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Breakfast habits and knowledge: Study involving participants from Brazil and Po...
Guiné, Raquel; Gonçalves, C.; Carpes, S. T.; Vieira, V. L.; Florença, S. G.; Gonçalves, J. C.; Anjos, O.Breakfast has been considered one of the most important meals of the day. While breakfast habits and their consequences on children’s health and performance are well documented, studies on the adult population are still lacking. The aim of this study is to observe the breakfast consumption habits of Portuguese and Brazilian adults to understand the importance attributed to this meal, which leads people to have ...
Consumer perception about edible insects’ relation with environment and sustain...
Guiné, Raquel P. F.; Klava, D.; Straumite, E.; Kruma, Z.; Florença, S. G.; Anjos, O.; Djekic, I.; Chuck-Hernandez, C.; Matek Saric, M.; Bartkiene, E.The interest in adopting more sustainable diets can be a driver for consumers to engage the consumption of edible insects, even in countries where they are not culturally accepted as food. This work aimed to study the perceptions and knowledge of consumers in different countries towards edible insects and their relation with environment and sustainability. The present investigation was based on a questionnaire ...
Investigation of the Level of Knowledge in Different Countries about Edible Ins...
Guiné, Raquel P. F.; Florença, S. G.; Costa, Cristina Amaro Da; Correia, Paula; Ferreira, Manuela; Cardoso, Ana Paula; Campos, Sofia; Anjos, OféliaThis study aimed to investigate the level of knowledge about edible insects (EIs) in a sample of people from thirteen countries (Croatia, Greece, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, and Turkey). Data collection was based on a questionnaire survey applied through online tools between July and November 2021. For data analysis, techniques such as factor analysis,...
A Review of the Use of Chestnut in Traditional and Innovative Food Products.
Guiné, Raquel; Costa, Cátia; Florença, S. G.; Correia, PaulaChestnuts have been consumed in Portugal for immemorial times. These fruits are highly appreciated, not only due to their organoleptic characteristics but also due to their nutritional and functional values. For the nutrients to be more accessible and for the chestnuts to have better flavour and digestibility, it is necessary to heat, cook or roast them, for example. Chestnuts are a very versatile food, in term...
Therapeutic Potential Applications for Bee Pollen
Florença, S. G.; Anjos, O.; Ferreira, Manuela; Campos, M. G.; Estevinho, L. M.; Correia, Paula; Costa, Cristina Amaro; Guiné, Raquel P. F.Since ancient times, bee pollen has emerged as a rich food product, which, besides being a source of energy, contains beneficial substances with recognized properties, both nutritionally and therapeutically. Recently, research about this natural product has allowed a more supported recognition of its health enhancement potential. The therapeutic properties of bee pollen are associated with the chemical composit...
Factors affecting eating habits and knowledge of edible flowers in different count...
Guiné, Raquel P. F.; Florença, S. G.; Ferrão, A. C.; Bizjak, M. C.; Vombergar, B.; Simoni, N.; Vieira, V.The use of edible flowers (EF) in gastronomy is gaining popularity; however, there is still a lack of information about the factors that most contribute to the acceptance of this product. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the habits associated with the usage of edible flowers in gastronomy in three different countries (Portugal, Slovenia and Brazil) and also to evaluate the major determi...
Environmental Issues as Drivers for Food Choice: Study from a Multinational Fra...
Guiné, Raquel P. F.; Batkiene, E.; Florença, S. G.; Djekić, I.; Bizjak, M. C.; Tarcea, M.; Leal, M.; Ferreira, V.; Rumbak, I.; Orfanos, P.; Szucs, V.This work intended to explore some motivations that influence people’s eating habits to- wards sustainability. This was an observational, cross-sectional study, carried out by questionnaire survey on a non-probabilistic sample of 10,067 participants from 13 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Romania and United States). Results indicated...
The duality of innovation and food development versus purely traditional foods
Guiné, Raquel; Florença, S. G.; Barroca, M. J.; Anjos, O.Background: Intangible cultural heritage includes knowledge and skills transmitted throughout times, and this also applies to the food sector. Traditional knowledge assumes important social and economic value, which is relevant both for sectorial clusters as well as for majority social groups. Scope and approach: The objective of this review was to analyse the constraints and motivations for development in the ...
Cancer Prevention and Management Trough Phenolic Compounds
Guiné, Raquel P. F.; Florença, S. G.; Ferreira, Manuela; Campos, Sofia; Okpala, C.; Korzeniowska, M.The chemical molecules included in the class of phenolic compounds encompass a very large variety of structures, constituting numerous families of compounds, such as, for example, the phenolic acids or the flavonoids, of which are particularly relevant the anthocyanins. These molecules, due to their chemical structures with aromatic rings, have a high antioxidant capacity which have proven to be quite beneficia...
Comparative study about some eating habits in six countries: eating out and fas...
Guiné, Raquel; Florença, S. G.; Leal, M.; Rumbak, I.; Komes, D.; Saric, M. M.; Tarcea, M.; Fazalas, Z.; Szucs, V.; Klava, D.; Straumite, E.; Baric, I.Poor diets have proven very detrimental for the maintenance of good health and eating an excessive amount of fast food and highly processed meals can harm the general health status of the population. Hence, this work investigates the habits related to eating outside the home and frequency of eating fast food meals in participants from six different countries. A cross-sectional descriptive study was undertaken o...