Anu Hopia
PhD, research professor/food development
anuhop@utu.fi +358 29 450 2226 +358 50 378 9919 Kiinamyllynkatu 10 Turku |
food science; food chemistry; molecular gastronomy
Professor
Anu Hopia, Functional Foods Forum (FFF), Faculty of Medicine, University of
Turku (UTU), Turku, Finland. anu.hopia@utu.fi +358503789919
Prof. Hopia works as research professor of food development in
University of Turku and holds also adjunct proferssorship (docent) in food
science at University of Helsinki. AH is
a team leader of a 9-member research group Taste and Health (located in South Ostrobothnia as part of Soth
Ostrobothnian University network). She is PI of several on-going projects
funded by Academy of Finland, Tekes –
the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation, EU etc. She worked as a
postdoctoral fellow at University of California Davis (USA). AH has published 70+ academic papers on food
science and several books and articles on popular science.
- Cheesy music: not just a matter of taste (2025) Proceedings of DAS|DAGA 2025 Postema, Michiel; Nurkkala, Elina; Carlson, Craig S.; Hopia, Anu
- Food consumption motivations override and moderate the effect of nutrition label on responses to (un)healthy products (2025)
- Food Quality and Preference
- Old, new, or borrowed – the role of familiarity and cross-cultural recipe integration in the liking and choices of fish products (2025)
- Food Quality and PreferenceArt Education
- Optimization of protein recovery from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) head and backbone by response surface methodology and characterization of functional properties and nutritional value (2025)
- Journal of Food Science and Technology
- The Power of Employing Science and Diverse Arts for Immersive, Sensory Food Education: A Case Study of Tiistenjoki Elementary School (2025)
- BIODIFUL Politiikkasuositus : Luonnon köyhtyminen vaarantaa turvallisuutemme (2024) Sääksjärvi, Ilari; Unkila, Milla; Puustinen, Sari; Quarshie, Anne; Teerikangas, Satu; Räikkönen, Juulia; Oksanen, Hanna; Salo, Matti; Salo,Mia; Uusitalo Outi; Onkila, Tiina; Uusitalo, Ville; Pecoraro Maria; Mäkelä, Marileena; Tyrväinen, Liisa; Hopia, Anu; Rouhiainen, Henna; Svels, Stina; Grenman, Miia; Kuhmonen, Irene; Ahvenharju, Sanna; Lauttamäki, Ville; Järviö, Natasha; Tuomasjukka, Saska; Turunen, Marja; Veijalainen, Anu; Sorakunnas, Esko; Lappalainen, Otto; Walhsten, Aliisa
- Fantastic squeaks and where to find them: producing and analysing audible acoustics from leipäjuusto (2024)
- Current directions in biomedical engineeringBritish Food Journal
- Sensory characteristics of a place: The development of the Sensory Walk Questionnaire (2024)
- Food Quality and Preference
- The effect of nutrition labels on lunch buffet consumption: a real-life experimentAesthetic emotions in a mixed reality gastrosonic experience : an exploratory study (2024)
- Addressing the biodiversity crisis via leadership – An interdisciplinary review, concept development & research agenda
(Presentation at the Corporate Responsibility Research Conference (CRRC) 2023) (2023) Teerikangas Satu, Sääksjärvi Ilari, Räikkönen Juulia, Salo Matti, Uusitalo Outi, Pecoraro Maria, Onkila Tiina, Puustinen Sari, Uusitalo Ville, Mäkelä Marileena, Unkila Milla, Salo Mia, Tyrväinen Liisa, Hopia Anu, Rouhiainen Henna, Svels Stina, Grenman Miia, Kuhmonen Irene, Ahvenharju Sanna, Lauttamäki Ville, Järviö Natasha, Tuomasjukka Saska, Turunen Marja, Veijalainen Anu, Sorakunnas Esko, Lappalainen Roni, Lappalainen Otto, Walhsten Aliisa, Luoma Tommi, Hakulinen Anna, Oksanen Hanna, Möksy Juulia, Kervinen Ville, Lehtovaara Katri - Food Neophobia Is Associated with Food Texture Pickiness and Lower Liking of Foods with Spongy Texture among Finnish Consumers2023
- Digital Creativity
- Dream Dinner Table -teos (2023) Juhola Katja, Hopia Anu
- (2023)
- Proceedings
- Micro-computed tomography shows silent bubbles in squeaky mozzarellaQuality of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Reared in Recirculating Aquaculture System and during Depuration Based on Chemical and Sensory Analysis (2023)
- Current directions in biomedical engineeringAquaculture Research
- Simple ways to improve nutrient content and health profile in different types of foodservice products (2023)
- (2023)
- Journal of Foodservice Business Research
- APOE Genotypes, Lipid Profiles, and Associated Clinical Markers in a Finnish Population with Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor (2022)
- Lifestyle Genomics
- Effects of Weak Acids on the Microbiological, Nutritional and Sensory Quality of Baltic Herring (Clupea harengus membras) (2022)
- Foods
- Revisiting the "porridge feud" in 19th century Norway: How knowledge and methods from multiple disciplines may reveal new clues to historical cooking practices (2022)
- International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science
- The sound of silence: Presence and absence of sound affects meal duration and hedonic eating experience (2022)
- Appetite



