Mercedes M. Pedrosa

Dr. Mercedes M. Pedrosa

Dpto. Tecnología de Alimentos. INIA, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Academic Career Length

37Years (1990-Present)

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

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19 May 2012 in Phytochemistry Reviews
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MMMercedes Muzquiz
Mercedes Muzquiz
AVAlejandro Varela
Alejandro Varela
CBCarmen Burbano
Carmen Burbano
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Carmen Cuadrado
EGEva Guillamón
Eva Guillamón
MPMercedes M. Pedrosa
Mercedes M. Pedrosa

1 February 2020 in Food Hydrocolloids
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HMHelena M. Moreno
Helena M. Moreno
FDFátima Domínguez-Timón
Fátima Domínguez-Timón
MDMaría Teresa Díaz
María Teresa Díaz
MPMercedes M. Pedrosa
Mercedes M. Pedrosa
ABA. Javier Borderías
A. Javier Borderías
CTClara A. Tovar
Clara A. Tovar

1 March 2008 in Food Chemistry
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EGEva Guillamón
Eva Guillamón
MPMercedes M. Pedrosa
Mercedes M. Pedrosa
CBCarmen Burbano
Carmen Burbano
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Carmen Cuadrado
MSMaría de Cortes Sánchez
María de Cortes Sánchez
MMMercedes Muzquiz
Mercedes Muzquiz

1 June 2009 in Food Chemistry
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Maria Angeles Martín-CabrejasMaria Angeles Martín-Cabrejas
Maria Angeles Martín-Cabrejas
Yolanda AguileraYolanda Aguilera
Yolanda Aguilera
MPMercedes M. Pedrosa
Mercedes M. Pedrosa
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Carmen Cuadrado
THTeresa Hernández
Teresa Hernández
RERosa M. Esteban
Rosa M. Esteban

1 October 2020 in Food Hydrocolloids
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ABA. Javier Borderías
A. Javier Borderías
CTClara A. Tovar
Clara A. Tovar
FDFátima Domínguez-Timón
Fátima Domínguez-Timón
MDMaría Teresa Díaz
María Teresa Díaz
MPMercedes M. Pedrosa
Mercedes M. Pedrosa
HMHelena M. Moreno
Helena M. Moreno

17 August 2017 in Food & Function
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CAClaudia Arribas
Claudia Arribas
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B. Cabellos
CLCarmen Sanchez Lopez
Carmen Sanchez Lopez
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EGE. Guillamón
E. Guillamón
MPMercedes M. Pedrosa
Mercedes M. Pedrosa
Consumers and the food industry are demanding healthier products. Expanded snacks with a high nutritional value were developed from different rice, pea and carob flour blends. The proximate composition, starch (total and resistant), amylose and amylopectin, dietary fiber (soluble and insoluble) contents, and the in vitro protein digestibility of different rice-legume formulations, were evaluated before and after the extrusion process. Compared with the corresponding non-extruded blends (control), the extrusion treatment did not change the total protein content, however, it reduced the soluble protein (61–86%), the fat (69–92%) and the resistant starch contents (100%). The total starch content of all studied blends increased (2–19%) after extrusion. The processing increased the in vitro protein digestibility, reaching values around 88–95% after extrusion. Total dietary fiber was reduced around 30%, and the insoluble fraction was affected to a larger extent than the soluble fraction by the extrusion process. Because of its balanced nutritional composition, high dietary fiber content, as well as low energy density, these novel gluten-free snack-like foods could be considered as functional foods and a healthier alternative to commercially available gluten-containing or gluten-free and low nutritional value snacks.