Federica Taddei

Dr. Federica Taddei

Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Engineering and Agro-Food Processing (CREA-IT)
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Academic Career Length

21Years (2006-Present)

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

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1 September 2015 in Journal of Cereal Science
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Daniela MartiniDaniela Martini
Daniela Martini
Federica TaddeiFederica Taddei
Federica Taddei
Roberto CiccorittiRoberto Ciccoritti
Roberto Ciccoritti
MPMarina Pasquini
Marina Pasquini
INIsabella Nicoletti
Isabella Nicoletti
MDMaria Grazia D'EGidio
Maria Grazia D'EGidio

20 November 2013 in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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INIsabella Nicoletti
Isabella Nicoletti
Daniela MartiniDaniela Martini
Daniela Martini
ARAntonella De Rossi
Antonella De Rossi
Federica TaddeiFederica Taddei
Federica Taddei
MDMaria Grazia D’eGidio
Maria Grazia D’eGidio
Danilo CorradiniDanilo Corradini
Danilo Corradini

19 August 2019 in Plants
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CBChiara Biselli
Chiara Biselli
AVAndrea Volante
Andrea Volante
FDFrancesca Desiderio
Francesca Desiderio
Tondelli AlessandroTondelli Alessandro
Tondelli Alessandro
AGAlberto Gianinetti
Alberto Gianinetti
GVGiampiero Valè
Giampiero Valè
Rice quality is mainly related to the following two starch components, apparent amylose content (AAC) and resistant starch (RS). The former affects grain cooking properties, while RS acts as a prebiotic. In the present study, a Genome Wide Association Scan (GWAS) was performed using 115 rice japonica accessions, including tropical and temperate genotypes, with the purpose of expanding the knowledge of the genetic bases affecting RS and AAC. High phenotypic variation was recorded for the two traits, which positively correlated. Moreover, both the parameters correlated with seed length (positive correlation) and seed width (negative correlation). A correlational selection according to human preferences has been hypothesized for the two starch traits and grain size. In addition, human selection has been proposed as the causal agent even for the different phenotypes related to starch and grain size showed by the tropical and temperate japonica accessions utilized in this study. The present GWAS led to the identification of 11 associations for RS on seven chromosomes and five associations for AAC on chromosome 6. Candidate genes and co-positional relationships with quantitative trait loci (QTLs) previously identified as affecting RS and AAC were identified for 6 associations. The candidate genes and the new RS- and/or AAC-associated regions detected provide valuable sources for future functional characterizations and for breeding programs aimed at improving rice grain quality.

26 February 2021 in Foods
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francesca nocentefrancesca nocente
francesca nocente
CNChiara Natale
Chiara Natale
EGElena Galassi
Elena Galassi
Federica TaddeiFederica Taddei
Federica Taddei
Laura GazzaLaura Gazza
Laura Gazza
Brewers’ spent grain (BSG), the major by-product of the brewing industry, can be used as a functional ingredient to increase the nutritional value of cereal-based products. In this work, micronized BSG from the einkorn and tritordeum brewing processes were characterized and used to produce four macaroni pasta formulations enriched with BSG at ratios of 5 g and 10 g/100 g of semolina. Einkorn BSG showed the highest values for all the parameters analyzed—proteins, total dietary fiber (TDF) and total antioxidant capacity (TAC)—except for β-glucan. TDF increased up to 42 and 68% in pasta samples enriched with 10% of BSG from tritordeum and einkorn, respectively. The replacement of 10% of semolina with BSG from both cereals significantly increased the β-glucan content and TAC values. Finally, the addition of BSG from einkorn and tritordeum affected to a minimal extent the sensory properties of cooked pasta, which showed higher values of optimal cooking time and cooking loss, but lower total organic matter compared to semolina pasta. Results from the sensorial judgment fell in the good quality ranges for durum wheat pasta; the incorporation of 10% of einkorn BSG resulted in the best compromise in terms of technological, nutritional and sensorial aspects of enriched pasta.

1 January 2008 in Journal of Cereal Science
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LGL. Gazza
L. Gazza
Federica TaddeiFederica Taddei
Federica Taddei
MCM. Corbellini
M. Corbellini
PCP. Cacciatori
P. Cacciatori
NPN.E. Pogna
N.E. Pogna

23 July 2014 in Cereal Chemistry
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Daniela MartiniDaniela Martini
Daniela Martini
Federica TaddeiFederica Taddei
Federica Taddei
INIsabella Nicoletti
Isabella Nicoletti
Roberto CiccorittiRoberto Ciccoritti
Roberto Ciccoritti
DCDanilo Corradini
Danilo Corradini
MDMaria Grazia D'EGidio
Maria Grazia D'EGidio