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The unseen ingredients: a systematic review of the prevalence of microplastics ...
Mota, Carolina; Martins, Zita E.; Ramos, Helena; M. P. L. V. O. Ferreira , Isabel; Carvalho, Márcia; Araújo, Ana MargaridaBackground: Plastics have revolutionized every aspect of modern life [1, 2], offering convenience but also bringing forth environmental and health hazards. Their exponential production and improper disposal have led to the global burden of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) in the environment [3, 4]. These tiny particles possess the alarming ability to infiltrate the food chain, thereby posing a potenti...
Exploring two food composition databases to estimate nutritional components of ...
Silva, Marta; Ribeiro, Mafalda; Viegas, Olga; Martins, Zita E.; Faria, Miguel; Casal, Susana; Pinto, Edgar; Almeida, Agostinho; Pinho, OlíviaThe integration of foodomics data to explain the impact of diet on health requires a precise knowledge of nutrients composition of complex meals. This work assesses the adequacy of two food composition databases (FCDBs) for calculation of nutritional composition of whole meals, compared to the golden standard “lab chemical analyses” and search for predictive models to overcome some limitations of FCDBs. Six mea...
Modeling of α-acids and xanthohumol extraction in dry-hopped beers
Machado, Júlio C.; Faria, Miguel A.; Melo, Armindo; Martins, Zita E.; Ferreira, Isabel M.P.L.V.O.The practice of dry-hopping has been used by the brewing industry to obtain beers with increased contents of flavor and bitterness compounds. Notwithstanding this, other compounds such as α-acids (AA) and xhanthohumol (XN) are co-extracted influencing the final characteristics of the beer, particularly its beneficial bioactivity. In this context a model for the understanding of AA and XN extraction by dry-hoppi...