Second FRIETS Newsletter
The 2nd FRIETS Newsletter is on air!Thank you FRIETS team for the high quality research work! Flip through 2nd FRIETS Newsletter to get to know the project better and the innovations it brings to the agri-food sector! …
Chapter 3 – Fruit and vegetable wastes for biobased chemicals
The necessity to develop cost-efficient and sustainable technologies that should allow us to replace fossil-based resources with means based on renewable biomass has lately increased the interest in the biological production of platform biobased chemicals. …
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Polyphenols and Cardiometabolic Health: Knowledge and Concern among Romanian People
The cardiometabolic health of the population is a crucial indicator of public health, con-
sidering the significant impact of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes on global mortality. Determining the population’s knowledge and the predictors of these pathologies is essential in developing effective educational and clinical strategies for the prevention and management of car-
diometabolic risk (CMR). …
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Bioactive Potential of Elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.): Antioxidant, Antimicrobial Activity, Bioaccessibility and Prebiotic Potential
Due to its abundance of physiologically active ingredients, one of the oldest medicinal
herbs, elderberry (EB) Sambucus nigra L., is beneficial for both therapeutic and dietary purposes. …
Vaccinium Species (Ericaceae): Phytochemistry and Biological Properties of Medicinal Plants
The Vaccinium L. (Ericaceae) genus consists of a globally widespread and diverse genus of around 4250 species, of which the most valuable is the Vaccinioidae subfamily. The current review focuses on the distribution, history, bioactive compounds, and health-related effects of three species: cranberry, blueberry, and huckleberry. …
First FRIETS Newsletter
The 1st FRIETS Newsletter is on air!Thank you FRIETS team for the high quality research work! Flip through 1st FRIETS Newsletter to get to know the project better and the innovations it brings to the agri-food sector! …
Micropropagation of Vaccinium corymbosum L.: An Alternative Procedure for the Production of Secondary Metabolites
In vitro culture has become a dependable approach for the mass production of plant material as the market for innovative plant-derived medicinal approaches has grown significantly. Furthermore, because it permits manipulation of biosynthetic routes to boost the production and accumulation of certain compounds, this technology has enormous potential for the manufacture of natural bioactive chemicals …
Microencapsulation and Bioaccessibility of Phenolic Compounds of Vaccinium Leaf Extracts
In recent years, Vaccinium spp. (bilberry-VMT, lingonberry-VVIT, and blueberry-VCS) have sparked particular interest for their prospective health benefits. The latest investigations have place them as important alternative sources of nutraceuticals as their leaves are the main by-products of berry harvesting. The present study is aimed at investigating the bioaccessibility …
Nanocarriers for Sustainable Active Packaging: An Overview during and Post COVID-19
Lockdown has been installed due to the fast spread of COVID-19, and several challenges have occurred. Active packaging was considered a sustainable option for mitigating risks to food systems during COVID-19. Biopolymeric-based active packaging incorporating the release of active compounds with antimicrobial and antioxidant activity …
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Sustainable optimization of the value chain of added-value fresh and dried berries….
Deliverable D7.1: FRIETS Communication and Dissemination Plans and Web-portal, Blog and Social Media Groups …
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