Project:

Bilateral Project Portugal – Serbia

Start date: 01/01/2020
End date: 31/12/2022
Project reference number: 5537 DRI, Sérvia 2020/21

Development of functional foods incorporating a chestnut shells extract obtained by subcritical water

Principal Investigator: Francisca Rodrigues

Proposing Institution: REQUIMTE – Rede de Química e Tecnologia

Funding: The project (5537 DRI, Sérvia 2020/21) was funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior, through national funds.

Articles

    1. Diana Pinto, Ana Margarida Silva, Francesca Loschi, Stefano Dall’Acqua, Jaroslava Švarc-Gajić, Anna Vallverdú-Queralt, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Effects of in vitro simulated digestion and intestinal permeability on the bioaccessibility and bioactivity of phenolic compounds extracted from chestnut shells, Antioxidants, 2023, 12, 1414

    2. Diana Pinto, Manuela M. Moreira, Jaroslava Švarc-Gajić, Anna Vallverdú-Queralt, Tanja Brezo-Borjan, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, In-vitro gastrointestinal digestion of functional cookies enriched with chestnut shells extract: Effects on phenolic composition, bioaccessibility, bioactivity, and α-amylase inhibition, Food Bioscience, 2023, 53, 102766
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2023.102766

    3. Diana Pinto, Anallely López-Yerena, Andreia Almeida, Bruno Sarmento, Rosa Lamuela-Raventós, Anna Vallverdú-Queralt, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Metabolomic insights into phenolics-rich chestnut shells extract as a nutraceutical ingredient – A comprehensive evaluation of its impacts on oxidative stress biomarkers by an in-vivo study, Food Research International, 2023, 170, 112963
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2023.112963

    4. Diana Pinto, Manuela M. Moreira, Elsa F. Vieira, Jaroslava Švarc-Gajić, Anna Vallverdú-Queralt, Tanja Brezo-Borjan, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Development and characterization of functional cookies enriched with chestnut shells extract as source of bioactive phenolic compounds, Foods, 2023, 12, 640.
    https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12030640

    5. Diana Pinto, Andreia Almeida, Anallely López-Yerena, Soraia Pinto, Bruno Sarmento, Rosa Lamuela-Raventós, Anna Vallverdú-Queralt, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Appraisal of a new potential antioxidants-rich nutraceutical ingredient from chestnut shells through in-vivo assays – A targeted metabolomic approach in phenolic compounds, Food Chemistry, 2023, 404, 134546
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.134546

    6. Ana Correia, Ana Margarida Silva, Manuela Moreira, Miguel Salazar, Jaroslava Švarc-Gajić, Tanja Brezo-Borjan, Maria de la Luz Cadiz Gurrea, Antonio Segura Carretero, Francesca Loschi, Stefano Dall’Acqua, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Salicornia ramosissima: A new green cosmetic ingredient with promising skin effects. Antioxidants, 2022, 11(12), 2449
    https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11122449

    7. Jaroslava Švarc-Gajić, Tanja Brezo-Borjan, Valentin Dzedik, Francisca Rodrigues, Simone Morais, Cristina Delerue-Matos, ESG approach in the valorization of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) by-products by subcritical water: Application in the cosmetic industry, Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 2023, 31, 100908.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scp.2022.100908

    8. Ana Sofia Ferreira, Ana Margarida Silva, Diana Pinto, Manuela M. Moreira, Ricardo Ferraz, Jaroslava Švarc-Gajíc, Paulo C. Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, New Perspectives on the Sustainable Employment of Chestnut Shells as Active Ingredient against Oral Mucositis: A First Screening, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022, 23, 14956
    https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232314956

    9. Diana Pinto, Andreia Almeida, Anallely López-Yerena, Soraia Pinto, Bruno Sarmento, Rosa Lamuela-Raventós, Anna Vallverdú-Queralt, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Appraisal of a new potential antioxidants-rich nutraceutical ingredient from chestnut shells through in-vivo assays – A targeted metabolomic approach in phenolic compounds, Food Chemistry, 2023, 404, 134546
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.134546

    10. Jaroslava Švarc Gajić, Francisca Rodrigues, Manuela M. Moreira, Cristina Delerue Matos, Simone Morais, Olena Dorosh, Ana Margarida Silva, Andrea Bassani, Valentin Dzedik, Giorgia Spigno, Chemical composition and bioactivity of oilseed cake extracts obtained by subcritical and modified subcritical water, Bioresources and Bioprocessing, 2022, 9, 114
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s40643-022-00603-6

    11. Ana Margarida Silva, Ana Sofia Luis, Manuela M. Moreira, Ricardo Ferraz, Tanja Brezo-Borjan, Jaroslava Švarc-Gajić, Paulo C. Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Influence of temperature on the subcritical water extraction of Actinidia arguta leaves: A screening of pro-healthy compounds, Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 2022, 25, 100593
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scp.2021.100593

    Oral presentations

    1. Ana Sofia Ferreira, Ana Margarida Silva, Diana Pinto, Ricardo Ferraz, Manuela M. Moreira, Jaroslava Švarc-Gajić, Paulo Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, From green extraction of chestnut by-products to pharmaceutical application, XXXI International Conference on Polyphenols, July 2023, Nantes, France

    2. Diana Pinto, Andreia Almeida, Anallely López-Yerena, Soraia Pinto, Bruno Sarmento, Rosa Lamuela-Raventós, Anna Vallverdú-Queralt, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Screening of a novel nutraceutical ingredient extracted from chestnut shells by in-vitro and in-vivo assays – An insight into metabolomic approaches, The First International Conference on Antioxidants: Sources, Methods, Health Benefits and Industrial Applications, May 2023, Barcelona, Spain

    3. Diana Pinto, Julián Lozano-Castellón, Anallely López-Yerena, Ana Margarida Silva, María de la Luz Cádiz-Gurrea, Antonio Segura-Carretero, Bruno Sarmento, Rosa M. Lamuela-Raventós, Anna Vallverdú-Queralt, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Predicting the bioactivity and bioaccessibility of antioxidant compounds extracted from chestnut shells using in-vitro digestion and intestinal permeability models – A metabolomic approach, 4th SPLC-CRS Young Scientists Meeting, February 2023, Porto, Portugal

    4. Diana Pinto, Manuela M. Moreira, Elsa F. Vieira, Tanja Brezo-Borjan, Anna Vallverdú-Queralt, Jaroslava Švarc-Gajić, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Characterization of functional cookies enriched with chestnut shells extract as source of bioactive phenolic compounds, 5th edition of the ISEKI e-conferences – “Current food innovation trends; the texture and consumer perception perspective”, November 2022, virtual conference.

    5. Ana Sofia Ferreira, Ana Margarida Silva, Diana Pinto, Manuela M. Moreira, Ricardo Ferraz, Jaroslava Švarc-Gajić, Paulo Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Sustainable extraction of bioactive compounds from Castanea sativa shells, 5th edition of the ISEKI e-conferences – “Current food innovation trends; the texture and consumer perception perspective”, November 2022, virtual conference.

    6. Diana Pinto, Andreia Almeida, Anallely López-Yerena, Bruno Sarmento, Rosa Lamuela-Raventós, Anna Vallverdú-Queralt, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Valorization of a nutraceutical ingredient extracted from a chestnut by-product towards the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals, 5th Doctoral Congress in Engineering, June 2023, Porto, Portugal

    7. Ana Sofia Ferreira, Diana Pinto, Ana Margarida Silva, Jaroslava Švarc-Gajić, Paulo Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, XVI Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, 23rd – 26th October 2022, Castelo Branco, Portugal

    8. Ana Sofia Luís, Ana Margarida Silva, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Ricardo Ferraz, Jaroslava Švarc-Gajić, Francisca Rodrigues, Subcritical water extraction of Actinidia arguta leaves: Evaluation of temperature effects on bioactivity and radical scavenging, 1st Online International “Congress on Natural products application: Health, Cosmetic and Food”, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB), February 2021, virtual

    Poster presentations

    1. Ana Sofia Ferreira, Ana Margarida Silva, Diana Pinto, Ricardo Ferraz, Manuela M. Moreira, Jaroslava Švarc-Gajić, Paulo Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Repurposing chestnut shells as antioxidant-rich ingredient, The First International Conference on Antioxidants: Sources, Methods, Health Benefits and Industrial Applications, May 2023, Barcelona, Spain

    2. Ana Sofia Ferreira, Ana Margarida Silva, Diana Pinto, Ricardo Ferraz, Jaroslava Švarc-Gajić, Paulo Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, From agricultural waste to antioxidant-rich extracts: Green extraction of polyphenols from chestnut shells, 4th SPLC-CRS Young Scientists Meeting, February 2023, Porto, Portugal

    3. Diana Pinto, Anallely López-Yerena, Rosa Lamuela-Raventós, Anna Vallverdú-Queralt, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Influence of in vitro digestion on the phenolic composition and antioxidant activity of chestnut shells extract prepared by Supercritical Fluid Extraction, 5th edition of the ISEKI e-conferences – “Current food innovation trends; the texture and consumer perception perspective”, November 2022, virtual conference.

    4. Diana Pinto, Manuela M. Moreira, Anna Vallverdú-Queralt, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Bioactivity and phenolic composition of chestnut shells extract before and after in-vitro simulated gastrointestinal digestion, 5th Doctoral Congress in Engineering, June 2023, Porto, Portugal

    5. Ana Sofia Ferreira, Ana Margarida Silva, Diana Pinto, Ricardo Ferraz, Manuela M. Moreira, Jaroslava Švarc-Gajic, Paulo Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Potential therapeutic application of chestnut shells in oral mucositis treatment: Green extraction of polyphenols, Dare2Change – Innovation-Driven Agrifood Business, March 2023, Porto, Portugal

    6. Diana Pinto, Manuela M. Moreira, Jaroslava Švarc-Gajić, Anna Vallverdú-Queralt, Tanja Brezo-Borjan, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Development of functional cookies enriched with chestnut shells extract – Impact of gastrointestinal digestion on phenolic composition, bioaccessibility, and bioactivity, Dare2Change – Innovation-Driven Agrifood Business, March 2023, Porto, Portugal

    7. Ana Sofia Ferreira, Diana Pinto, Ana Margarida Silva, Jaroslava Švarc-Gajić, Paulo C. Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Subcritical Water Extraction of chestnut shells: A promising source of bioactive compounds, XVI Encontro Química dos Alimentos, Castelo Branco, Portugal, 23rd – 26th October 2022.

    8. Ana Sofia Ferreira, Ana Margarida Silva, Diana Pinto, Manuela M. Moreira, Ricardo Ferraz, Jaroslava Švarc-Gajić, Paulo C. Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Sustainable valorization of phenolic compounds from Castanea sativa shells for pharmaceutical application, 5º Encontro de Biotecnologia Medicinal/ 2nd Iberian Congress on Medicinal Biotechnology, Porto, Portugal, 31st October 2022.

    9. Ana Sofia Ferreira, Diana Pinto, Ana Margarida Silva, Jaroslava Švarc-Gajić, Paulo C. Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Sustainable extraction of bioactive compounds from Castanea sativa shells, 5th edition of the ISEKI e-conferences – “Current food innovation trends; the texture and consumer perception perspective”, virtual conference, 24th – 25th November 2022.

    10. Diana Pinto, Anallely López-Yerena, Rosa Lamuela-Raventós, Anna Vallverdú-Queralt, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Influence of in vitro digestion on the phenolic composition and antioxidant activity of chestnut shells extract prepared by Supercritical Fluid Extraction, 5th edition of the ISEKI e-conferences – “Current food innovation trends; the texture and consumer perception perspective”, virtual conference, 24th – 25th November 2022.

    11. Diana Pinto, Andreia Almeida, Anallely López-Yerena, Bruno Sarmento, Rosa Lamuela-Raventós, Anna Vallverdú-Queralt, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, In vivo antioxidant activity and metabolic profiling of phenolics-enriched chestnut shells extract in rat tissues, 18th Annual Conference of the Metabolomics Society – Metabolomics 2022, Valencia, Spain, 19th – 23rd June 2022.

    12. Ana Sofia Luís, Ana Margarida Silva, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Ricardo Ferraz, Jaroslava Švarc-Gajić, Francisca Rodrigues, Bioactivity, antioxidant and radical scavenging activity of Actinidia arguta leaves extracts obtained by Subcritical Water Extraction, 4th Symposium on Chemical and Biological Engineering – Doctoral Congress in Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, June 2021, virtual conference.

    Awards

    1. Best oral presentation, Diana Pinto, Andreia Almeida, Anallely López-Yerena, Soraia Pinto, Bruno Sarmento, Rosa Lamuela-Raventós, Anna Vallverdú-Queralt, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Screening of a novel nutraceutical ingredient extracted from chestnut shells by in-vitro and in-vivo assays – An insight into metabolomic approaches, The 1st International Conference on Antioxidants, May 2023, Barcelona, Spain

    2. 1st prize for the best oral communication, Diana Pinto, Manuela M. Moreira, Elsa F. Vieira, Tanja Brezo-Borjan, Anna Vallverdú-Queralt, Jaroslava Švarc-Gajić, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Characterization of functional cookies enriched with chestnut shells extract as source of bioactive phenolic compounds, 5th edition of the ISEKI e-conferences – “Current food innovation trends; the texture and consumer perception perspective”, November 2022, virtual conference

    3. Best Poster Presentation, Diana Pinto, Anallely López-Yerena, Rosa Lamuela-Raventós, Anna Vallverdú-Queralt, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Influence of in vitro digestion on the phenolic composition and antioxidant activity of chestnut shells extract prepared by Supercritical Fluid Extraction, 5th edition of the ISEKI e-conferences – “Current food innovation trends; the texture and consumer perception perspective”, November 2022, virtual conference.

    4. Student Travel Award from Metabolomics Society: Diana Pinto, Andreia Almeida, Anallely López-Yerena, Bruno Sarmento, Rosa Lamuela-Raventós, Anna Vallverdú-Queralt, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, In vivo antioxidant activity and metabolic profiling of phenolics-enriched chestnut shells extract in rat tissues, 18th Annual Conference of the Metabolomics Society – Metabolomics 2022, Valencia, Spain, 19th – 23rd June 2022.