Miriana Durante

Miriana Durante
Institute of sciences of food production
Research

Nutrheff Thematic
Agronomic technology, Food processing technology, Clinical and nutritional studies

Research Interest and expertise in the field of nutraceuticals and functional food
Preparation of plant matrices from fruits and/or food industry by-products for the extraction of bioactive compounds through innovative systems. Supercritical fluid extraction of solvent free oleoresins rich in bioactive compounds. Encapsulation of solvent free oleoresins in alginate and/or cyclodestrins to obtain ready-to-mix ingredients for novel functional food formulation Plant cell and tissue culture for the biotechnological production of economically important plant nutraceuticals.

Keywords: Secondary metabolites,health-promoting ingredients, nutaceuticals, functional foods, plant biotechnology, in vitro plant cell culture

Nutraceuticals and foods of interest
Lipids, phenolic compounds, tococromanols, carotenoids, phytosterols, triterpenic acids and other bioactive compounds from plant materials to supplement pasta and/or bakery products

Fields of application
Phytochemical extraction, valorization of agro-industrial by-products with a view to biorefining, food chemistry and technology, Food formulation of innovative healthy foods such pasta and or bakery products

Facilities and equipments
HPLC-UV-Vis-PAD; freeze-dryer; spectrophotometers and spectrofluorimeters; GC-MS