• Sensory Profile of Greek Islands Thyme Honey 

  Rodríguez, Inmaculada; Tananaki, Chrysoula; Galán-Soldevilla, Hortensia; Ruiz Pérez-Cacho, P.; Serrano, Salud (MDPI, 2021)

  The sensory profiles of thyme honey from the Greek islands with different thymus pollen grain contents (A: >60%, B: 40–60%, and C: 18–40%) were studied. The results of the physico-chemical analyses fulfilled the criteria ...

• Modelling the Effect of Salt Concentration on the Fate of Listeria monocytogenes Isolated from Costa Rican Fresh Cheeses 

  Posada Izquierdo, Guiomar Denisse; Mazón-Villegas, Beatriz; Redondo-Solano, Mauricio; Huete-Soto, Alejandra; Víquez-Barrantes, Diana; Valero Díaz, Antonio; Fallas-Jiménez, Paula; García Gimeno, Rosa María (MDPI, 2021)

  “Turrialba cheese” is a Costa Rican fresh cheese highly appreciated due to its sensory characteristics and artisanal production. As a ready-to-eat dairy product, its formulation could support Listeria monocytogenes growth. ...

• A new expanded modelling approach for investigating the bioprotective capacity of Latilactobacillus sakei CTC494 against Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat fish products 

  Bolívar Carrillo, Araceli; Tarlak, Fatih; Correia Peres Costa, Jean Carlos; Cejudo-Gómez, Manuel; Bover-Cid, Sara; Zurera Cosano, Gonzalo; Pérez-Rodríguez, Fernando (Elsevier, 2021)

  Understanding the role of food-related factors on the efficacy of protective cultures is essential to attain optimal results for developing biopreservation-based strategies. The aim of this work was to assess and model ...

• Cellulose Nanofibers from Olive Tree Pruning as Food Packaging Additive of a Biodegradable Film 

  Sánchez-Gutiérrez, Mónica; Bascón-Villegas, Isabel; Espinosa, E.; Carrasco, Elena; Pérez-Rodríguez, Fernando; Rodríguez, Alejandro (MDPI, 2021)

  A biodegradable packaging film containing cellulose nanofibers from olive tree pruning, a by-product of olives production, was obtained using a solvent casting method. Nanocellulose was added to polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) to ...

• Fraud Detection in Batches of Sweet Almonds by Portable Near-Infrared Spectral Devices 

  Torres, Irina; Sánchez Pineda de las Infantas, María Teresa; Vega-Castellote, Miguel; Pérez-Marín, D.C. (MDPI, 2021)

  One of the key challenges for the almond industry is how to detect the presence of bitter almonds in commercial batches of sweet almonds. The main aim of this research is to assess the potential of near-infrared spectroscopy ...

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