Andrea Massaro

Dr. Andrea Massaro

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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

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

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1 August 2021 in Food Control
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AMAndrea Massaro
Andrea Massaro
ANAlessandro Negro
Alessandro Negro
MBMarco Bragolusi
Marco Bragolusi
BMBrunella Miano
Brunella Miano
ATAlessandra Tata
Alessandra Tata
RPRoberto Piro
Roberto Piro

13 January 2024 in Food Research International
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CZCarmela Zacometti
Carmela Zacometti
GSGiuseppe Sammarco
Giuseppe Sammarco
AMAndrea Massaro
Andrea Massaro
SLStephane Lefevre
Stephane Lefevre
AFAline Frégière-Salomon
Aline Frégière-Salomon
Michele SumanMichele Suman
Michele Suman

1 December 2021 in Food Control
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AMAndrea Massaro
Andrea Massaro
RSRoberto Stella
Roberto Stella
ANAlessandro Negro
Alessandro Negro
MBMarco Bragolusi
Marco Bragolusi
BMBrunella Miano
Brunella Miano
ATAlessandra Tata
Alessandra Tata

29 July 2022 in Foods
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ATAlessandra Tata
Alessandra Tata
AMAndrea Massaro
Andrea Massaro
FMFilippo Marzoli
Filippo Marzoli
BMBrunella Miano
Brunella Miano
MBMarco Bragolusi
Marco Bragolusi
SBSimone Belluco
Simone Belluco
This feasibility study reports the use of direct analysis in real-time high-resolution mass spectrometry (DART-HRMS) in profiling the powders from edible insects, as well as the potential for the identification of different insect species by classification modeling. The basis of this study is the revolution that has occurred in the field of analytical chemistry, with the improved capability of ambient mass spectrometry to authenticate food matrices. In this study, we applied DART-HRMS, coupled with mid-level data fusion and a learning method, to discriminate between Acheta domesticus (house cricket), Tenebrio molitor (yellow mealworm), Locusta migratoria (migratory locust), and Bombyx mori (silk moth). A distinct metabolic fingerprint was observed for each edible insect species, while the Bombyx mori fingerprint was characterized by highly abundant linolenic acid and quinic acid; palmitic and oleic acids are the statistically predominant fatty acids in black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens). Our chemometrics also revealed that the amino acid proline is a discriminant molecule in Tenebrio molitor, whereas palmitic and linoleic acids are the most informative molecular features of the house cricket (Acheta domesticus). Good separation between the four different insect species was achieved, and cross-validation gave 100% correct identification for all training samples. The performance of the random forest classifier was examined on a test set and produced excellent results, in terms of overall accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity. These results demonstrate the reliability of the DART-HRMS as a screening method in a future quality control scenario to detect complete substitution of insect powders.

28 January 2024 in Food Control
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AMAndrea Massaro
Andrea Massaro
CZCarmela Zacometti
Carmela Zacometti
MBMarco Bragolusi
Marco Bragolusi
JBJan Buček
Jan Buček
RPRoberto Piro
Roberto Piro
ATAlessandra Tata
Alessandra Tata

18 July 2024 in Food Control
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ATAlessandra Tata
Alessandra Tata
AAAne Arrizabalaga-Larrañaga
Ane Arrizabalaga-Larrañaga
AMAndrea Massaro
Andrea Massaro
RSRoberto Stella
Roberto Stella
RPRoberto Piro
Roberto Piro
MBMarco Blokland
Marco Blokland