Inmaculada Franco

Prof. Inmaculada Franco

Area of Food Technology, Faculty of Science, University of Vigo, Ourense 32004, Spain

Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

29Years (1998-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 July 2006 in International Dairy Journal
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MFMaría C. García Fontán
María C. García Fontán
Sidonia MartínezSidonia Martínez
Sidonia Martínez
IFInmaculada Franco
Inmaculada Franco
Javier CarballoJavier Carballo
Javier Carballo

1 February 2007 in Food Microbiology
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MGM Garciafontan
M Garciafontan
Jose Manuel LorenzoJose Manuel Lorenzo
Jose Manuel Lorenzo
APA Parada
A Parada
IFInmaculada Franco
Inmaculada Franco
Javier CarballoJavier Carballo
Javier Carballo

30 August 2021 in Molecules
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Concepción Pérez-LamelaConcepción Pérez-Lamela
Concepción Pérez-Lamela
IFInmaculada Franco
Inmaculada Franco
Elena FalquéElena Falqué
Elena Falqué
Fruits and fruit products are an essential part of the human diet. Their health benefits are directly related to their content of valuable bioactive compounds, such as polyphenols, anthocyanins, or vitamins. Heat treatments allow the production of stable and safe products; however, their sensory quality and chemical composition are subject to significant negative changes. The use of emerging non-thermal technologies, such as HPP (High Pressure Processing), has the potential to inactivate the microbial load while exerting minimal effects on the nutritional and organoleptic properties of food products. HPP is an adequate alternative to heat treatments and simultaneously achieves the purposes of preservation and maintenance of freshness characteristics and health benefits of the final products. However, compounds responsible for antioxidant activity can be significantly affected during treatment and storage of HPP-processed products. Therefore, this article reviews the effect of HPP treatment and subsequent storage on the antioxidant activity (oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assay), 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging capacity assay, ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay, 2,2′-azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging capacity assay or Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) assay), and on the total phenolic, flavonoid, carotenoid, anthocyanin and vitamin contents of fruits and different processed fruit-based products.


1 September 2013 in Food Control
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SFSonia Fonseca
Sonia Fonseca
ACAida Cachaldora
Aida Cachaldora
MGMaría Gómez
María Gómez
IFInmaculada Franco
Inmaculada Franco
Javier CarballoJavier Carballo
Javier Carballo