Dr Claire Munialo

PhD

Senior Lecturer in Food Science

Dr Munialo's research encompasses experimental approaches to understanding the functional properties of food in particular proteins. Over the years, she has worked on understanding the properties (such as gelation properties) of plants and other novel sources of proteins (such as insect proteins) to understand the exchangeability of proteins in food products. As such the use of alternative protein sources is of importance in reducing the “environmental footprint” that arises from the use of animal proteins in food production. Additonally, Dr Munialo is a UKVRV AfN Registered Nutritionist who is passsionate about Nutrition Throughout the Lifespan.

Professional Memberships

Association for Nutritionist (AfN) - Registered Nutritionist

Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) - Member

Higher Education Academy - Fellow

The Nutrition Society

Academic Department: Harper Food Innovation

Research: Agroecology for Sustainable Food Systems

Tel: +441952815145

Office: 106 Regional Food Academy

Research profile: ORCID

Publications

Other publications

Fredrick O Ogutu, Gertrude Okiko, George Wanjala, Susan Luvitaa, Boniphase Oure, Frank Vriesekoop, Claire D Munialo (2025) Food Safety Aspects as Potential Impediment to the Adoption of Plant-Based Alternative Protein Products in Sub-Saharan Africa Food Science and Nutrition 13 (4)
Munialo, C. D., Baeghbali, V., & Acharya, P. (2025). (2025) Plant-based alternatives to meat products. Foods 14(8), 1396
Munialo, Claire D., and Isabella Nyambayo. (2025) An exploration of the link between genes and nutrition and how they affect food behavior and choice Nutrition Reviews nuaf108
Munialo, Claire D (2025) A viewpoint on the role of artificial intelligence in food processing and production: promise, pitfalls, and the path forward. Translational Food Sciences vxaf023
Munialo, C.D. (2024) A review of alternative plant protein sources, their extraction, functional characterisation, application, nutritional value and pinch points to being the solution to sustainable food production International Journal of Food Science & Technology 59 (1) 462 - 472
Jepson, L.M., Daniel, R., Nyambayo, I., Munialo, C.D. (2024) The isolation and characterisation of protein from nine edible insect species. Journal of Food Science and Technology pp.1-10
Munialo, C.D. (2024) An exploration of alternative proteins as a potential sustainable solution to meeting the nutritional needs of the ever increasing global population International Journal of Food Science & Technology 59 (5) 2846 - 2859
Ogutu, F.O., Okiko, G., Wanjala, G., Luvitaa, S., Obong'o, B.O., Vriesekoop, F., Munialo, C.D. (2024) Unlocking the potential of plant based foods in sub Saharan Africa: a review of the opportunities and challenges International Journal of Food Science & Technology 59 (8) 5326-5342