Food Engineer (Federal University of Viçosa, 1995), D.Sc. in Food Technology (Campinas State University, 2001). Researcher at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA), at Embrapa Instrumentation. She was a visiting scientist in WRRC/ARS/USDA (2008), and participated as a researcher in the Labex program (Embrapa) at the Quadram Institute (formerly Institute of Food Research), in Norwich, UK. Ad-hoc reviewer of a variety of journals, including Food Hydrocolloids and Carbohydrate Polymers. Her experience is focused on food packaging, especially on the following subjects: edible and biodegradable packaging films, nanotechnology applied to food packaging, use of food byproducts for biodegradable materials, uses of bacterial cellulose for food and packaging materials. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The proposal involves the production of biodegradable films with active (antioxidant, antimicrobial and/or UV absorber) properties from bulk fruit processing byproducts. The first step will be to analyze the chemical composition and to make preliminary tests on processing byproducts from orange, passion fruit, pineapple, mango, and banana (as well as on their mixtures). At least four bypr…
This proposal is focused on the development of edible films and coatings that work as carriers of probiotic bacteria, protecting them against degradation on processing, storage, and passage through the stomach, but releasing them at the intestine. The films will be based on alginate, due to its polyanionic character, which favors probiotic immobilization at the low pH of the stomach and r…
The growing world population and the changes in dietary behavior (promoted by the increasing concerns on food-health relationships) have caused an increasing fruit consumption. Since most fruits are highly perishable (especially when in tropical conditions), a high proportion of them is processed into products with an extended shelf life, generating a great amount of waste and by-products…
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