MOUNTAIN
RESEARCH
CENTER

Polytechnic Institute
of Bragança

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CIMO

CIMO - Mountain Research Center. See video HERE

FROM NATURE TO PRODUCTS, TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY.

Bruna Carbas

Group: Socio-Ecological Systems
Phone: 273303318
E-mail: bruna.carbas@ipb.pt
ORCID: 0000-0002-5941-8749
Scopus Author ID: 55365423200

Career

  • Since 2022: Senior Technician at Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Bragança
  • 2019 - 2021: Senior Technician at National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research (INIAV), Portugal
  • 2017 - 2019: PhD scholarship at Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-environmental and Biological Sciences - University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (CITAB-UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal
  • 2010 - 2016: Research scholarship at National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research (INIAV), Portugal

Qualifications

  • 2020 - PhD. in Agrichains – from fork to farm, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal
  • 2010 - MSc. in Food Safety, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal
  • 2008 - Graduation in Food Science, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal

Interests

  • Nutritional composition and bioactive compounds of cereals and legumes
  • Innovative technologies and processes
  • Valorization of bio-based products and co-products

Projects:


Total results: 25
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Carbas B.,Barros S.,Freitas A.,Silva A.S.,Brites C.
Comparative Analysis of Maize Physico-Chemical Parameters and Mycotoxin Levels in Dual Environments
Toxins, 16, , 2024

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Guardianelli L.M.,Carbas B.,Brites C.,Puppo M.C.,Salinas M.V.
White Lupine (Lupinus albus L.) Flours for Healthy Wheat Breads: Rheological Properties of Dough and the Bread Quality
Foods, 12, , 2023

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Simões D.,Carbas B.,Soares A.,Freitas A.,Silva A.S.,Brites C.,Andrade E.d.
Assessment of Agricultural Practices for Controlling Fusarium and Mycotoxins Contamination on Maize Grains: Exploratory Study in Maize Farms
Toxins, 15, , 2023

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Carbas B.,Machado N.,Pathania S.,Brites C.,Rosa E.A.S.,Barros A.I.R.N.A.
Potential of Legumes: Nutritional Value, Bioactive Properties, Innovative Food Products, and Application of Eco-friendly Tools for Their Assessment
Food Reviews International, 39, 160-188, 2023

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Bento-Silva A.,Duarte N.,Belo M.,Mecha E.,Carbas B.,Brites C.,Vaz Patto M.C.,Bronze M.R.
Shedding light on the volatile composition of broa, a traditional portuguese maize bread
Biomolecules, 11, , 2021

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Mecha E.,Natalello S.,Carbas B.,da Silva A.B.,Leitão S.T.,Brites C.,Veloso M.M.,Rubiales D.,Costa J.,Cabral M.d.F.,Figueira M.E.,Vaz Patto M.C.,Bronze M.R.
Disclosing the nutritional quality diversity of portuguese common beans—the missing link for their effective use in protein quality breeding programs
Agronomy, 11, , 2021

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Carbas B.,Simões D.,Soares A.,Freitas A.,Ferreira B.,Carvalho A.R.F.,Silva A.S.,Pinto T.,Diogo E.,Andrade E.,Brites C.
Occurrence of fusarium spp. In maize grain harvested in portugal and accumulation of related mycotoxins during storage
Foods, 10, , 2021

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Carbas B.,Machado N.,Oppolzer D.,Queiroz M.,Brites C.,Rosa E.A.S.,Barros A.I.R.N.A.
Prediction of Phytochemical Composition, In Vitro Antioxidant Activity and Individual Phenolic Compounds of Common Beans Using MIR and NIR Spectroscopy
Food and Bioprocess Technology, 13, 962-977, 2020

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Alves M.L.,Bento-Silva A.,Carbas B.,Gaspar D.,Paulo M.,Brites C.,Mendes-Moreira P.,Brites C.M.,Bronze M.D.R.,Malosetti M.,Van Eeuwijk F.,Vaz Patto M.C.
Alleles to Enhance Antioxidant Content in Maize-A Genome-Wide Association Approach
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 68, 4051-4061, 2020

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Carbas B.,Machado N.,Oppolzer D.,Ferreira L.,Brites C.,Rosa E.A.S.,Barros A.I.R.N.A.
Comparison of near-infrared (NIR) and mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy for the determination of nutritional and antinutritional parameters in common beans
Food Chemistry, 306, , 2020

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Carbas B.,Machado N.,Oppolzer D.,Ferreira L.,Queiroz M.,Brites C.,Rosa E.A.S.,Barros A.I.R.N.A.
Nutrients, antinutrients, phenolic composition, and antioxidant activity of common bean cultivars and their potential for food applications
Antioxidants, 9, , 2020

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Alves M.L.,Carbas B.,Gaspar D.,Paulo M.,Brites C.,Mendes-Moreira P.,Brites C.M.,Malosetti M.,Van Eeuwijk F.,Vaz Patto M.C.
Genome-wide association study for kernel composition and flour pasting behavior in wholemeal maize flour
BMC Plant Biology, 19, , 2019

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Carbas B.,Salinas M.,Serrano C.,Passarinho J.,Puppo M.,Ricardo C.,Brites C.
Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of commercial flours from Ceratonia siliqua and Prosopis spp.
Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, 13, 305-311, 2019

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Santos C.S.,Carbas B.,Castanho A.,Vasconcelos M.W.,Vaz Patto M.C.,Domoney C.,Brites C.
Variation in Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Seed Quality Traits Defined by Physicochemical Functional Properties
Foods, 8, , 2019

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Mecha E.,Leitão S.T.,Carbas B.,Serra A.T.,Moreira P.M.,Veloso M.M.,Gomes R.,Figueira M.E.,Brites C.,Vaz Patto M.C.,Bronze M.R.
Characterization of soaking process' impact in common beans phenolic composition: Contribute from the unexplored Portuguese germplasm
Foods, 8, , 2019

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Carbas B.,Pathania S.,Castanho A.,Lourenço D.,Veiga I.,Patto M.,Brites C.
Elucidating potential utilization of Portuguese common bean varieties in rice based processed foods
Journal of Food Science and Technology, 55, 1056-1064, 2018

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Alves M.L.,Belo M.,Carbas B.,Brites C.,Paulo M.,Mendes-Moreira P.,Bronze M.d.R.,Šatović Z.,Vaz Patto M.C.
Long-term on-farm participatory maize breeding by stratified mass selection retains molecular diversity while improving agronomic performance
Evolutionary Applications, 11, 254-270, 2018

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Santos C.S.,Carbas B.,Castanho A.,Bronze M.R.,Serrano C.,Vasconcelos M.W.,Patto M.C.V.,Brites C.
Relationship between seed traits and pasting and cooking behaviour in a pulse germplasm collection
Crop and Pasture Science, 69, 892-903, 2018

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Alves M.L.,Brites C.,Paulo M.,Carbas B.,Belo M.,Mendes-Moreira P.M.R.,Bronze M.d.R.,Gunjača J.,Šatović Z.,Vaz Patto M.C.
Setting up decision-making tools toward a quality-oriented participatory maize breeding program
Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, , 2017

21
Correa M.J.,Salinas M.V.,Carbas B.,Ferrero C.,Brites C.,Puppo M.C.
Technological quality of dough and breads from commercial algarroba–wheat flour blends
Journal of Food Science and Technology, 54, 2104-2114, 2017

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Serrano C.,Carbas B.,Castanho A.,Soares A.,Patto M.C.V.,Brites C.
Characterisation of nutritional quality traits of a chickpea (Cicer arietinum) germplasm collection exploited in chickpea breeding in Europe
Crop and Pasture Science, 68, 1031-1040, 2017

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Carbas B.,Vaz-Patto M.C.,Bronze M.R.,Bento-Da-Silva A.,Trigo M.J.,Brites C.
Maize flour parameters that are related to the consumer perceived quality of ‘broa’ specialty bread
Food Science and Technology (Brazil), 36, 259-267, 2016

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Salinas M.,Carbas B.,Brites C.,Puppo M.
Influence of Different Carob Fruit Flours (Ceratonia siliqua L.) on Wheat Dough Performance and Bread Quality
Food and Bioprocess Technology, 8, 1561-1570, 2015

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