Life cycle assessment application in the fruit sector: state of the art and recommendations for environmental declarations of fruit products

AK Cerutti, GL Beccaro, S Bruun, S Bosco… - Journal of cleaner …, 2014 - Elsevier
Modern food production is very diverse with high levels of specialisation and complexity.
These features inevitably reflect on methods in the application of LCA to food products and …

Apple phenolics as nutraceuticals: assessment, analysis and application

S Rana, S Bhushan - Journal of food science and technology, 2016 - Springer
Humankind is presently engulfed by convenience quench, modern life style and urbanized
diet system leading to progression in array of health disorders. The past decade confronted …

[HTML][HTML] Goji berry fruit (Lycium spp.): Antioxidant compound fingerprint and bioactivity evaluation

D Donno, GL Beccaro, MG Mellano, AK Cerutti… - Journal of functional …, 2015 - Elsevier
The antioxidants in goji berry (Lycium spp.) fruits might confer many health protective
benefits by alleviating oxidative stress. The aim of this study was to describe quality traits …

Comparative study of drought stress effects on traditional and modern apple cultivars

I Mihaljević, M Viljevac Vuletić, D Šimić, V Tomaš… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Genotype-dependent responses of apples to drought stress were evaluated between
commercial and traditional apple cultivars. The results indicate different mechanisms of …

Carbon footprint in green public procurement: Policy evaluation from a case study in the food sector

AK Cerutti, S Contu, F Ardente, D Donno, GL Beccaro - Food Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
Several projects across Europe are focused on improving sustainability of public
procurements; however, few of them are measuring the environmental savings achieved by …

Environmental sustainability of traditional foods: the case of ancient apple cultivars in Northern Italy assessed by multifunctional LCA

AK Cerutti, S Bruun, D Donno, GL Beccaro… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2013 - Elsevier
The marketing strategy for traditional food products is often based around their strong
connection with their production region and claims of a lower environmental impact due to …

[HTML][HTML] Traditional, indigenous apple varieties, a fruit with potential for beneficial effects: Their quality traits and bioactive polyphenol contents

L Jakobek, J Ištuk, I Buljeta, S Voća, JŠ Žlabur… - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
Earlier studies suggested that traditional apple varieties have quality traits well accepted by
consumers and beneficial effects on human health. The aim was to collect 25 traditional …

Determination of phytochemical composition and antioxidant capacity of 22 old apple cultivars grown in Poland

J Oszmiański, S Lachowicz, E Gławdel… - … Food Research and …, 2018 - Springer
The basic chemical composition, polyphenols and antioxidant capacity in 22 old apple
cultivars grown in Poland were determined. Fruits were analyzed for contents of individual …

Ancient apple varieties from Croatia as a source of bioactive polyphenolic compounds

L Jakobek, AR Barron - Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 2016 - Elsevier
Several ancient apple varieties and a wild apple variety grown in Croatia were analysed for
the polyphenol content and compared to two varieties grown in USA. In the flesh, flavanols …

[HTML][HTML] Sensory profile, shelf life, and dynamics of bioactive compounds during cold storage of 17 edible flowers

S Demasi, MG Mellano, NM Falla, M Caser, V Scariot - Horticulturae, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, 17 edible flowers (Allium ursinum L., Borago officinalis L., Calendula officinalis
L., Centaurea cyanus L., Cichorium intybus L., Dianthus carthusianorum L., Lavandula …