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Storage Temperature Effect on Quality and Shelf-Life of Hericium erinaceus Mush...
Silva, Mafalda; Vida, Manuela; Ramos, Ana Cristina; Lidon, Fernando J.; Reboredo, Fernando H.; Gonçalves, Elsa M.Funding Information: The authors acknowledge financial support from FCT, through the strategic project UIDB/04035/2020 (https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/04035/2020) granted to GeoBioTec Research Institute. Publisher Copyright: © 2025 by the authors.; Hericium erinaceus, commonly known as Lion’s Mane mushroom, presents a challenge for maintaining quality and shelf-life during post-harvest storage. This study invest...
Gluten-Free Sweet Potato Flour
Pereira, Nelson; Ramos, Ana Cristina; Alves, Marco; Alves, Vítor D.; Roseiro, Cristina; Vida, Manuela; Moldão, Margarida; Abreu, MartaPublisher Copyright: © 2024 by the authors.; Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) is a nutrient-dense crop rich in fibre, minerals, and antioxidant compounds, including carotenoids and phenolic compounds, such as anthocyanins. Dehydrating sweet potato (SP) for flour production enhances its value and produces shelf-stable, health-promoting food products. This study investigated the effects of hot-air drying ...
Valorisation of Wasted Immature Tomato to Innovative Fermented Functional Foods
Pereira, Nélson; Farrokhi, Mahsa; Vida, Manuela; Lageiro, Manuela; Ramos, Ana Cristina; Vieira, Margarida C.; Alegria, Carla; Gonçalves, Elsa M.Funding Information: This work was supported by national funds from PDR2020-101-031501_59 n°–101 GreenTASTE: “Development of new food products based on unripened industrial tomatoes”. Publisher Copyright: © 2023 by the authors.; In this study, the lactic fermentation of immature tomatoes as a tool for food ingredient production was evaluated as a circular economy-oriented alternative for valorising industrial t...