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  Mary Schmidl, Ph.D Mary Schmidl
 

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Food Science and Nutrition
Address: 1334 Eckles Avenue
Phone: (612)801-8315
Fax: (651)483-3302
mschmidl@umn.edu
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  Research Expertise:
 
  • Functional Foods
  • Obesity
  • Medical Foods
  • Food laws and regulations
  Resident and Outreach Teaching:
 
  • FScN 4346 Regulation and Technology of Functional Foods
  • FScN 1102 Food: Safety, Risk and Technology
  • FScN 8318 Topics in Food Science
  Selected Scholarship:
 

Selected Referred Publications: 

Schmidl, M.K., Shipe, W.F., Chabot, J.M., and Hood, L.F. 1983. "Preparation, Ultrastructure, and Functional Properties of Egg Albumin and Corn Zein Modified Via the Plastein Reaction."  Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 1 Vol. 7:131-141. 

Schmidl, M.K., 1985.  "Weight Control - An American Pastime."  Cereal Foods World, March 1985, Vol. 30, (3): 25. 

Labuza, T.P., and Schmidl, M.K., 1985.  "Accelerated Shelf Life Testing of Food Products."  Food Technology, Vol. 39,(9): 57-62, 64, 134. 

Labuza, T.P., and Schmidl, M.K., 1988.  "Use of Sensory Data in the Shelf Life Testing of Foods: Principles and Graphical Methods for Evaluation."  Cereal Foods World,  Vol. 33 (2): 193-206. 

Schmidl, M.K., Labuza, T.P., and Massaro, S., 1988.  "Parenteral and Enteral Food Systems."  Food Technology, Vol. 42 (7):77-87. 

Schmidl, M.K. and T.P. Labuza 1991. Nitrogen Sources used in Enteral Nutrition Products. J. Am. Dietetics Assoc.,  Support Line, 13 (4) :11-16.

 Schmidl, M.K. and Labuza, T.P. 1992.  Medical Foods IFT Scientific Status Summary. Food Technology, 46 (4): 87-96.

 Schmidl, M.K. 1992. Selective Uptake of Glutamine in the Gastrointestinal Tract. Br. J. Surg., Vol. 79 (1): 91. 

Weaver, C.M., Schmidl, M.K., Woteki, C.E., Bidlack, W.  1993. Research Needs in Diet, Nutrition, and Health. Food Technology, Vol. 47:14S-17S, 25S. 

Schmidl, M.K. 1993. Food Products for Medical Purposes. Trends in Food Science & Nutrition, 4:163-168. 

Schmidl, M.K., Taylor, S., Nordlee, J.A. 1994. Use of Hydrolysate-Based Products in Special Medical Diets.  Food Technology, 48(10): 77-85. 

Detinnger, B.A., Faucher, K.A., Ostrom, S.C., Schmidl, M.K. 1995. Controlling Bacterial Contamination of an Enteral Formula Through the Use of an Unique Closed System.  Nutrition,  11(6):747-750. 

Schmidl, M. K. 2000.  “Trends and Directions in the Food Industry.”  “Food Australia”, 52(4):145. 

Books

 Schmidl, M.K. and T.P. Labuza 1998 Functional Foods: Regulatory, Science and Technology, ASPEN Publishers, Gaitherburg, MD 20878.

Book Chapters

 1. Schmidl, M.K., and Labuza, T.P., 1984.  "Food Analogs."  Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 6th edition, McGraw-Hill Books. New York

 2. Labuza, T.P., and Schmidl, M.K., 1984.  "Advances in the Control of Browning Reactions in Foods." Chapter 6 pp. 65-95 in Role of Chemistry in the Quality of Processed Foods,  O. Fennema, W.H. Chang and C. Lii Editors; Food & Nutrition Press. Westport CN.

 3. Labuza, T.P., and Schmidl, M.K., 1986. "Food Processing and Additives." pp. 1-21 Chapter 31, Clinical Medicine,  J. Spittell Jr. Editor; J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 4.  Schmidl, M.K. and T.P. Labuza, 1990.  "The History, Current Status and Future of Nutritional Food Product Development."  Book chapter in Food Product Development: From Concept to the Marketplace,  Editors I. Sam Saguy and Ernst Graf. Van Nostrand Reinhold, N. York.

 5.  Labuza, T.P., and Schmidl, M.K., 1994.  "Medical Foods."  in, Functional Foods,  I. Goldberg Editor; Chapman & Hall, NY.  pp. 151-182

 6. Schmidl, M.K. 1996. “Function of Lipids in Medical and Designer Foods” Book Chapter in Lipids in Food and Health, McDonald, R and D. Min editors Marcel Dekker, N.Y.

 7.  Schmidl, M. K. and Labuza, T. P. 1999. “Nutrition and Health Claims: US.” Book Chapter in Food Labelling, Blanchfield, J. R. editor,  Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, England.

 8. Schmidl, M. K. and Labuza T. P. 1999. “Medical Foods.”  Book Chapter in Food Safety, Schmidl, R. editor, John Wiley, New York, New York. 

9.  Schmidl, M. K. and Labuza, T. P. 2000. “Food Labeling.” Book Chapter in Functional Foods, Gibson, G. and Williams, C. editors,  Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, England. 

Patents

 1. Schmidl, M.K. 1983. U.S. Patent 4,414,238. New Liquid Elemental Diet, Emulsion-Stable, Heat Sterilized, Non-Browning. 

2. Schmidl, M.K., Kvamme C.S. 1995. U.S. Patent 5,438,402.  Enteral Nutritional Composition Having Balanced Amino Acid Profile. 

3.  Schmidl, M.K., Kvanne C.S. 1996. U.S.  Patent 5,504,072. Enteral Nutritional Composition Having Balanced Amino Acid Profile.

Oral Presentations

Well known international speaker, having given over 200 lectures throughout the United States and numerous countries outside the United States including Japan, Mexico, Canada, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Cuba, Germany, Israel, South Africa, Egypt, China, Chile, Malaysia, Philippines, Brazil, Australia and Korea.

  Leadership and Service:
 
  • 2000-2001 Institute of Food Technologists, President
  • National Food and Nutrition Consultants, Principal
  • 1999-2000 AACC Conference, Chair
  • International Union of Food Science and Technology, Chair Scientific Council 2008
  • UK Institute of Food Science and Technology, Fellow, 2000
  • Council of Scientific Society Presidents-Board of Directors, 2001
  • American Association of Cereal Chemists
  • American Society for Nutritional Sciences
  • American Oil Chemists Society
  • American Dietetics Association
  • American Society for Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
  • Society for Nutrition Information
  • American Association for the Study of Obesity
  • Drug Information Association
  • Sigma Xi
  Awards:
 
  • 1995 Award for Distinction, University of California- Davis
  • 1993 Babcock Hart Award for Nutrition, Institute of Food Technologists
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