Mariana Correia Pedrosa

Bachelor in Material Engineering from Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais in Brazil, and master’s degree in chemical engineering from Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB-Portugal). Currently, is a PhD student of Biotechnology at Universidade Católica Portuguesa in partnership with Centro de Investigação de Montanha. Worked on the “PLANTCOVID - Applications of plant extracts with SARS-CoV-2 targeted action” project. Background in extraction techniques of bioactive compounds and interests in the areas of sustainability and biopolymer materials.

Publications

Pedrosa MC, Lima L, Heleno S, Carocho M, Ferreira ICFR, Barros L. (2021). Food Metabolites as Tools for Authentication, Processing, and Nutritive Value Assessment. Foods, 10(9), 2213; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10092213.

Ueda JM, Pedrosa MC, Fernandes FA, Rodrigues P, Melgar B, Dias MI, Pinela J, Calhelha RC, Ivanov M, Soković M, Heleno SA, Carocho M, Ineu RP, Ferreira ICFR, Barros L. (2021). Promising Preserving Agents from Sage and Basil: A Case Study with Yogurts. Foods 10 (3), 676 - 676. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10030.

Pedrosa MC, Ueda JM, Melgar B, Dias MI, Pinela J, Calhelha RC, Ivanov M, Soković M, Heleno S, Silva ABd, Carocho M, Ferreira ICFR, Barros L. (2021). Preservation of Chocolate Muffins with Lemon Balm, Oregano, and Rosemary Extracts. Foods 2021, 10(1), 165; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10010165.

Pedrosa, M, Lima, L, Heleno, S, Carocho, M, Ferreira, IC, Barros, L. (2021). Optimization through Response Surface Methodology of dynamic maceration of olive (Olea europaea L.) leaves. The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Foods - Future Foods and Food Technologies for a Sustainable World. MDPI, doi:10.3390/Foods2021-11015.

Pedrosa MC, Ueda JM, Heleno S, Melgar B, Ivanov M, Soković M, Carocho M, Ferreira ICFR, Barros L. (2020). Antimicrobial Activity of Aqueous Plant Extracts as Potential Natural Additives. The 1st International Electronic Conference on Food Science and Functional Foods. Proceedings, 70(1), 79. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods_2020-07595.