Silvia Amelia Verdiani Tfouni

• Abstract

  Brazil is considered one of the world's major cocoa producer. In 2016, the country produced 215 thousand tons of cocoa. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are compounds formed during incomplete combustion of organic matter and some of them are considered carcinogenic and genotoxic. The presence of PAHs in cocoa may be due to the use of smoke during the drying of the beans or to the h…

  Effect of processing on the levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, cadmium and lead on cocoa beans and derived products, AP.R

• Abstract

  PDIP-ITAL aims to strengthen the institute’s capabilities by modernizing its analytical infrastructure and pilot plants as essential elements of food safety assessment and proof of concept for products and processes, by training its research team as a fundamental resource in the generation of new skills, and by the strong interaction with national and international actors as ITAL allies i…

  Plan of institutional development in research of the Institute of Food Technology - ITAL (PDIp), AP.PDIP
• 17th World Congress of Food Science and Technology & Expo, AR.EXT

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• Abstract

  The dietary exposure to compounds that may interfere with the endocrine system functions has received special attention in the recent years. The endocrine system, together with nervous system, controls the metabolism, puberty, reproduction and behavior, and through a pattern of expression regulated by the development, the endocrine system regulates the cell proliferation and differentiati…

  Endocrine disruptors in infant formulas: a hidden risk in early childhood?, BP.PD
• Effect of processing in the levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in cocoa beans and derived products, BP.TT
• Levels of cadmium and lead in cocoa beans and derived products, BP.TT