm.2021.200130
    17. Mantey, A. A., Annan, R. A., Lutterodt, H. E., & Twumasi, P. (2021). Iron status predicts cognitive test performance of primary school children from Kumasi, Ghana. PLOS ONE, 16(5), e0251335. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251335
    18. Anyimah-Ackah, E., Ofosu, I.W., Lutterodt, H.E. et al. Health Benefit: Risk Assessment of Trace and Essential Elements Found in Cocoa Beans and Derived Products. Chemistry Africa 4, 299–312 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42250-020-00214-8
    19. Annan, R. A., Gyimah, L. A., Apprey, C., Edusei, A. K., Asamoah-Boakye, O., Esi Aduku, L. N., Azanu, W., & Lutterodt, H. E. (2021). Factors associated with iron deficiency anaemia among pregnant teenagers in Ashanti Region, Ghana: A hospital-based prospective cohort study. PLOS ONE, 16(4), e0250246. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250246
    20. Anyimah-Ackah, E., Ofosu, I.W., Lutterodt, H.E. et al. Excess lifetime cancer risk and committed effective dose associated with dietary exposure to radioactivity of natural origin from mining areas. J Consum Prot Food Saf 16, 219–225 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00003-021-01332-2
    21. Gyimah, L. A., Annan, R. A., Apprey, C., Edusei, A., Esi Aduku, L. N., Asamoah-Boakye, O., Azanu, W., & Lutterodt, H. (2021). Dietary diversity and its correlates among pregnant adolescent girls in Ghana. PLOS ONE, 16(3), e0247979. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247979
    22. Parker, M.E., Zobrist, S., Lutterodt, H.E. et al. Evaluating the nutritional content of an insect-fortified food for the child complementary diet in Ghana. BMC Nutr 6, 7 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-020-0331-6
    23. Ayensu, J., Annan, R., Lutterodt, H., Edusei, A., & Peng, L. S. (2020). Prevalence of anaemia and low intake of dietary nutrients in pregnant women living in rural and urban areas in the Ashanti region of Ghana. PLOS ONE, 15(1), e0226026. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226026
    24. Ayensu, J., Larbie, C., Annan, R. A., Lutterodt, H., Edusei, A., Loh, S. P., & Asiamah, E. A. (2020). Palm Weevil Larvae (Rhynchophorus phoenicis Fabricius) and Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato-Enriched Biscuits Improved Nutritional Status in Female Wistar Albino Rats. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2020(1), 8061365. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8061365

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