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Development of an orange juice in-house reference material and its application to guarantee the quality of vitamin C determination in fruits, juices and fruit pulps by Valente, A., Sanches-Silva, A., Albuquerque, T.G., Costa, H.S.

“…•A new reference material for quality control in vitamin C analysis was developed.•The newly developed stabilization solution minimizes the degree of ascorbic…”
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South European kales: a cross country, cross cultural research by D'Antuono, L.F, Manco, M.A, Costa, H.S, Sanches-Silva, A, Albuquerque, T.G, Kocaoglu, B, Hayran, O

“…BaSeFood (Sustainable exploitation of bioactive components from the Black Sea Area traditional foods) is a EU funded program in which local crops are being…”
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Advances in phenolic compounds analysis of aromatic plants and their potential applications by Costa, D. Carvalho, Costa, H.S., Albuquerque, T. Gonçalves, Ramos, F., Castilho, M.C., Sanches-Silva, A.

“…Aromatic plants may contribute for human health promotion due to their antioxidant properties and also by replacing added salt in foods. Phenolic compounds are…”
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Melon (Cucumis melo L.) by-products: Potential food ingredients for novel functional foods? by Silva, Mafalda Alexandra, Albuquerque, Tânia Gonçalves, Alves, Rita C., Oliveira, M. Beatriz P.P., Costa, Helena S.

“…Nowadays food wastes are a major concern. On the other hand, the demand for natural beneficial compounds to human health is increasing. Melon (Cucumis melo L.)…”
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A novel insight on an ancient aromatic plant: The rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) by Ribeiro-Santos, Regiane, Carvalho-Costa, Denise, Cavaleiro, Carlos, Costa, Helena S., Albuquerque, Tânia Gonçalves, Castilho, Maria Conceição, Ramos, Fernando, Melo, Nathália R., Sanches-Silva, Ana

“…Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) is a widely consumed aromatic plant that belongs to the Lamiaceae family. Fresh and dried leaves are frequently used in…”
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Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.: A Multi-Benefit Potential to Be Exploited by Silva, Mafalda Alexandra, Albuquerque, Tânia Gonçalves, Pereira, Paula, Ramalho, Renata, Vicente, Filipa, Oliveira, Maria Beatriz P P, Costa, Helena S

“…Consumer interest in foods with enhanced nutritional quality has increased in recent years. The nutritional and bioactive characterization of fruits and their…”
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Infusions and decoctions of dehydrated fruits of Actinidia arguta and Actinidia deliciosa: Bioactivity, radical scavenging activity and effects on cells viability by Silva, Ana Margarida, Pinto, Diana, Fernandes, Iva, Gonçalves Albuquerque, Tânia, Costa, Helena S., Freitas, Vitor, Rodrigues, Francisca, Oliveira, M. Beatriz P.P.

“…•A. arguta and A. deliciosa dehydrated fruits infusions and decoctions comparison.•Decoctions generally exhibited higher antioxidant values over infusions.•A…”
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Thermal Contaminants in Coffee Induced by Roasting: A Review by da Costa, David Silva, Albuquerque, Tânia Gonçalves, Costa, Helena Soares, Bragotto, Adriana Pavesi Arisseto

“…Roasting is responsible for imparting the main characteristics to coffee, but the high temperatures used in the process can lead to the formation of several…”
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Nutritional and phytochemical composition of Annona cherimola Mill. fruits and by-products: Potential health benefits by Albuquerque, Tânia Gonçalves, Santos, Filipa, Sanches-Silva, Ana, Beatriz Oliveira, M., Bento, Ana Cristina, Costa, Helena S.

“…•Four cultivars of Annona cherimola Mill. (PDO) fruit were selected and studied.•First report on bioactive compounds content of cherimoya from Madeira…”
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Trends in the use of natural antioxidants in active food packaging: a review by Sanches-Silva, Ana, Costa, Denise, Albuquerque, Tânia G, Buonocore, Giovanna Giuliana, Ramos, Fernando, Castilho, Maria Conceição, Machado, Ana Vera, Costa, Helena S

“…The demand for natural antioxidant active packaging is increasing due to its unquestionable advantages compared with the addition of antioxidants directly to…”
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Are chloropropanols and glycidyl fatty acid esters a matter of concern in palm oil? by Albuquerque, Tânia Gonçalves, Costa, Helena S., Silva, Mafalda Alexandra, Oliveira, M. Beatriz P.P.

“…Palm oil is the most consumed worldwide, being evident its importance due to several applications by the food industry. The presence of toxic and mutagenic…”
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An update on processed foods: Relationship between salt, saturated and trans fatty acids contents by Albuquerque, Tânia Gonçalves, Santos, Joana, Silva, Mafalda Alexandra, Oliveira, M. Beatriz. P.P., Costa, Helena S.

“…•Nutritional recommendations encourage limitation of salt, saturated and trans fat.•A detailed study on the relationship of the various food components was…”
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Processed Food: Nutrition, Safety, and Public Health by Albuquerque, Tânia Gonçalves, Bragotto, Adriana Pavesi Arisseto, Costa, Helena S

“…Food processing comprises the activities involved during the transformation of raw materials from different origins (vegetable, animal) until a final product…”
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4-hydroxy-2-alkenals in foods: a review on risk assessment, analytical methods, formation, occurrence, mitigation and future challenges by Albuquerque, Tânia Gonçalves, Costa, Helena S., Oliveira, M. Beatriz P. P.

“…Undoubtedly, significant advances were performed concerning 4-hydroxy-2-alkenals research on foods, and their formation by double oxidation of polyunsaturated…”
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The Health Effects of Low Glycemic Index and Low Glycemic Load Interventions on Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Literature Review of RCTs by Peres, Maria, Costa, Helena S, Silva, Mafalda Alexandra, Albuquerque, Tânia Gonçalves

“…Diets with a low glycemic index (GI) and a low glycemic load (GL) can improve glycemic control, blood lipids, blood pressure and BMI in prediabetes and type 2…”
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Effect of UV-C radiation on bioactive compounds of pineapple (Ananas comosus L. Merr.) by-products by Freitas, Ana, Moldão-Martins, Margarida, Costa, Helena S, Albuquerque, Tânia G, Valente, Ana, Sanches-Silva, Ana

“…BACKGROUND The industrial processing of pineapple generates a high quantity of by‐products. To reduce the environmental impact of these by‐products and the…”
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Cholesterol determination in foods: Comparison between high performance and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography by Albuquerque, Tânia Gonçalves, Oliveira, M. Beatriz P.P., Sanches-Silva, Ana, Costa, Helena S.

“…•HPLC and UHPLC methods were validated for cholesterol analysis in foodstuffs.•UHPLC is more sensitive with a LOD of 0.7μg/mL and LOQ 2.4μg/mL, than HPLC.•The…”
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25 years of European Union (EU) quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs across EU Member States by Albuquerque, Tânia G, Oliveira, M Beatriz PP, Costa, Helena S

“…Consumers are increasingly turning their attention to the quality and origin of products that they consume. European Union (EU) quality schemes are associated…”
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Vitamin C evaluation in foods for infants and young children by a rapid and accurate analytical method by Silva, Mafalda Alexandra, Albuquerque, Tânia Gonçalves, Oliveira, M. Beatriz P.P., Costa, Helena S.

“…•A rapid and accurate HPLC method for vitamin C determination was validated.•The different categories of foods for infants and young children were studied.•In…”
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An Overview of Portuguese Olive Oils and Table Olives with Protected Designation of Origin by Albuquerque, Tânia Gonçalves, Costa, Helena S., Oliveira, Maria Beatriz P. P.

“…Over the years, consumers’ interest in the diet and health relationship has increased with a demand for high quality foods. To protect consumers, but also…”
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