Objectives
_ Clean label food formulations and sustainable technologies for improving food quality, health, safety, and sensory properties.
_ Development of green innovative analytical and omics-based methods for food safety and quality control;
_ Chemical and biochemical properties of agrifood products and their alterations during processing to promote healthier dietary choices and creation of functional foods.
_ Evaluation of how bioactive compounds and functional foods modulate the age-related phenotype and immune-based disorders.
Team

Fernanda Cosme
Food Technology / Enology
Principal Investigator
fcosme@utad.pt

Alice Vilela
Sensory Analysis
avimoura@utad.pt

António Inês
Food Microbiology
aines@utad.pt

Fernando Nunes
Food Chemistry
fnunes@utad.pt

Francisco Peixoto
Biochemistry
fpeixoto@utad.pt

José Miguel Ribeiro
Proteomics
jmribeiro@utad.pt

Luis Filipe Ribeiro
Food Chemistry / Enology
fmota@utad.pt

Maria Oliveira
Biochemistry
mmso@utad.pt
PhD Students

Elisa Costa
Enology
ecosta@utad.pt

Carlos Gomes
Medicinal Plants
camgomes@utad.pt

João Siopa
Food Chemistry
siopa@utad.pt

Mário Bezerra
Food Biotechnology
mariojbezerra02@gmail.com

Mónica Silva
Biochemistry

Rafael Vilamarim
Food Biotechnology
rafa_vilamarim_93@hotmail.com

Tiago Durães
Food Chemistry
tiago_monteiro_27@hotmail.com
Collaborators

António Jordão
Enology
antoniojordao@esav.ipv.pt

Elisete Correia
Multivariate Statistics
ecorreia@utad.pt

Juliana Milheiro
Enology
julianaf@utad.pt

Luis Moreira
Food Chemistry/Biotechnology
luismoreira@utad.pt

Cristina Antunes
Analytical Chemistry
cguiomar@utad.pt

Sandrine Ferreira
Food Chemistry
sandrinedsf@hotmail.com
Partnerships
Regiefrutas
DouroMel
Cooperativa Agrícola de Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
Filtaporto
University of Aveiro
University of Coimbra
Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences
Institute of Agricultural Medicine, Poland.