Olive anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum fungi, and the olive fruit fly Bactrocera olea are, respectively, the most important fungal disease and pest affecting olive fruits worldwide, leading to detrimental effects on the yield and quality of fruits and olive oil. This study focuses on the content of hydroxytyrosol (HYT) and its derivatives (the “olive oil polyphenols” health claim) in olive oils extracted f...
The chemical composition of honey in a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) reflectes the unique characteristics of the region, ensuring authenticity through rigorous standards. To identify the consistent analytical parameters within a particular PDO and assess the possibility of distinguishing them using rapid techniques, such as FTIR-ATF (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy with Attenuated Total Reflecta...
Olive anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum fungi, and the olive fruit fly Bactrocera olea are, respectively, the most important fungal disease and pest affecting olive fruits worldwide, leading to detrimental effects on the yield and quality of fruits and olive oil. This study focuses on the content of hydroxytyrosol (HYT) and its derivatives (the “olive oil polyphenols” health claim) in olive oils extracted f...
Uma das doenças fúngicas mais relevantes da oliveira em Portugal é a antracnose, também conhecida por "gafa", que tem consequências negativas na quantidade e na qualidade do azeite. O presente estudo incide sobre o efeito da presença de gafa nos frutos das cultivares ‘Galega Vulgar’ e 'Cobrançosa', no teor de compostos bioativos, nomeadamente na composição em fenóis, hidroxitirosol (Htyr) e seus derivados (aleg...
The aim of this work was to develop "functional olive oils" by co-processing techniques of ‘Cobrançosa’ olives with the addition of Thymus citriodorus (TL, lemon thyme) and T. mastichina L. (TM) from organic agriculture. The “functional olive oils” were prepared by: (i) thyme addition to the olives during the unit operations of crushing or malaxation, and (ii) implementation of ultrasound before the malaxation ...
Discrimination of different monovarietal wines by FTIR-ATR.
This study aimed to follow the variation of the quality of a wine composed of a blend of the cultivars ‘Alicante Bouschet’ and ‘Syrah' during the maturation process in French oak barrels produced with wood from Bertranges ou Tronçais region, comparing new barrels with third time reused barrel in the wine maturation.
Grape composition during ripening, in two cultivars and different sites of "Beira Interior" region
Phenolic compounds are the most important bioactive compounds in olives and since 2012 a health claim can be declared for the olive oil if it contains more than 5 mg of hydroxytyrosol (Hyt) and its derivatives per 20 g of oil1. In turn, β-carotene is a precursor of vitamin A that essentially functions in many biological processes including vision. However, the presence of bioactive compounds in olive oils depen...
Aplicação de técnicas de espectroscopia no infravermelho na caracterização de “Azeites de Montanha"