Rong Cao

Areas of Expertise:

• characterization and utilization of antioxidative and bioactive phytochemicals in important Canadian crops and native plants for improved human health and food safety and quality
• agri-food by-products and explore their potential as source of nutraceutical and functional food ingredients
• bioavailability, metabolism and mode of action of phytochemical antioxidants
• phytochemicals with antimicrobial activities.