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Development, characterisation, and consumer acceptance of an innovative vegan b...
Fernandes, Wilson D.; Pinto, Filipa R.; Barroso, Sónia; Gil, Maria MWhat consumers choose when purchasing food is of most importance to promote sustainability. The consumption of more sustainable foods should be stimulated, for example, by using more sustainable ingredients and by consumer education. Therefore, an innovative and highly nutritious vegan burger with seaweed (VBS) was developed using sustainable ingredients, such as pulses—grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) and chick...
Valorization of the red seaweed Gracilaria gracilis through a biorefinery approach
Martins, Alice; Pinto, Filipa R.; Barroso, Sónia; Pereira, Tatiana; Mouga, Teresa; Afonso, Clélia; Freitas, Marta V.; Pinteus, Susete; Pedrosa, RuiThe interest in seaweeds as an abundant feedstock to obtain valuable and multitarget bioactive ingredients is continuously growing. In this work, we explore the potential of Gracilaria gracilis, an edible red seaweed cultivated worldwide for its commercial interest as a source of agar and other ingredients for cosmetic, pharmacological, food, and feed applications. G. gracilis growth conditions were optimized t...
Annual variations in the mineral element content of five fish species from the ...
Pinto, Filipa R.; Duarte, Ana M.; Silva, Frederica; Barroso, Sonia; Mendes, Susana; Pinto, Edgar; Almeida, Agostinho; Sequeira, Vera; Vieira, Ana RitaThe most consumed fish species in Portugal do not correspond to the most caught fish species on the Portuguese coast. From the point of view of ocean sustainability and economics, it is important to study unexploited or underexploited fish species that have the potential to be introduced into the food market. This potential can be reflected by their nutritional value, where mineral elements are often overlooked...
Sabor & Algas
Gil, Maria M; Borges, Patrícia; Mendes, Susana; Mouga, TeresaO conhecimento e a exploração do mar foram definidos pelas autoridades nacionais entre as grandes linhas estratégicas para o desenvolvimento de Portugal. Por conseguinte, um amplo conjunto de oportunidades e desafios impelem todos os agentes do sistema científico e tecnológico a assumir uma postura proactiva. Deste modo, a criação de uma atividade económica forte e dedicada ao mar, assente em atividades de I&D,...
Reproduction of the Blue Jack Mackerel, Trachurus picturatus, in Western Portug...
Neves, Ana; Sequeira, Vera; Vieira, Ana Rita; Silva, Elisabete; Silva, Frederica; Duarte, Ana Marta; Mendes, Susana; Ganhão, Rui; Assis, CarlosBlue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus, is the fifth most landed fish species in mainland Portugal, but information on its reproductive biology is scarce. From September 2018 to August 2019, 626 specimens were collected from commercial vessels to clarify the reproductive strategy of the T. picturatus population off the west coast of Portugal. The proportion and length range of males and females were similar. ...
Phytopharmacological strategies in the management of type 2 diabetes Mellitus
Duarte, Ana M.; Guarino, Maria P.; Barroso, Sonia; Gil, Maria MType 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic disease which corresponds to 90% of the worldwide cases of diabetes, mainly due to epigenetic factors such as unhealthy lifestyles. First line therapeutic approaches are based on lifestyle changes, most of the time complemented with medication mostly associated with several side e ects and high costs. As a result, the scientific community is constantly working for th...
Quality assessment of chilled and frozen fish: mini review
Duarte, Ana M.; Silva, Frederica; Pinto, Filipa R.; Barroso, Sonia; Gil, Maria MFish is a very perishable food and therefore several storage strategies need to be employed to increase its shelf-life, guaranteeing its safety and quality from catch to consumption. Despite the advances in modern fish storage technologies, chilling and freezing are still the most common preservation methods used onboard. The present review aims to summarize strategies to increase the shelf-life of fresh (chill...
Bioaccessibility of antioxidants and fatty acids from Fucus spiralis
Francisco, João; Horta, André; Pedrosa, Rui; Afonso, Cláudia; Cardoso, Carlos; Bandarra, Narcisa M.; Gil, Maria MFucus spiralis is an edible brown seaweed (SW) found in the Portuguese Coast. It has been reported to have high antioxidant activity, which may elicit a potential use for the food industry. However, little information is available on how the SW behaves during the digestive process and how the freeze-drying process might affect the bioaccessibility of the di erent compounds. Therefore, antioxidant activity, tota...
Characterization of nutritional, physicochemical, and phytochemical composition...
Ganhão, Rui; Pinheiro, Joaquina; Tino, Clara; Faria, Hugo; Gil, Maria MIn this study, nutritional composition (protein, lipids, carbohydrates, ash, and moisture), physicochemical properties (soluble solid content, titratable acidity, texture and instrumental colour on surface, and internal section), phytochemicals (total phenolic content and anthocyanin content), and antioxidant capacity (DPPH—2,2'-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging capacity and ferric-reducing antioxida...
Mathematical Models for Prediction of Temperature Effects on Kinetic Parameters...
Gil, Maria M; Miller, Fátima A.; Brandão, Teresa R. S.; Silva, Cristina L. M.Microbial inactivation often follows a sigmoidal kinetic behaviour, with an initial lag phase, followed by a maximum inactivation rate period and tending to a final as ymptotic value. Mathematically, such tendencies may be de scribed by using primary kinetic models (Gompertz based model is one example) that describe microbial survival throughout processing time when stressing conditions are ap plied. The parame...