Alyssa Hidalgo

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Job title: 
Associate Professor
Eurocaroten role: 
WG Participant
First name: 
Alyssa
Last name: 
Hidalgo
Short research description: 

Areas of research: The main research area deals with food processing and quality. In particular, evaluation and optimization of the nutritional and technological quality of wheat and other cereals and influence of processing; identification of chemical markers to be evaluated in the food end-product for the hygienic quality evaluation of the raw material; evaluation and identification of heat damage indices; chemical and physical characteristics of shell eggs and egg products.

Research activities relevant to EUROCAROTEN.

Past: Study of the influence of food processing, storage, genotype and/or cropping environment, flour granulometry as well as seed distribution on carotenoid composition of several cereal species and products. The enzymatic activity involved in the carotenoid stability was also investigated.

Current: Study of the bioavailability of carotenoids from cereal products through in vitro techniques. Development of cereal-based functional foods enriched with encapsulated bioactive compounds. Screening of carotenoids profile in different Andean functional products. Carotenoid stability during processing of tomato products.

Techniques routinely used: 
HPLC and spectrophotometric techniques
Instrumentation/Facilities: 
Several HPLC units (fluorimetric, photodiode array, evaporative light scattering detectors) and spectrophotometric instrumentations. Equipments for image analysis and for colour evaluation. Pilot plant for pasta and baking products manufacturing.
Country: 
Italy
City: 
Milan
Institution: 
University of Milan
Department: 
Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS).
Address: 

University of Milan, Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS).

via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy.

Zip Code: 
20133
Phone: 
+390250319189
Matrix: 
Foods
Waste
By-products
Plants
Gender: 
Female
WG option 1: 
WG2
WG option 2: 
WG1
Scientific approach: 
Applied
Industrial
Areas: 
Agro-food
Analysis
Production
Other keywords: 
Analysis
Applications
Bioavailability
Food Quality
Functional Foods
Processing
Stability
STMS hosting: 
Any
Meetings hosting: 
No

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