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  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,089 Views
15 Pages

Shelf Life Extension and Improvement of the Nutritional Value of Fish Fillets through Osmotic Treatment Based on the Sustainable Use of Rosa damascena Distillation By-Products

  • Maria C. Giannakourou,
  • Theofania Tsironi,
  • Ioanna Thanou,
  • Anna Maria Tsagri,
  • Elena Katsavou,
  • Vladimiros Lougovois,
  • Vasiliki Kyrana,
  • Georgios Kasapidis and
  • Vassilia J. Sinanoglou

18 September 2019

The objective of this work is the comparative study of different osmotic treatments at 37 °C on the quality and shelf life of chilled sea bass fillets. Fish fillets were treated using osmotic solutions consisting of oligofructose (40%–50%–60%) and 5%...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,029 Views
19 Pages

Enriching Cured Meat Products with Bioactive Compounds Recovered from Rosa damascena and Rosmarinus officinalis L. Distillation By-Products: The Pursuit of Natural Antimicrobials to Reduce the Use of Nitrites

  • Spyridon J. Konteles,
  • Natalia A. Stavropoulou,
  • Ioanna V. Thanou,
  • Elizabeth Mouka,
  • Vasileios Kousiaris,
  • George N. Stoforos,
  • Eleni Gogou and
  • Maria C. Giannakourou

7 December 2023

Endogenously formed N-nitroso compounds (NOCs) from nitrite use in red meat have been recently linked to the risk of colorectal cancer. Therefore, replacing sodium nitrite (E250) with natural antimicrobials, such as bioactive compounds, is an issue o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,556 Views
19 Pages

28 April 2025

Mushrooms are a valuable food in the human diet due to their superior nutritional properties. However, mushrooms’ short shelf life presents a challenge for their commercial application. Mushrooms’ air drying kinetics were determined, and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,334 Views
17 Pages

15 January 2024

The rose essential oil industry generates large quantities of solid byproducts yearly. These by-products, usually discarded, could yield valuable substances, such as pectic polysaccharides, widely used in the food industry as jelling agents. Seven in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,832 Views
11 Pages

Phytochemical Profile and In Vitro Bioactivities of Plant-Based By-Products in View of a Potential Reuse and Valorization

  • Ilaria Chiocchio,
  • Manuela Mandrone,
  • Massimo Tacchini,
  • Alessandra Guerrini and
  • Ferruccio Poli

10 February 2023

Wastes and by-products of plant origin are of particular interest to develop a circular economy approach, which attempts to turn them into resources. In this work, thirty-seven neglected plant matrices, including agricultural residues, pest plants, a...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,115 Views
12 Pages

Application of Ultrafiltration for Recovery of Polyphenols from Rose Petal Byproduct

  • Mariya Dushkova,
  • Alexios Vardakas,
  • Vasil Shikov,
  • Kiril Mihalev and
  • Margarita Terzyiska

28 September 2023

One main objective of this study was to increase the utilization of raw material in the rose (Rosa damascena Mill.) essential oil industry by the application of membrane technologies. In this research, distilled (dearomatized) rose petals, the primar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,079 Views
14 Pages

2 November 2023

Lately, the essential oils industry has been one of the most expanding markets globally. However, the byproducts generated after the distillation of aromatic plants and their transformation to novel high-added value products consist of a major up-to-...