A5033034597- Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
- Culinary Culture and Tourism
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Food Quality and Safety Studies
- Berry genetics and cultivation research
- Wine Industry and Tourism
- Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Coconut Research and Applications
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Multisensory perception and integration
Fondazione Edmund Mach
2016-2025
University of Bologna
2008-2009
Sweetness is one of the main drivers consumer preference, and thus given high priority in apple breeding programmes. Due to complexity sweetness evaluation, soluble solid content (SSC) commonly used as an estimation this trait. Nevertheless, it has been demonstrated that SSC sweet taste are poorly correlated. Though individual sugar may vary greatly between within cultivars, no previous study tried investigate relationship amount sugars, or ratios these, sweetness. In work, we quantified...
The Mediterranean diet (MD) is associated with many health benefits. association between the MD and food neophobia (FN) still unexplored in adults. present cross-sectional study was aimed to explore relationships adherence MD, FN, sociodemographic variables a large Italian cohort. Familiarity frequency use (FFI) of prototypical non-prototypical foods were used calculate new index: Taste Index (ITMI). FFI all increased age, while butter, soft drinks, red/cured meat, sweets more common younger...
Given the global decline in adherence to Mediterranean Diet (MD), even within its native region, it is key identify factors influencing this trend mitigate negative health outcomes associated with westernized diets. To end, 4025 individuals (49.6% women, 42.6 ± 14.2 y/o) from Greece, Italy, Morocco, Slovenia, and Tunisia remotely completed a series of measures assessing motives, attitudes, psychosocial related MD adherence, which was evaluated using MEDAS questionnaire. The results suggested...
The volatile compounds emitted by two raspberry varieties (Rubus idaeus, cv. Polka and Tulameen) were analyzed, in both the case of fresh fruits juices, headspace methods that are rapid, solvent-free, with reduced or no sample pretreatment: solid-phase microextraction/gas chromatography−mass spectrometry (SPME/GC−MS) proton-transfer reaction−mass (PTR−MS). Multivariate analysis SPME/GC−MS results allows for an unambiguous discrimination mashed juices. PTR−MS instrumental fingerprint...
Plant phenolics are powerful antioxidants and free radical scavengers that can contribute to the healthy functional properties of plant-based food beverages. Thus, dietary behaviours rich in beverages encouraged. However, it is well-known bitter taste other low-appealing sensory characterize vegetables some foods act as an innate barrier for their acceptance. The aim this study was investigate influence psychological traits PROP status (the responsiveness 6-n- propylthiouracil) on choice...
Proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry (PTR-MS), a direct injection mass spectrometric technique based on an efficient implementation of chemical ionisation, allows for fast and high-sensitivity monitoring volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The first implementations PTR-MS, quadrupole analyzers (PTR-Quad-MS), provided only the nominal ions measured thus little information. To partially overcome these limitations improve analytical capability this technique, coupling proton reaction...
Juglans regia (L.) is cultivated worldwide for its nutrient-rich nuts. In Italy, despite the growing demand, walnut cultivation has gone through a strong decline in recent decades, which led to Italy being among top five net importing countries. To promote development of local high-quality Italian production, we devised multidisciplinary project highlight distinctive traits three varieties grown mountainous region Trentino (northeast Italy): heirloom 'Bleggiana', second accession called...
Trentingrana is a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) hard cheese manufactured in the valleys Trento province (eastern Italian Alps) by several small cooperative dairies linked consortium. Nine months after production, wheels are delivered to shared facility, ripened up 18 mo, and assessed panel 8 experts for 7 sensory attributes; namely, external aspect, rind thickness, paste color, texture, odor, taste, aroma. The evaluation takes place every 2 mo on sampled within each dairy. Based...