Silvia Tappi

Dr. Silvia Tappi

Interdepartmental Centre for Industrial Agrofood Research, University of Bologna, Cesena, Italy
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Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

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

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1 September 2015 in Postharvest Biology and Technology
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IRIleana Ramazzina
Ileana Ramazzina
ABAnnachiara Berardinelli
Annachiara Berardinelli
FRFederica Rizzi
Federica Rizzi
Silvia TappiSilvia Tappi
Silvia Tappi
LRLuigi Ragni
Luigi Ragni
Pietro RocculiPietro Rocculi
Pietro Rocculi

1 January 2014 in Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies
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Silvia TappiSilvia Tappi
Silvia Tappi
ABAnnachiara Berardinelli
Annachiara Berardinelli
LRLuigi Ragni
Luigi Ragni
Marco Dalla RosaMarco Dalla Rosa
Marco Dalla Rosa
AGAdriano Guarnieri
Adriano Guarnieri
Pietro RocculiPietro Rocculi
Pietro Rocculi

1 February 2016 in Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies
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Silvia TappiSilvia Tappi
Silvia Tappi
GGGiorgia Gozzi
Giorgia Gozzi
Lucia VanniniLucia Vannini
Lucia Vannini
ABAnnachiara Berardinelli
Annachiara Berardinelli
SRSantina Romani
Santina Romani
Pietro RocculiPietro Rocculi
Pietro Rocculi

5 July 2019 in Foods
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Malgorzata NowackaMalgorzata Nowacka
Malgorzata Nowacka
Silvia TappiSilvia Tappi
Silvia Tappi
Artur WiktorArtur Wiktor
Artur Wiktor
KRKatarzyna Rybak
Katarzyna Rybak
AMAgnieszka Miszczykowska
Agnieszka Miszczykowska
Urszula TylewiczUrszula Tylewicz
Urszula Tylewicz
Beetroot is a root vegetable rich in different bioactive components, such as vitamins, minerals, phenolics, carotenoids, nitrate, ascorbic acids, and betalains, that can have a positive effect on human health. The aim of this work was to study the influence of the pulsed electric field (PEF) at different electric field strengths (4.38 and 6.25 kV/cm), pulse number 10–30, and energy input 0–12.5 kJ/kg as a pretreatment method on the extraction of betalains from beetroot. The obtained results showed that the application of PEF pre-treatment significantly (p < 0.05) influenced the efficiency of extraction of bioactive compounds from beetroot. The highest increase in the content of betalain compounds in the red beet’s extract (betanin by 329%, vulgaxanthin by 244%, compared to the control sample), was noted for 20 pulses of electric field at 4.38 kV/cm of strength. Treatment of the plant material with a PEF also resulted in an increase in the electrical conductivity compared to the non-treated sample due to the increase in cell membrane permeability, which was associated with leakage of substances able to conduct electricity, including mineral salts, into the intercellular space.

18 October 2016 in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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IRIleana Ramazzina
Ileana Ramazzina
Silvia TappiSilvia Tappi
Silvia Tappi
Pietro RocculiPietro Rocculi
Pietro Rocculi
GSGiampiero Sacchetti
Giampiero Sacchetti
ABAnnachiara Berardinelli
Annachiara Berardinelli
FRFederica Rizzi
Federica Rizzi

1 May 2019 in Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies
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Silvia TappiSilvia Tappi
Silvia Tappi
LRLuigi Ragni
Luigi Ragni
Urszula TylewiczUrszula Tylewicz
Urszula Tylewicz
SRSantina Romani
Santina Romani
IRIleana Ramazzina
Ileana Ramazzina
Pietro RocculiPietro Rocculi
Pietro Rocculi