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- Analysis of factors influencing the physical, chemical and sensorial properties of Serra da Estrela cheesesPublication . Guiné, Raquel; Tenreiro, Marlene I. C.; Correia, Ana C.; Correia, Paula; Barracosa, PauloThe objective of this study was to evaluate the chemical, color, textural, and sensorial characteristics of Serra da Estrela cheese and also to identity the factors affecting these properties, namely thistle ecotype, place of production, dairy and maturation. The results demon- strated that the cheeses lost weight mostly during the first stage of maturation, which was negatively correlated with moisture content, being this also observed for fat and protein contents. During maturation the cheeses became darker and with a yellowish coloration. A strong corre- lation was found between ash and chlorides contents, being the last directly related to the added salt in the manufacturing process. The flesh firmness showed a strong positive correlation with the rind harness and the firmness of inner paste. Stickiness was strongly related with all the other textural properties being indicative of the creamy nature of the paste. Adhesiveness was posi- tively correlated with moisture content and negatively correlated with maturation time. The trained panelists liked the cheeses, giving high overall assessment scores, but these were not significantly correlated with the physicochemical properties. The salt differences between cheeses were not evident for the panelists, which was corroborated by the absence of correlation between the perception of saltiness and the analyzed chlorides con- tents. The Factorial Analysis of the chemical and physical properties evidenced that they could be explained by two factors, one associated to the texture and the color and the other associated with the chemical properties. Finally, there was a clear influence of the thistle ecotype, place of production and dairy factors in the analyzed properties.
- Comparative analysis of volatile and phenolic composition of alternative wood chips from cherry, acacia and oak for potential use in enology.Publication . Jordão, António M.; Lozano, Virginia; Correia, Ana C.; Ortega-Heras, Mirian; González-San José, Maria L.The aim of present work was to investigate the phenolic and volatile composition of cherry, acacia, and oak (from different species) wood chips. By the use of HPLC-DAD 18 different phenolic compounds were detected and quantified while for volatile composition, 33 different compounds were detected by GC-MS. In general, wood samples from oak species showed the higher number of phenolic compounds detected, while cherry wood samples showed the lowest levels. In addition, some individual phenolic compounds were detected, specifically in some wood samples, such as robinetin in acacia woods and naringenin in cherry wood. For volatile composition, cherry wood chips samples showed the lowest volatile composition followed by increasing order by acacia, French, Portuguese and American wood chip samples. Oak wood chip samples from American species showed the highest volatile content, as a result of high levels of several specific compounds (furfural, 5-methyfurfural, β-methyl-γ-octalactones, guaiacol, vanillin and siringaldehyde).
- Efeito da aplicação de taninos enológicos na evolução das características fenólicas e sensoriais de um vinho tintoPublication . Muxagata, Sara; Fontes, Luisa; Correia, Ana C.; Nunes, Fernando M.; Cosme, Fernanda; Jordão, António M.
- Efeito da aplicação de um produto clarificante sobre a qualidade e a estabilidade térmica de um azeite virgemPublication . Silvia, Margarida; Correia, Ana C.; Mari, Ari de; Jordão, António M.
- Evolução das características sensoriais de vinhos brancos da casta encruzado conservados em diferentes tipos de barricas de madeira de carvalhoPublication . Nunes, Paulo; Muxagata, Sara; Correia, Ana C.; Nunes, Fernando M.; Cosme, Fernanda; Jordão, António M.
- Utilização de fragmentos de madeira na evolução de variáveis fenólicas e sensoriais num vinho tintoPublication . Jordão, António M.; Correia, Ana C.; De Mari, Ari; Martinez-Lozano, Virginia; González-SanJosé, Maria L.O trabalho pretendeu estudar a composição fenólica de fragmentos de madeira de cerejeira, de acácia e de carvalho francês e, ainda, avaliar o impacto desses diferentes fragmentos de madeira na evolução de vários parâmetros fenólicos e no perfil sensorial de um vinho tinto. Os métodos utilizados foram a cromatografia líquida de elevada performance para a avaliação da composição fenólica individual dos fragmentos de madeira e, ainda, diversas variáveis fenólicas gerais do vinho tinto conservado com os fragmentos de madeira. Dos resultados, observa-se menores teores em compostos fenólicos individuais nos fragmentos de madeira de cerejeira e de acácia em comparação com os fragmentos de madeira de carvalho francês. Nas variáveis fenólicas gerais estudadas do vinho conservado com os fragmentos, conclui-se que não existe uma tendência diferenciadora clara entre os vinhos após 30 dias de conservação, não sendo, por isso, possível observar uma influência nítida do tipo de fragmento de madeira utilizado. Em nível sensorial, o vinho conservado com os fragmentos de carvalho francês apresenta pontuações mais elevadas ao nível do aroma de coco, baunilha e madeira, e também na apreciação global.