Andrea Antonelli

• PhD in Food Biotechnology
• Head of Department at University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Background: The pandemic and lockdown caused a slowdown or halt in many work activities across sectors, including academic research, which had to adapt lab procedures to lockdown restrictions. This study aimed to assess an innovative approach to sensory analysis that aligned with the pandemic's constraints and could enhance traditional methods even...

Strategies to mitigate acrylamide development in bakery products: effect of asparagine content in flour and tartaric acid addition in biscuit formulation, LWT-Food Science and Technology, https://doi. Abstract This paper explores strategies to mitigate acrylamide formation in bakery goods, with a focus on using tartaric acid as an acid neutralizer...

In recent years, climate change has led to higher grape must sugar content and, consequently, increased alcohol by volume. Evaporative or pertraction is a common method for post-fermentation ethanol removal from wines, but it selectively removes some less polar volatile compounds along with ethanol. To mitigate volatile substance loss, this study...

Fuel cells represent an appealing avenue for harnessing eco-friendly energy. While their fuel supply traditionally stems from water electrolysis, an environmentally conscious approach also involves utilizing low-weight alcohols like methanol and ethanol. These alcohols, concentrated from sustainable sources within the enological by-product distilla...

Water and fertilization management are the main concerns of farmers in order to achieve an economic yield and high fruit quality. This study evaluates conventional farmer’s fertilization practices in commercial peach orchards (Regueb region) and sets suitable nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) supplies to improve yield and fruit qualit...

Le uve Lambrusco si impiegano per la produzione di vini frizzanti e spumanti, secchi e dolci, prevalentemente rossi, che costituiscono uno dei pochi esempi di vino spumante rosso nel panorama nazionale e internazionale. A partire dagli anni '90, la produzione ha avuto una svolta dal punto di vista qualitativo. Oggi, alcune realtà enologiche di preg...

The search for new low-cost, good quality and low environmental impact protein sources represents a frontier to be explored urgently. In fact, the production chain of proteins of animal origin presents critical issues and environmental impacts due to the intensive exploitation of primary natural resources. In addition, the demand for products of pl...

Levels of the contaminant acrylamide in food are of great concern, especially in biscuits. They are extremely subject to the formation of acrylamide both for the ingredients that compose them, such as asparaginase, reduce sugars or the presence of ammonium ions from the livening agents, and for their own production process, such as the need to quic...

The QuEChERS approach was optimized for extracting cholesterol oxidation products in cheese, followed by LC-APCI-MS/MS analysis. Optimization of the method, including evaluations of saponification step, sample weight, and d-SPE purification resulted in good recoveries for each analyte, ensuring a reliable determination of these contaminants in chee...

Numerous biochemical processes are involved in fruit maturation, such as ethylene production, phenolic compounds accumulation, and antioxidant enzymes production. Therefore, the aim of the present work was the evaluation of ethylene production, and the bioactive compounds change in the exocarp and mesocarp of five peach [Prunus persica (L.)] cultiv...

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Black soldier fly larvae are considered an alternative source of protein due to their high protein content and low environmental impact of farming. The effect of incorporation of black soldier fly larvae protein (87.6 ± 2.4 g/100 g content) on meat analogues textural characteristics was determined and compared with those of meat analogues prepared...

The SCALIBUR project (Horizon, 2020) aimed to explore innovative solutions, including the use of black soldier fly larvae, for the bio-urban waste management. This research work describes the evaluation of the variability in water, proteins, fat, ashes, and carbohydrates present in the HO.RE.CA. food leftovers which were withdrawn from a local can...

The aim of this work was the investigation of the effect of wastewater generated from the poultry meat industry on the irrigation of olive trees, during a short time period, in order to evaluate its impact on pomological criteria and olive oil quality. Olive trees were subjected to irrigation with different water qualities: (i) poultry wastewater (...

The SCALIBUR project (Scalable Technologies for Bio-urban Waste Recovery – Horizon 2020 – CE-SFS-25-2018) aimed to investigate cutting-edge and sustainable approaches, including the use of black soldier fly larvae (BSFL, Hermetia illucens, Diptera, Stratiomyidae) for the bioconversion of waste deriving from the HO.RE.CA. sector to address the manag...

Video poster available at https://affidiajournal.com/en/acrylamide-other-process-contaminants-in-food Food safety deals with handling, preparation (processing), and storage of food to prevent food-borne illness. During all these phases, food might be subject to microbial, physical, and chemical contamination. Acrylamide is a process contaminant th...

The SCALIBUR project (Scalable Technologies for Bio-urban Waste Recovery – Horizon 2020 – CE-SFS-25-2018) aimed to explore innovative and sustainable solutions, including the use of black soldier fly larvae (BSFL, Hermetia illucens, Diptera, Stratiomyidae) for the bioconversion of waste deriving from the HO.RE.CA sector (Hotel-Restaurants-Catering)...

Microalgae and cyanobacteria represent a sustainable and valuable source of essential amino acids and bio-active molecules (e.g. poly-unsaturated fatty acids and antioxidants) which, if added to staple food, could enrich its nutritional profile and the human diet. In this study, two different composite mixtures were obtained by adding different per...

In Tunisia, the number of prickly pear seed oil companies is currently increasing. However, a large amount of prickly pear fruit by-products is discarded. A proper utilization of these by-products, in particular of fruit peels, could lead to the obtaining of a new important source of nutraceutical compounds. This investigation was aimed at conducti...

The present work was designed to evaluate the effects of two water shortage strategies on the phenolic profile and antioxidants activities of four Prunus persica L. cultivars (Flordastar, Early May crest, Rubirich and O’Henry). Over the course of two successive seasons (2016 and 2017), three different irrigation strategies were tested: full irrigat...

Spent coffee grounds are a source of bioactive compounds, including caffeine and other valuable substances, such as volatiles, fats, and alkaloids, which are currently not exploited. In this research, the water content was separated through absolute ethanol extraction yielding a hydroalcoholic solution of volatiles that could be an optimal base for...

Within the bioremediation framework, this study was aimed at finding out the optimal amount of sludge waste consumption and microalgal growth conditions of Neochloris oleoabundans in order to reach a significant fat production and chemical transformation of microalgal lipids into biodiesel. The effects of the lipid extraction methods-using ionic li...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the short-term irrigation effect with industrial poultry wastewater on young olive trees (Olea europaea L. cv. Chemlali). Industrial poultry wastewater can be considered as a bio-fertilizer due to its richness in nutritive elements (SO42−, HCO3−, total nitrogen, and K+). The physicochemical analysis of wast...

The secondary shelf life (SSL) is defined as the time after package opening during which the food product retains a required level of quality. The SSL, indicated in labels as “best if used within x days after opening”, could lead to domestic food waste if not correctly evaluated. In this context, the SSL of two brands of industrial shelf-stable pes...

Link PDF https://www.journals.ac.za/index.php/sajev/article/view/4436/3012 Since viticulture is affected considerably by climate change, it is imperative to encourage research on new strategies in order to constrain these critical effects on the composition of berries and the quality of wines.A multi-strategy approach composed of (i) kaolin applica...

The composition of the different fractions constituting a distillation plant for neutral ethanol production was analysed. Not only the fractions that are usually discarded from the plant (heads and fusel oils) were studied but also the ones that usually circulate within the plant, passing from one column to another, which are normally impossible to...

Grape stalks are a lignocellulosic biomass, which is a very complex material, whose easy and profitable fractionation to obtain its basic components is still not available. Therefore, alternative ways to try and make use of grape stalks are currently being explored. In the present study, the possible use of dried and milled grape stalks as filler i...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the short-term irrigation effect with industrial poultry wastewater on young olive trees ( Olea europaea L. cv. Chemlali ). Industrial poultry wastewater can be considered as a bio-fertilizer due to its richness in nutritive elements (SO 4 ²⁻ , HCO 3 ⁻ , total nitrogen and K ⁺ ). The physico-chemical analys...

Bread wheat flour presents specific nutrient deficiencies, such as some essential amino acids and this drawback could be tackled by adding ingredients that contain them in high amounts. Therefore, this study aims at developing new types of flours as well as at analysing enriched flours and baked derived products, which combine the compositional and...

BACKGROUND This work evaluated the performances of protein‐based bioplastics obtained from black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) prepupae. Protein films were synthesized by film casting, using both the whole proteins and their soluble fraction at pH = 10. The effects of glycerol as a plasticizer and of citric acid as a mild crosslinker on film prop...

The central role of amino acids in cellular and plant physiology is of current interest. Information related to the implication of amino acids during leaf age is still scarce. This study examined changes in the profile of amino acids extracted from leaves of five peach cultivars (‘Early Maycrest’, ‘Sweet Cap’, ‘O’Henry’, ‘Flordastar’, and ‘Rubirich...

The study is aimed at assessing the suitability of the hydroalcoholic fraction extracted from SCG to formulate a coffee-flavoured liqueur with a sensory profile capable of meeting consumers' expectations.

The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of the electrostatic separation on fractionation and deconstruction of the grape stalks lignocellulosic biomass. After the measurements of their physical properties, the eight fractions obtained were extracted with hot water and then with hot 2% sulphuric acid. In aqueous extracts, the concentra...

Le industrie agroalimentari producono ingenti volumi di scarti, alcuni dei quali possono essere utilizzati come substrati per l’allevamento della mosca soldato, dalle cui larve è possibile ricavare nutrienti ad alto valore energetico utilizzabili sia in ambito alimentare-mangimistico, sia come combustibili, sia come ammendanti per l’agricoltura

BACKGROUND The total amount of bio‐waste produced annually in the EU by the food and beverage chains is estimated at 37 billion kg. The use of insects for the valorization of by‐products from these value chains may represent a sustainable solution. This study aimed to investigate the by‐products obtained from different food chains and used for the...

The increase of waste, due to the rise of the world population, renders the use of the black soldier fly (BSF; Hermetia illucens) as agri-food leftover biotransformer very attractive. Indeed, feeding on these substrates, BSF is capable of transforming them into valuable fat, proteins, and chitin. The present study is aimed at evaluating different a...

https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1awSH3RC05-yku Volatile metabolites of Philippine Arabica and Robusta coffee beans in the both forms standard (not-eaten by the Asian palm civet) and civet coffee grown in different Philippine regions were identified using the hyphenated technique headspace-solid phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrome...

The peels of prickly pears represent around half of the fruit and are generally discarded, thus becoming an environmental problem. Due to the high content of bioactive compounds, prickly pear peels could be used as a nutraceutical and functional ingredient in some food preparations, such as bakery products. This study was aimed at assessing the apt...

The total amount of bio-waste produced by food and beverage chains is huge due to the rise of the world population and the lack of adequate strategy to manage the problem. The opportunity to use insects as biotransformers of agri-food leftovers is very attractive and represents a sustainable solution in a circular economy framework. This study aim...

In this study, two different acetification procedures to produce olive vinegar (OV) from oil mill wastewaters (OMW) were assayed. Specifically, (i) alcoholic-acetous double fermentation with addition of Saccharomyces cerevisiae starter was compared with (ii) spontaneous acetification, without addition of any starter. Within few days from their prod...

Food safety deals with handling, preparation (processing), and storage of food in ways that prevent food-borne illness. During all these phases, food may be subject to contamination. Acrylamide is a process contaminant that is generated from food components during heat treatment, while it is absent in raw foodstuffs. Alternaria alternata is a micro...

A liquid chromatography coupled-tandem mass spectrometry method was developed and validated for the determination of free soluble phenolic compounds in eight ancient varieties of wheat (Triticum sp. pl.), notably Autonomia, Gentil rosso, Inallettabile, Leone aristato, Mentana, Poulard di Ciano, Risciola and Terminillo. Trace compounds such as two c...

The utility model relates to coffee quality analysis through its volatile compounds, comprised of placing coffee beans in a sealed vial; the vial allowing the insertion of a material suitable for headspace analysis; heating roasted coffee beans inside the vial to produce volatile compounds which will occupt a headspace area in the vial; heating of...

Malvasia odorosissima (MO) is an aromatic white grape [Vitis vinifera L., 1753]. Currently on the brink of extinction, MO has historical records that attest its oenological potential. MO has often been replaced in the vineyards by the higher yielding Malvasia di Candia aromatica (MC) that is used for manufacturing sweet and dry, sparkling, and stil...

Malvasia odorosissima is an aromatic grapevine (Vitis vinifera L., 1753) variety that is often confused with Malvasia di Candia aromatica (Vitis vinifera L., 1753), despite the genetic information now available on the pedigree and genetic relationships linking the two varieties. In an effort to offer a contribution to fill this gap, also from an ar...

An electronic eye (EE) for fast and easy evaluation of grape phenolic ripening has been developed. For this purpose, berries of different grape varieties were collected at different harvest times from veraison to maturity, then an amount of the derived must was deposited on a white sheet of absorbent paper to obtain a sort of paper chromatography....

Plums are produced from a wide range of Prunus species, cultivars and landraces, characterised by highly variable pomological, sensory and compositional traits. Sweetness is an important attribute of plums and derived products. A high sugar content characterises Prunus domestica fruits, which are processed into jams, dried prunes, juices, beyond be...

A new interest has recently been expressed for ancient cereals. A liquid chromatography coupled-tandem mass spectrometry approach was set up and validated for the determination of free soluble phenolic compounds in eight ancient varieties of wheat (Triticum spp.): Autonomia, Gentil rosso, Inallettabile, Leone aristato, Mentana, Poulard di Ciano, Ri...

Malvasia odorosissima (MO) and Malvasia di Candia aromatica (MC) are both aromatic white grapes [Vitis vinifera L., 1753]. Genetic information is now available on the pedigree and genetic relationships linking the two varieties. MC is widely cultivated in the provinces of Piacenza, Parma and Reggio Emilia, as well as in Oltrepò Pavese (Northern Ita...

A liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for the determination of four Alternaria toxins, i.e. alternariol, alternariol monomethyl ether, tentoxin, and tenuazonic acid in tomato-based and fruit-based products was developed using a QuEChERs approach for the extraction of the mycotoxins. To optimise the QuEChERs extraction, several par...

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Due to health concerns and legal matters, an investigation to limit phthalates esters (PEAs) in spirits is necessary. A lab still was used to perform pilot distillations according to the official method for brandy production in order to explore the repartition into the distilled fractions of each PAE. The process was divided in two steps: a premièr...

A method for the extraction of phthalate esters (PAEs) by Ultrasound-Vortex-Assisted Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Micro-Extraction (USVADLLME) approach was optimised and applied for the first time to a historical series of brandies. These contaminants are widely spread in the environment as a consequence of about half century of use in different fields...

Two different methods for single step transesterification from pig meat without fat extraction have been tested. Freeze-drying of the meat with or without anhydrous salt, followed by a base-catalyzed transmethylation (KOH/MeOH) was carried out. Both methods were compared with the standard Folch procedure of fat extraction followed by transmethylati...

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814616313401 Acrylamide is a carcinogenic and neurotoxic process contaminant that is generated from food components during heat treatment, while it is absent in raw foodstuffs. Its level in food arouses great concern. A method for acrylamide extraction and determination in dried fruits (dried pr...

Kinetic modelling of colour, non-enzymatic browning and polyphenols content in prickly pear juice during different thermal processing.

Pescabivona [Prunus persica (L.) Batch] is the name of an autochthonous peach population of the Middle-West of Sicily. Samples of the four Pescabivona landraces (Murtiddara, Bianca, Agostina, and Settembrina) were harvested at three different altitudes and analysed for chemical, physico-chemical, and sensory descriptors. The data obtained have supp...

Enzymatic browning is the main cause of quality loss in minimally processed fresh-cut apples and this study was aimed to control it by evaluating the use of a treatment with α-lipoic acid and ascorbic acid on Golden Delicious apples. Also hexanal, an effective natural enhancer of apple odor, was added to the treatment.At the end of the preservation...

Acrylamide is a process contaminant due to thermal processing and absent in raw food (1). It is carcinogenic and neurotoxic and its level in food arouses great concern (2), although it still does not exist a legal limit for its concentration in foodstuffs. However, European Union recently fixed a recommended level of 1000 μg kg-1 for potato chips....

Malvasia aromatica di Candia (Vitis vinifera L.) is an Italian aromatic grapevine cultivated between Emilia Romagna and Lombardy regions. This grape has an aromatic intensity comparable to Muscat1, and it gives different type of wine: semi-sparkling, semi-dry or sweet wines and, more recently, dry or passito wines. In this study the evolution of ar...

Malvasia di Candia aromatica is an aromatic white grape (Vitis vinifera L.) cultivar that grows in the Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy regions and is used for manufacturing sweet and dry white wines. A study of the gas chromatography analysis of the aromatic profile was carried out during the winemaking process for the production of a sweet semi-sparkl...

Malvasia di Candia aromatica is a grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) cultivar (cv.) that produces aromatic white grape, cultivated in the Emilia Romagna provinces of Reggio Emilia, Parma, and Piacenza, while in Lombardy it is cultivated in the area of Oltrepò Pavese. This cv. is an aromatic cultivar used to produce semi-sparkling, semi-dry or sweet wine...

The current tendency in the extraction procedures is to develop accurate, easy-to-automate, and sensitive methodologies which can reduce sample handling. Stir bar sorpive extraction (SBSE) is a recently developed technique in which a stir bar coated of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is employed to extract analytes directly from minimally treated matri...

The aromatic quality of wines depends on several factors. Some are intrinsic factors of the grape variety, others are linked to conditions such as climate and terroir, as well as the technological process of production. In this context, the yeasts have considerable importance. In oenology, there is a growing interest for the study of new yeast stra...

Pescabivona [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] is the name of four white flesh peach landraces grown in the Middle-West regions of Sicily. Samples of the four Pescabivona landraces (Murtiddara, Bianca, Agostina, and Settembrina) were harvested at three different altitudes and analysed for chemical, physico-chemical, and sensory descriptors. The data obta...

Pescabivona [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] is the name of four white flesh peach landraces grown in the Middle-West regions of Sicily. Samples of the four Pescabivona landraces (Murtiddara, Bianca, Agostina, and Settembrina) were harvested at three different altitudes and analysed for chemical, physico-chemical, and sensory descriptors. The data obta...

HMF is the main product of sugars degradation, and for this reason it is associated with thermal stress of sugar-containng foods. In some cases, as honey or concentrated rectified must, HMF concentration has legal limits. In addition, the dietary intake of HMF seems to have negative effects on human health even if this problem is still under evalua...

Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is a crop of major economical interest in Italy and it is largely grown in the plains and hills of Reggio Emilia and Modena (Emilia Romagna Region, northern Italy). Grapes are mainly used for wine production and table consumption, as well as for other minor processed products. Among these latters, ‘saba’ and ‘agresto’...

Research on the glycosylated fraction of volatiles aims to investigate the mostly unexpressed aromatic potential of a grapevine. This reservoir of aromatic molecules is partially released during the production and aging of the wine and targeted technological interventions would allow the enhancement of the non aromatic grapevines. The analysis of e...

The study of polyphenolic substances plays a primary role in winemaking, particularly in defining the sensory properties of the wine and the chemical and physical processes that occur during wine aging. The anthocyanin composition of red grapes is also a phenotypic trait distinctive of the individual cultivar and its determination can be used as a...

'Saba' and 'agresto' are traditional Italian products both based on unfermented grape juices that are concentrated by heating. The former is obtained from ripe grapes, while the latter from unripe grapes. In this work, we have characterized the main red skinned (Ancellotta, Fortana, Lambrusco di Sorbara, Lambrusco grasparossa, Lambrusco salamino, a...

Introduction. Pescabivona is the name of an autochthonous peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batch] population of the central west of Sicily. In a previous work, this fruit was submitted to chemical analysis, while in this paper, sensory evaluation is considered. Materials and methods. Samples of four Pescabivona landraces were harvested throughout the har...

Two different methods for direct fat extraction of meat and fatty acid transesterification have been tested. Freeze-drying (FD) of the meat sample, with or without a previous enzymatic digestion, followed by a base-catalyzed transmethylation (KOH/MeOH) was carried out. Both methods were compared with the standard Folch (POL) procedure of fat extrac...

This study presents a practical and promising approach to profile the headspace aroma attributes of Philippine civet coffee using electronic nose (E-nose) and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GCMS). Chemometric pattern method was applied to enhance the discrimination of civet coffee against its control coffee beans (not eaten by civet animal)....

Abstract. Within a wider project on the safeguard and valorization of grape vine biodiversity (AGER n. 2010-2014), a study to deepen physico-chemical knowledge of Emilia Romagna autochthonous cultivated varieties (cvs) is in progress. In this work, twenty red berry grape cvs were evaluated by ampelographic descriptors, physic-chemical parameters (°...

Glutamic acid is an amino acid naturally occurring in many foods and it is responsible for umami taste. For this reason, it has been widely used as a food additive and flavor enhancer as monosodium glutamate.Glutamic acid is stable under standard conditions. However, high temperature or extreme pH conditions may induce racemization. In addition, i...

Pescabivona is an autochthonous white flesh peach cultivar population from Sicily. The composition of four Pescabivona peach landraces (Murtiddara, Bianca, Agostina, and Settembrina) at three different growing altitudes was studied. Color, color distance, weight, pulp firmness, pH, soluble solid content (SSC), titratable acidity (TA), SSC/TA ratio,...

Civet coffee, the most expensive and best coffee in the world, is an economically important export product of the Philippines. With a growing threat of food adulteration and counterfeiting, a need for quality authentication is essential to protect the integrity and strong market value of Philippine civet coffee. At present, there is no internationa...

In the present paper, the possibility to use the information contained in RGB digital images to gain a fast and inexpensive quantification of colour-related properties of food is explored. To this aim, we present an approach which consists, as first step, in condensing the colour related information contained in RGB digital images of the analysed s...