Alessandro Parenti

Prof. Alessandro Parenti

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Academic Career Length

34Years (1993-Present)

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

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1 December 2000 in Food Chemistry
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CCCecilia Capannesi
Cecilia Capannesi
Ilaria PalchettiIlaria Palchetti
Ilaria Palchetti
MMMarco Mascini
Marco Mascini
APAlessandro Parenti
Alessandro Parenti

1 January 2014 in Journal of Food Engineering
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APAlessandro Parenti
Alessandro Parenti
LGLorenzo Guerrini
Lorenzo Guerrini
Piernicola MasellaPiernicola Masella
Piernicola Masella
SSSilvia Spinelli
Silvia Spinelli
LCLuca Calamai
Luca Calamai
PSPaolo Spugnoli
Paolo Spugnoli

5 February 2020 in Agronomy
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LGLorenzo Guerrini
Lorenzo Guerrini
Marco NapoliMarco Napoli
Marco Napoli
Marco ManciniMarco Mancini
Marco Mancini
Piernicola MasellaPiernicola Masella
Piernicola Masella
Alessio CappelliAlessio Cappelli
Alessio Cappelli
Simone OrlandiniSimone Orlandini
Simone Orlandini
Flour from old varieties are usually considered very weak flours, and thus difficult to use in breadmaking especially when processed as Italian “Tipo 2” flour. Hence, the aim of our study was to understand if agronomic treatments can be used to improve flour processability and the quality of three old wheat varieties. An experimental strip-plot scheme was used: three old wheat varieties (Andriolo, Sieve, Verna), two seeding densities, three levels of nitrogen fertilization (N35, N80, and N135), and two levels of foliar sulfur fertilization. Analyzed parameters related to kernel composition, dough rheology and bread quality. Sulfur and nitrogen treatments significantly affected protein composition and dough alveograph strength, which increased by about 34% with nitrogen fertilization, and by about 14% with the sulfur treatment. However, only nitrogen fertilization affected bread characteristics. Crumb density significantly decreased from N35 to N135, while springiness and cohesiveness increased. On the other hand, sulfur did not improve breads. This highlight the importance of performing breadmaking tests in addition to the rheological determinations. The poor technological performance of old wheat flours can be improved with agronomical treatments designed to obtain higher-quality bread.

21 January 2004 in European Food Research and Technology
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APAlessandro Parenti
Alessandro Parenti
PSP. Spugnoli
P. Spugnoli
LCLuca Calamai
Luca Calamai
SFS. Ferrari
S. Ferrari
CGC. Gori
C. Gori

5 August 2009 in Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society
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Piernicola MasellaPiernicola Masella
Piernicola Masella
APAlessandro Parenti
Alessandro Parenti
PSPaolo Spugnoli
Paolo Spugnoli
LCLuca Calamai
Luca Calamai

29 July 2008 in European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology
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APAlessandro Parenti
Alessandro Parenti
PSPaolo Spugnoli
Paolo Spugnoli
Piernicola MasellaPiernicola Masella
Piernicola Masella
LCLuca Calamai
Luca Calamai