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Enhancing the nutritional value of a sugar-free Greek-style yoghurt by incorpor...
Carriço, Raquel; Marcos, Joana; Baptista, Cátia; Vasconcelos, Vanessa; Beato, Helena; Riscado, Ana; Silveira, Ana; Pitacas, F.I.; Paulo, LuísaAs consumers become more health-conscious, they are increasingly seeking out foods that offer potential health benefits, such as yoghurts. To encourage more sustainable and healthy consumption habits, it is important to develop food products using local food ingredients. This study focused on fermented dairy products, namely by developing various formulations of Greek yoghurt using strawberry-tree fruit (Arbutu...
Enhancing the nutritional value of a sugar-free greek-style yoghurt by incorpor...
Carriço, Raquel; Marcos, Joana; Baptista, Cátia; Vasconcelos, Vanessa; Beato, Helena; Riscado, Ana; Silveira, Ana; Pitacas, Inês; Paulo, LuisaOs consumidores, à medida que, se tornam mais preocupados com a saúde aumentam a procura de alimentos que ofereçam potenciais benefícios para a saúde, tais como os iogurtes. Com vista a incentivar hábitos de consumo mais sustentáveis e saudáveis, é importante desenvolver produtos funcionais utilizando ingredientes alimentares locais. Neste sentido, este estudo centrou-se no desenvolvimento de produtos lácteos f...
Differentiating Factors of Clinical Trial Sites in Portugal
Oliveiros, Bárbara; Pimentel, Francisco; Brandão, Inês; Silva, SóniaClinical research is developing exponentially in Portugal. It provides patients with early access to innovative molecules, helping to improve healthcare provision, the life expectancy and quality of life of the Portuguese population. However, the number of clinical trials carried out in Portugal is significantly lower than in other countries of a similar size, and the full potential of the country has not yet b...
Morphological, Molecular and Genomic Identification and Characterisation of Mon...
Baltazar, Elsa; Rodrigues, Sara; Ares, Aitana; Camelo, Alexandra; Brandão, Inês; Espirito Santo, Christophe; Trovão, João; Garcia, Eva; Costa, JoanaIn Portugal, the Cova da Beira region is well-known for the production of Prunus spp. and is considered the main peach production area in the country. In the spring of 2021 and 2022, field surveys in peach and nectarine orchards showed symptoms of decline such as cankers, gummosis, dry branches, abortion of flowers, mummified fruits and the partial or total death of some plants. Brown rot is caused by three spe...
An Efficient Method to Prepare Barcoded cDNA Libraries from Plant Callus for Lo...
Cordeiro, Daniela; Camelo, Alexandra; Pedrosa, Ana Carolina; Brandão, Inês; Canhoto, Jorge; Espirito Santo, Christophe; Correia, SandraLong-read sequencing methods allow a comprehensive analysis of transcriptomes in identifying full-length transcripts. This revolutionary method represents a considerable breakthrough for non-model species since it allows enhanced gene annotation and gene expression studies when compared to former sequencing methods. However, woody plant tissues are challenging to the successful preparation of cDNA libraries, th...
Novel product using a native breed of sheep (Merino da Beira Baixa): smoked lamb
Cristóvão, Mário André Monteiro; Rodrigues, Ana; Silveira, Ana; Baptista, Cátia; Beato, Helena; Vasconcelos, Vanessa; Paulo, Luísa; Pitacas, F.I.Merino breed emerged, in the textile industry renowned for their high-quality wool. This work aims to develop a novel food product. In Castelo Branco the “Merino da Beira Baixa” is part of 3 PDO cheeses and a PGI meat “Amarelo”, “Picante” e “Castelo Branco” and “Borrego da Beira”.The breed has experienced a decline in influence due to plummeting wool prices and an inability to compete with more productive breed...
Development and characterization of an orange dehydrated crispy snack
Cristóvão, Mário André Monteiro; Camelo, Alexandra; Martins, Ana; Silveira, Ana; Riscado, Ana; Rodrigues, Ana; Batista, Cátia; Beato, HelenaOranges are mainly consumed as fresh fruit, processed orange (mostly as juice) are global commodity. As a natural ingredient. As an edible topping. Ready-to-eat snack. Presence of vectors in chestnuts. Dried fruits are used as versatile foods, as snacks or as an ingredient to enrich other foods. One of the most appreciated proprieties of a snack is presenting a crunchy texture. This study aims to create a new p...
Nutritional characteristics and minerals of Lardosa cowpea landraces: a strateg...
Beato, Helena; Resende, Mafalda; Paulo, Luísa; Martins, Catarina; Cristóvão, Mário André Monteiro; Vasconcelos, Vanessa; Brandão, Inês; Pitacas, F.I.Cowpeas have been cultivated at least since the 8th century BC. [1; 2]. This grain legume (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.), one of Africa's natural food gifts to the world, is characterized by its high nutritional value, ability to fix nitrogen and great tolerance to drought. The tolerance of this legume to low fertility soils, high temperatures and scarce water regimes makes this one of the most resistant crops to...
Será a laranja-crocante uma solução para a valorização do setor dos citrinos?
Cristóvão, Mário André Monteiro; Camelo, Alexandra; Martins, Ana; Silveira, Ana; Riscado, Ana; Rodrigues, Ana; Baptista, Cátia; Beato, HelenaEmbora originária do sudoeste asiático, a laranja é um fruto que está presente na bacia do mediterrâneo há vários séculos. A laranjeira tem sido cultivada na Península Ibérica desde o século IX1 e, embora não nativa, a sua adaptabilidade às condições edafoclimáticas locais, em conjugação com o valor nutricional e os benefícios para a saúde dos seus frutos, fazem da laranja um dos componentes incontornáveis da d...
Crispy orange: a multi-purpose ready-to-eat snack
Cristóvão, Mário André Monteiro; Camelo, Alexandra; Martins, Ana; Silveira, Ana; Riscado, Ana; Rodrigues, Ana; Baptista, Cátia; Beato, HelenaWith the war in Ukraine reshaping world trade, there is now a surplus of orange production in Europe, affecting the price in Portugal. Algarve is no exception, where producers are offering the fruit for lack of buyers. An innovative solution is on the agenda: transforming this Mediterranean diet fruit into a crispy ready-to-eat snack. The crispy orange snack is made exclusively from dehydrated oranges (and no o...