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Rita S. Inácio

0000-0003-4347-9878

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Effect of high-pressure processing on carotenoids profile, colour, microbial and enzymatic stability of cloudy carrot juice

2019

Abstract The objective of this work was to assess the impact of high-pressure processing (HPP) on the carotenoid profile, colour as well as the microbial and enzymatic stability of cloudy carrot juice. The predominant carotenoids in the fresh juices were by far the provitamin A carotenoids β-carotene and α-carotene. Others were ζ-carotene, phytofluene, phytoene and lutein. HPP at 300 MPa in three cycles caused the highest carotenoids degradation (41%) whereas the lowest degradation (26%) was achieved at 600 MPa. The highest inactivation of POD (31%) and PPO (57%) was achieved with 600 MPa and 300 MPa applied in three cycles, respectively what indicates that POD is more responsible for carot…

Carrot juiceLuteinMicroorganismColor01 natural sciencesAnalytical ChemistryPascalizationchemistry.chemical_compound0404 agricultural biotechnologyPhytoeneEnzyme StabilityPressureFood-Processing IndustryFood scienceCarotenoidchemistry.chemical_classification010401 analytical chemistry04 agricultural and veterinary sciencesGeneral MedicineCarotenoids040401 food sciencePhytoflueneDaucus carota0104 chemical sciencesFruit and Vegetable JuicesPoint of deliveryFood StoragechemistryCatechol OxidaseFood ScienceFood Chemistry
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Pulsed Electric Field Processing of Fruit Juices

2018

Abstract Fruit juices and other liquid foods constitute an important source of bioactive compounds. However, the techniques used for their processing may cause alterations in their contents, and consequently they do not provide the benefits expected by the consumer. This fact has led to the increasing use of nonthermal processing technologies, such as pulsed electric field (PEF), which have been developed over recent decades as alternative technologies to thermal pasteurization of liquid foods. Researchers have previously studied the effects of PEF on the main compounds affecting the quality and the health-related properties. The reported results show that PEF could be used to pasteurize fr…

03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineMaterials sciencelawElectric field030221 ophthalmology & optometryPasteurization04 agricultural and veterinary sciencesFood science0405 other agricultural sciences040502 food sciencelaw.invention
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Nutritional, chemical, syneresis, sensory properties, and shelf life of Iranian traditional yoghurts during storage

2019

Tuluq and Torba yoghurts are traditional concentrates from Iran. Physicochemical, nutritional, and sensory properties of these yoghurts were studied along 60 days of storage. Results showed that, both pH and percentage of free whey decreased significantly (P < 0.05), while titratable acidity, total solid, salt, protein and fat content increased (P < 0.05) during storage. The yoghurt lipolysis decreased during the first 30 days and then increased during the storage. The indexes pH 4.6-soluble nitrogen/total nitrogen and non-protein nitrogen/total nitrogen in yoghurt samples decreased during first 30 days, possibly due to removing of low molecular weight nitrogenous compounds of Tuluq and Tor…

ElectrophoresisSyneresisChemistrySensory propertiesLipolysisProteolysisSensory systemFood scienceβ-CaseinShelf lifeFood ScienceLWT
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Effects of high-pressure processing on fungi spores: Factors affecting spore germination and inactivation and impact on ultrastructure.

2020

Food contamination with heat-resistant fungi (HRF), and their spores, is a major issue among fruit processors, being frequently found in fruit juices and concentrates, among other products, leading to considerable economic losses and food safety issues. Several strategies were developed to minimize the contamination with HRF, with improvements from harvesting to the final product, including sanitizers and new processing techniques. Considering consumers' demands for minimally processed, fresh-like food products, nonthermal food-processing technologies, such as high-pressure processing (HPP), among others, are emerging as alternatives to the conventional thermal processing techniques. As no …

Food SafetyHot TemperatureFood HandlingFood spoilage01 natural sciencesEndosporeConidiumPascalization0404 agricultural biotechnologySpore germinationPressureFood scienceByssochlamysbiologybusiness.industryfungi010401 analytical chemistry04 agricultural and veterinary sciencesSpores Fungalbiology.organism_classificationFood safety040401 food science0104 chemical sciencesSporeFruit and Vegetable JuicesFruitbusinessFood ScienceComprehensive reviews in food science and food safetyREFERENCES
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Hyperbaric Storage of Fruit Juice and Impact on Composition

2018

International audience; One of the main parameters affecting fruit juice preservation is the temperature over storage. Spoilage is further delayed by reducing the temperature, which although valuable, leads to high energy costs. Recently, hyperbaric storage has appeared as an alternative preservation methodology by a microbial growth inhibition similarly to refrigeration storage, showing great potential for energy savings, as well as carbon footprint reduction, as it could be applied at room temperature. Recent publications revealed the possibility to preserve fruit juice under pressure at variable/uncontrolled room temperature, meaning that energy is only required in the compression/decomp…

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Landmarks in the historical development of twenty first century food processing technologies.

2017

International audience; Over a course of centuries, various food processing technologies have been explored and implemented to provide safe, fresher-tasting and nutritive food products. Among these technologies, application of emerging food processes (e.g., cold plasma, pressurized fluids, pulsed electric fields, ohmic heating, radiofrequency electric fields, ultrasonics and megasonics, high hydrostatic pressure, high pressure homogenization, hyperbaric storage, and negative pressure cavitation extraction) have attracted much attention in the past decades. This is because, compared to their conventional counterparts, novel food processes allow a significant reduction in the overall processi…

0106 biological sciencesEngineeringSociology of scientific knowledgeArchitectural engineeringEmerging food technologies[SDV.BIO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/BiotechnologyFood Handling[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]Hydrostatic pressureThermal processingNanotechnologyNovel food01 natural sciencesHistory 21st Century0404 agricultural biotechnologyHigh pressure homogenization010608 biotechnologyPressureHistorical review[SPI.GPROC]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Chemical and Process EngineeringUltrasonicsbusiness.industryTwenty-First CenturyTemperature04 agricultural and veterinary sciencesEnergy consumptionEquipment DesignFood safetyNon-thermal processing040401 food scienceFood processingbusinessConventional food process[SDV.AEN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Food and NutritionFood ScienceFood research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
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