Develops pectin-mineral gummies and controlled-hydration psyllium particles for functional foods.
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Updated Nov 2, 2026
Halo lists 1,430 functional food development experts with a page on the network. They include Alireza Abbaspourrad and Julian de La Rosa Millan. Open the functional food development hub to see all of them.
Designs food matrices that modulate starch digestibility, GLP-1 signaling and satiety response.
Develops germinated pea peptides targeting GLP-1-mediated satiety and joint and skin health.
Builds plant protein-seaweed Maillard conjugates and dispersible psyllium granules for functional food systems.
Develops food-grade liposomes that keep probiotics stable in low-pH fermented beverages.
Runs human trials on metabolic, glycemic and satiety responses to whole foods and functional ingredients.
Investigates plant bioactives, prebiotics and lactic and acetic acid bacteria fermentation for gut-health foods.
Develops a plant-based myostatin regulator for muscle and metabolic health.

Measures in vitro glycemic load and digestibility of cereal-based ready-to-eat foods.
Builds pectin-coated magnetite nanoparticles that deliver iron and protect probiotic bacteria in foods.
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Every innovator on this page has a claimed Halo profile and work in functional food development. Anyone with functional food development solutions listed on Halo comes first, and every name links through to its page on the platform. Partnering runs through co-development, sponsored research, licensing, and pilot engagements. The full solution set, with the counts and the research areas behind it, sits on the functional food development hub.
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Halo lists 1,430 functional food development experts, including Alireza Abbaspourrad, Julian de La Rosa Millan, and Enrique Gonzalez. Anyone with functional food development solutions listed on Halo comes first, and the page was last updated on Nov 2, 2026.
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