[EN] Carotenoids are lipophilic isoprenoids with roles in photosynthesis and signaling. Dietary carotenoids are nutritionally relevant as precursors of retinoids (including vitamin A). These pigments also provide health ...
[EN] Carotenoids are lipophilic plastidial isoprenoids highly valued as nutrients and natural pigments. A correct balance of chlorophylls and carotenoids is required for photosynthesis and therefore highly regulated, making ...
Talens Oliag, Pau; Mora, L.; Bramley, Peter M.; Fraser, Paul D.(Elsevier, 2016-12)
[EN] The economic value, the ease of cultivation and processing, and the well-known health-promoting
properties of tomato fruit, make the tomato an important target for genetic manipulation to increase
its nutritional ...
Ahmad-Qasem Mateo, Margarita Hussam(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2016-01-03)
[EN] The main goal of this Thesis was to determine the influence of the main processing stages involved in obtaining natural extracts with high antioxidant potential from byproducts originating in the olive oil industry.
Firstly, ...
Pastor Barceló, Daniel Pascual(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022-10-18)
[ES] La gran cantidad de residuos que genera la industria del zumo de naranja ha despertado el interés de muchos investigadores en incorporar sistemas de reciclado y seguir un modelo de economía circular mucho más sostenible. ...
Gargallo Márquez, Marta Teresa(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2024-07-19)
[ES] Los untables de fruta representan una alternativa valiosa al consumo convencional de fruta, especialmente para personas mayores que pueden enfrentar dificultades relacionadas con la masticación y la deglución. A pesar ...
Cilla, Antonio; Alegria, Arnparo; de Ancos, Begona; Sanchez-Moreno, Concepcion; Cano, M.P.; Plaza, Lucia; Clemente Marín, Gonzalo; Lagarda, Maria J.; Barbera, Reyes(American Chemical Society, 2012-07-25)
[EN] A study was made of the effect of high-pressure processing (HPP) and thermal treatment (TT) on plant bioactive compounds (tocopherols, carotenoids, and ascorbic acid) in 12 fruit juice-milk beverages and of how the ...
[EN] Biofortification of green leafy vegetables with pro-vitamin A carotenoids, such as beta-carotene, has remained challenging to date. Here, we combined two strategies to achieve this goal. One of them involves producing ...
[EN] The impact of microwave (1000 W – 340 s) and conventional heat (97 C – 30 s) pasteurisation and storage
(4, 10, 22 C for up to 63 d) on total and individual carotenoids and chlorophylls in kiwifruit puree
was ...
Gallego Ibáñez, Marta; Barat Baviera, José Manuel; Grau Meló, Raúl; Talens Oliag, Pau(Elsevier, 2022-01)
[EN] Background: Texture-modified foods (TMF) are commonly used as a therapeutic strategy for people with chewing or swallowing difficulties such as the elderly, which is the fastest growing segment of the global population. ...
Mendez Lagunas, Lilia L.; Garcia Rojas, Daniel Alberto; Andrés Grau, Ana María; Barriada Bernal, Luis Gerardo; Rodriguez Ramirez, Juan(Elsevier, 2022-03)
[EN] The purpose of this work is to study the effect of the traditional processing conditions of the corn (maize) tortilla on the content and bioaccessibility of total phenolic compounds (TPC). Corn tortillas are part of ...
Andrés Andrés, Alicia(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2019-03-28)
[ES] Las frutas, y en general los alimentos de origen vegetal, juegan un papel fundamental en la
dieta puesto que, además de suministrar nutrientes, contienen sustancias no nutritivas,
también denominados compuestos ...
Sansano Tomás, Mariola; Heredia Gutiérrez, Ana Belén; Peinado Pardo, Irene; Andrés Grau, Ana María(Elsevier, 2017)
[EN] Acrylamide is a well-known potentially carcinogen compound formed during thermal processing as an intermediate of Maillard reactions. Three objectives were addressed: the impact of gastric digestion on acrylamide ...
Mínguez García, Sandra(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022-01-13)
[ES] El consumo de snacks está en continuo crecimiento y sobre todo tras la pandemia que ha sufrido el planeta. La búsqueda de snacks saludables y que aporten al organismo compuestos bioactivos es conveniente y necesaria. ...
Lacuesta Martínez, Sheila(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2021-09-30)
[ES] En el proceso de obtención de zumo de naranja se genera un gran volumen de residuos que tienen un contenido abundante en compuestos fitoquímicos con propiedades antioxidantes. Su preciada composición justificaría el ...
Gaspar Cortijo, Guillermo(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2017-10-17)
[ES] Este estudio se propone con el objeto de evaluar el efecto de la adición de un 10% en peso de trehalosa y de la homogeneización a 100 MPa sobre la supervivencia al proceso de digestión gastrointestinal in vitro de ...
[EN] Resistant maltodextrin (RMD) is a water-soluble and fermentable functional fiber. RMD is a satiating prebiotic, reducer of glucose and triglycerides in the blood, and promoter of good gut health, and its addition to ...
Santafosta Cerdá, Enrique(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018-09-11)
[ES] Las emulsiones estabilizadas por una capa de partículas sólidas adsorbidas en la interfase aceiteagua
son conocidas como emulsiones de Pickering. Estos sistemas han sido motivo de muchos
estudios debido a su amplia ...
[EN] Curcumin has uses as a food colorant and functional ingredient, these uses being restrained owing to its low solubility in water, which limits its dispersion in food matrices and its bioaccessibility. Curcumin-gelatin ...
Pérez Esteve, Edgar(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-12-09)
[EN] The present PhD thesis, entitled "Encapsulation of folic acid in silica porous supports: a nutritional and technological approach", focuses on the development of new smart systems for the controlled delivery of folic ...