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- Food safetyPublication . Teixeira, Paula
- MicrobiologyPublication . Manaia, Célia
- NutritionPublication . Gomes, Ana
- International studentsPublication . Farrokhi, Mahsa
- BiotechnologyPublication . Castro, Paula
- Deliverable D7.4 Legumes network mapPublication . Davel, Anissa; Vasconcelos, Marta; Iannetta, PietroThe LegumES Network Map (Deliverable D7.4) documents the development of two complementary resources: an open-access EU Projects Database Tool, and an interactive visual LegumES Network Map. Together, these tools identify, organise, and display EU-funded projects aligned with the LegumES themes of legumes, ecosystem services, agroecology, and sustainable agrifood systems.
- Consumer perception and acceptance of foods in AfricaPublication . Tomlins, Keith; Bechoff, Aurélie; Monteiro, Maria João P.Foods in Sub-Saharan Africa are diverse and varied but little is known about consumer attitudes or how food behaviours evolve over time. Changes in consumer perception were explored by reviewing information about consumer demographics, analysing gross domestic agricultural production and studying published literature on sensory evaluation and consumer preference. Results suggest that consumer trends in Africa are swiftly changing, probably due to rapid population growth and urbanisation, along with increased purchasing power. These changes are also related to an increase in obesity and double burden of malnutrition, particularly in urban areas. The growing use of digital technology will lead to new ways of tracking food preferences and supporting healthy eating.
- Advances in industrial and environmental microbiologyPublication . Ciesielski, Slawomir; Vaz-Moreira, IvoneThe development of civilization entails the need to find new technological solutions leading to products with new properties. Allies in these efforts are microorganisms that have developed skills to synthesize products with properties of interest to the industry, environmental remediation or water treatment. The evolution of the omics approaches brought new tools to explore the microbial diversity and microorganisms’ potential. These new methodological approaches are readily used in both industrial and environmental microbiology. This Special Issue collects research papers as well as review articles addressing recent advances on applied and environmental microbiology. The review articles critically discuss the importance of biopolymers, specifically xanthan gum, to improve soil properties and the importance that microorganisms of poorly explored environments, such as caves, may have in the production of new bioactive compounds. The microbiological aspects of wastewater treatment and occurrence of antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater and sludge are studied in two research papers. These works demonstrate the effect that treatment conditions may have in the modulation of the water bacterial communities and how treated wastewater may impact the receiving environment in terms of pollution with antibiotic resistance genes. Additionally, the influence that an invasive species (alligator weed) may have on wetlands organic matter accumulation and bacterial communities was studied, being demonstrated that the presence of the invasive weed affects the wetland microhabitat both in terms of organic matter content and bacterial communities structure.
- Last Christmas, I Gave You My Beans: Scotland's forgotten food culturePublication . Iannetta, Pietro; Squire, GeoffreyThe report documents the drafting on an ‘original article’ by Profs Geoffrey Squire and Pietro Iannetta of The James Hutton Institute and provided to TJHI Communication specialists of adaption for popular and mainstream press release in December 2025. The document presents the original article and source texts, and the final copy of the press release provided to newsrooms.
- Seed coat colour as a driver of antioxidant and morphological variation in portuguese common bean germplasmPublication . Santos, Jacinta; Vaz, Madalena; Pereira, Sara; Machado, Joana; Vasconcelos, Marta W.; Barata, Ana Maria; Pereira, Maria da Graça; Santos, Carla S.Legumes play a critical role in sustainable food systems, yet many traditional varieties remain underutilised. In Portugal, despite the wide diversity of Phaseolus vulgaris L. landraces preserved in germplasm collections, consumer demand is largely restricted to a few commercial varieties, contributing to the loss of local genetic resources. To address this gap, a Portuguese common bean collection comprising 259 accessions, was evaluated with a focus on seed coat colour (light, dark, and mix). Morphological descriptors (seed weight and width), seed mineral (calcium, potassium, magnesium, iron, zinc and phosphate), protein content, starch, and bioactive compounds (phenolics, condensed tannins, DPPH, saponins, phytic acid) composition were quantified. Seed coat colour significantly affected antioxidant related traits. Dark seeds exhibited the highest phenolic content (1.05±0.35 mg GAE/g DW), condensed tannins (0.95±0.38 mg CE/g DW), and DPPH activity (5.36±1.72 μmol TE/g DW), all significantly greater than light seeds (phenolics 0.69±0.28 mg GAE/g DW; tannins 0.39±0.43 mg CE/g DW; DPPH 2.85±4.15 μmol TE/g DW). Mix coloured seeds showed significantly larger seed weight (53.18±13.96 g/100 seeds) and width (6.51±0.77 mm), reflecting distinct morphological clustering pattern. In contrast, minerals, protein and starch did not differ across colours. Correlation analysis confirmed that Dark seeds aligned with antioxidant traits (DPPH r=0.59 and phenolics r=0.47, P-value<0.05), while Mix seeds aligned with seed size. Overall, seed coat colour is a reliable visual indicator of antioxidant potential, offering an immediate and low cost criterion to identify nutritionally superior Portuguese landraces and broaden consumer and breeding choices beyond the narrow range of currently marketed varieties.