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Nutritional Characterization of Fruits from Three African Plant Species
Lageiro, Manuela; Fernandes, Jaime; Marques, Ana C.; Simões, Manuela; Coelho, Ana Rita F.Funding Information: This work received funding from R & D Unit GEOBIOTEC- UID/04035: GeoBioCiências, GeoTecnologias e GeoEngenharias. Publisher Copyright: © 2025 by the authors.; Dialium guineense (velvet tamarind), Parkia biglobosa Jacq. (African locust bean) and Adanosonia digitata L. (baobab) are fruits from African plants whose nutritional potential remains poorly characterised. As such, their pulps and se...
Clean Label Approaches in Cheese Production
Fernandes, Jaime; Gomes, Sandra; Reboredo, Fernando H.; Pintado, Manuela E.; Amaral, Olga; Dias, João; Alvarenga, NunoFunding Information: This research was co-financed by the “EU Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), under the project: CASEUS: Combined use of renewable energy sources to improve energy efficiency in cheese industry (PRR-C05-i03-I000249)” and FCT—Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., under the “R & D Unit GEOBIOTEC-UID/04035: GeoBioCiências, GeoTecnologias e GeoEngenharias: https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/0...
Assessing the Potential of Brewer’s Spent Grain to Enhance Cookie Physicochemic...
Nicolai, Marisa; Palma, Maria Lídia; Reis, Ricardo; Amaro, Rúben; Fernandes, Jaime; Gonçalves, Elsa M.; Silva, Mafalda; Lageiro, ManuelaCopyright: © 2025 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.; Brewers’ spent grain (BSG), the major by-product of the brewery industry, has high nutritional value, making it suitable for upcycling into products such as healthy, and sustainable cookies. Nonetheless, the incorporation of BSG in cookies can impact their quality, given the increased fiber and protein content. This work explored the effect o...
Novel Machine Learning-Based Approach for Determining Milk Clotting Time Using ...
Dias, João; Gomes, Sandra; Silvério, Karina S.; Freitas, Daniela; Fernandes, Jaime; Martins, João; Jasnau Caeiro, José; Lageiro, ManuelaFunding Information: The present work was co-financed by the EU Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), under the project “CASEUS Combined use of renewable energy sources to improve energy efficiency in cheese in-dustry” (RRP-C05-i03-I-000249), by FCT—Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., under the “R & D Unit GEOBIOTEC-UID/04035: GeoBioCiências, GeoTecnologias e GeoEngenharias: https://doi.org/10.54499/UID...
Comparative Study of Coagulation Dynamics
Gomes, Sandra; Pina, Ivanilda; Fernandes, Jaime; Dias, João; Reboredo, Fernando; Martins, António P.L.; Alvarenga, NunoThe present research work was financed by national funds through the ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and co-financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) through the partnership agreement Portugal2020\u2014PDR, under the project ALT20-03-0246-FEDER-000067 (CynaraTec\u2014Transfer\u00EAncia de Tecnologia para Valoriza\u00E7\u00E3o do Cardo). Publisher Copyright: © 2024 by...
Development of a Functional Dark Chocolate with Baobab Pulp
Monteiro, Sara; Dias, João; Lourenço, Vanda; Partidário, Ana; Lageiro, Manuela; Lampreia, Célia; Fernandes, Jaime; Lidon, Fernando; Reboredo, FernandoPublisher Copyright: © 2023 by the authors.; In recent years, cocoa and dark chocolate have attracted the interest of consumers not only for their sensory characteristics but also for their nutritional properties and positive impact on health. The baobab is a fruit of African origin with a sour and slightly sweet flavour, widely consumed by local communities due to its unique nutritional features. The aim of th...
Elemental Composition of Commercial Herbal Tea Plants and Respective Infusions
Fernandes, Jaime; Reboredo, Fernando H.; Luís, Inês; Silva, Maria Manuela; Simões, Maria M.; Lidon, Fernando C.; Ramalho, José C.Publisher Copyright: © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.; This study evaluated the elemental composition of 25 herbal tea plants commonly used in infusions by Portuguese consumers and the contribution to the elemental daily intake of some essential elements. Hydrocotyle asiatica (L.), Matricaria chamomilla (L.), and Melissa officinalis (L.) samples are a rich source of K with around 6.0 mg...