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FROM NATURE TO PRODUCTS, TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY.

Nuno Miguel de Sousa Rodrigues

Auxiliary Researcher
Group: Socio-Ecological Systems
Phone: 273303906
E-mail: nunorodrigues@ipb.pt
ORCID: 0000-0002-9305-0976
Scopus Author ID: 55258560600

Career

  • Since 2021: Auxiliary researcher
  • Since 2019: Junior Researcher (national funding by FCT, Foundation for Science and Technology) at CIMO-IPB, Portugal
  • 2010 - 2014: Research Project Grant at the AgroBioTechnology Lab. at School of Agriculture

Roles

  • Since 2015: Co-Panel Leader of the 1st Portuguese Panel Taste of Table Olive
  • Since 2013: Professional taster of olive oil and table olives

Qualifications

  • 2018 - in AgroBioTechnology Lab. at School of Agriculture
  • 2016 - in Agronomic Engineering
  • 2012 - in Quality and Food Safety
  • 2010 - in Food Engineering

Awards and Honors

  • 2016 - 2nd Prize for better communication in the Iberian Meeting of Oliviculture "V National Conference of the Group of Oliviculture of the Spanish Society of Horticultural Sciences (SECH)"

Interests

  • Sensory characterization of olive oils and table olives
  • Characterization of fruit varieties (olives, almonds)
  • Chemical characterization and quality of olive products (olive oils, table olives and olive pastes)
  • Effect of agronomic practices on the composition of vegetal origin products and its influence on consumer’s preference (mainly plant infusions)

Projects:

OliveCoFree - Estratégias inovadoras para reduzir o Cobre na proteção da oliveira contra doenças
Funding body: LA CAIXA - Promove - Regiões Fronteiriças
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Paula Cristina dos Santos Baptista
Start: 2023-10-01
End: 2026-09-30
OLIVE4FUTURE - Centenarian olive trees as a source of resilience in the face of climate change
Funding body: FCT - PTDC
Reference: 2022.07247.PTDC
Principal Investigator:Nuno Miguel de Sousa Rodrigues
Start: 2023-03-01
End: 2026-02-28
Sustainolive - Azeite Biológico: implementação de estratégias inovadoras para a produção, valorização e consumo sustentáveis
Funding body: PRR 2020 - Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência
Reference: PRR-C05-i03-I-000187
Principal Investigator:Nuno Miguel de Sousa Rodrigues
Start: 2023-01-01
End: 2025-12-30
OLIVECOA - Centenarian olive trees of Côa Valley region: rediscovering the past to valorise the future
Funding body: FCT - COA
Reference: COA/BRB/0035/2019
Principal Investigator:Nuno Miguel de Sousa Rodrigues
Start: 2020-07-01
End: 2023-06-30
PRE-HLB - Preventing HLB epidemics for ensuring citrus survival in Europe
Funding body: HORIZON 2020
Reference: 917526
Principal Investigator:José Alberto Cardoso Pereira
Start: 2019-05-01
End: 2023-04-30
- Concurso de Azeites de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Funding body:
Provision of Services
Principal Investigator:Nuno Miguel de Sousa Rodrigues
Start: 2020-01-01
End: 2022-12-31
- Caraterização e valorização dos azeites do Douro
Funding body:
Provision of Services
Principal Investigator:Nuno Miguel de Sousa Rodrigues
Start: 2020-01-01
End: 2022-12-31

Total results: 75
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Rodrigues N.,Ferreiro N.,Ruano D.,Dias F.,Veloso A.C.A.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Electronic nose: a tool to verify the PDO declaration of Portuguese olive oils
Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, 18, 2952-2964, 2024

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Lamas S.,Ruano D.,Dias F.,Barreiro F.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.,Rodrigues N.
Application of the FTIR technique as a non-invasive tool to discriminate Portuguese olive oils with Protected Designation of Origin
Chemistry and Biodiversity, 21, , 2024

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Mendes J.,Lima J.,Costa L.A.,Rodrigues N.,Leitão P.,Pereira A.I.
An Artificial Intelligence-Based Method to Identify the Stage of Maturation in Olive Oil Mills
Communications in Computer and Information Science, 1982 CCIS, 63-77, 2024

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Bortoluzzi L.,Casal S.,Cruz R.,Peres A.M.,Baptista P.,Rodrigues N.
Influence of Interannual Climate Conditions on the Composition of Olive Oil from Centenarian Olive Trees
Agronomy, 13, , 2023

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Silva S.,da Costa H.,Lopes T.,Ramos V.,Rodrigues N.,Pereira J.A.,Lino-Neto T.,Baptista P.
Potential of the endophyte Penicillium commune in the control of olive anthracnose via induction of antifungal volatiles in host plant
Biological Control, 187, , 2023

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Rodrigues N.,Peres F.,Casal S.,Santamaria-Echart A.,Barreiro F.,Peres A.M.,Alberto Pereira J.
Geographical discrimination of olive oils from Cv. ‘Galega Vulgar’
Food Chemistry, 398, , 2023

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Fernandes L.,Graeff F.,Jelassi A.,Sulyok M.,Garcia C.,Rodrigues N.,Pereira J.A.,Bento A.,Kanoun A.,Rodrigues P.,Pereira E.L.,Ramalhosa E.
Effect of relative humidity on the quality and safety of peeled almond kernels (Prunus dulcis Mill.) during simulated maritime transport/storage
Journal of Food Science, 87, 5363-5374, 2022

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Murillo-Cruz M.C.,Rodrigues N.,Dias M.I.,Bermejo-Román R.,Veloso A.C.A.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Monovarietal olive oils fortified with carotenoids: Physicochemical and sensory trends and taste sensor evaluation
JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 99, 1113-1126, 2022

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Marx Í.M.G.,Casal S.,Rodrigues N.,Cruz R.,Veloso A.C.A.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Does water addition during the industrial milling phase affect the chemical-sensory quality of olive oils? The case of cv. Arbequina oils
Food Chemistry, 395, , 2022

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Marx Í.M.G.,Baptista P.,Casal S.,Rodrigues N.,Cruz R.,Veloso A.C.A.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Inoculation of cv. Arbequina olives with fungi isolated from leaves and its effect on the extracted oils’ stability and health-related composition
European Food Research and Technology, 248, 2799-2808, 2022

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Marx Í.M.G.,Casal S.,Rodrigues N.,Cruz R.,Peres F.,Veloso A.C.A.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Impact of fresh olive leaves addition during the extraction of Arbequina virgin olive oils on the phenolic and volatile profiles
Food Chemistry, 393, , 2022

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Afonso I.S.,Pereira J.,Ribeiro A.E.,Amaral J.S.,Rodrigues N.,Gomes J.R.,Lima R.,Ribeiro J.
Analysis of a Vegetable Oil Performance in a Milling Process by MQL Lubrication
Micromachines, 13, , 2022

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Lamas S.,Rodrigues N.,Peres A.M.,Pereira J.A.
Flavoured and fortified olive oils - Pros and cons
Trends in Food Science and Technology, 124, 108-127, 2022

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Rodrigues I.,Benhadi-Marín J.,Rodrigues N.,Baptista P.,Pereira J.A.
Olfactory responses to volatile organic compounds and movement parameters of Philaenus spumarius and Cicadella viridis
Journal of Applied Entomology, 146, 486-497, 2022

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Murillo-Cruz M.ª.,Rodrigues N.,Bermejo-Román R.,Veloso A.C.A.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
An electronic tongue as a tool for assessing the impact of carotenoids’ fortification on cv. Arbequina olive oils
European Food Research and Technology, 248, 1287-1298, 2022

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Sdiri Y.,Lopes T.,Rodrigues N.,Silva K.,Rodrigues I.,Pereira J.A.,Baptista P.
Biocontrol Ability and Production of Volatile Organic Compounds as a Potential Mechanism of Action of Olive Endophytes against Colletotrichum acutatum
Microorganisms, 10, , 2022

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Ghirro L.C.,Rezende S.,Ribeiro A.S.,Rodrigues N.,Carocho M.,Pereira J.A.,Barros L.,Demczuk B.,Barreiro M.F.,Santamaria-Echart A.
Pickering Emulsions Stabilized with Curcumin-Based Solid Dispersion Particles as Mayonnaise-like Food Sauce Alternatives
Molecules, 27, , 2022

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Rodrigues N.,Oliveira C.,Casal S.,Pereira J.A.,Ramalhosa E.
“Table Olive Flours”: An Ingredient Rich in Bioactive Compounds?
Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 12, , 2022

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Rodrigues N.,Casal S.,Rodrigues A.I.,Cruz R.,Peres A.M.,Pereira J.A.
Impact of Frost on the Morphology and Chemical Composition of cv. Santulhana Olives
Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 12, , 2022

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Rodrigues N.,Peres A.M.,Baptista P.,Pereira J.A.
Olive Oil Sensory Analysis as a Tool to Preserve and Valorize the Heritage of Centenarian Olive Trees
Plants, 11, , 2022

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Mendes J.,Lima J.,Costa L.,Rodrigues N.,Brandão D.,Leitão P.,Pereira A.I.
Machine Learning to Identify Olive-Tree Cultivars
Communications in Computer and Information Science, 1754 CCIS, 820-835, 2022

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Ferreiro N.,Rodrigues N.,Veloso A.C.A.,Fernandes C.,Paiva H.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Impact of the Covering Vegetable Oil on the Sensory Profile of Canned Tuna of Katsuwonus pelamis Species and Tuna’s Taste Evaluation Using an Electronic Tongue
Chemosensors, 10, , 2022

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Marx Í.M.G.,Casal S.,Rodrigues N.,Cruz R.,Veloso A.C.A.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Impact of incorporating olive leaves during the industrial extraction of cv. Arbequina oils on the physicochemical–sensory quality and health claim fulfillment
European Food Research and Technology, 248, 171-183, 2022

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Rodrigues N.,Casal S.,Pinho T.,Cruz R.,Baptista P.,Martín H.,Asensio-S.-Manzanera M.C.,Peres A.M.,Pereira J.A.
Olive oil characteristics of eleven cultivars produced in a high-density grove in Valladolid province (Spain)
European Food Research and Technology, 247, 3113-3122, 2021

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Cherif M.,Rodrigues N.,Veloso A.C.A.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Kinetic study of the microwave-induced thermal degradation of cv. Arbequina olive oils flavored with lemon verbena essential oil
JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 98, 1021-1032, 2021

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Lamas S.,Rodrigues N.,Fernandes I.P.,Barreiro M.F.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy-chemometric approach as a non-destructive olive cultivar tool for discriminating Portuguese monovarietal olive oils
European Food Research and Technology, 247, 2473-2484, 2021

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Teixeira G.G.,Dias L.G.,Rodrigues N.,Marx Í.M.G.,Veloso A.C.A.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Application of a lab-made electronic nose for extra virgin olive oils commercial classification according to the perceived fruitiness intensity
Talanta, 226, , 2021

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Cherif M.,Rodrigues N.,Veloso A.C.A.,Zaghdoudi K.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Kinetic-thermodynamic study of the oxidative stability of Arbequina olive oils flavored with lemon verbena essential oil
LWT, 140, , 2021

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Rodrigues N.,Casal S.,Pinho T.,Cruz R.,Peres A.M.,Baptista P.,Pereira J.A.
Fatty acid composition from olive oils of portuguese centenarian trees is highly dependent on olive cultivar and crop year
Foods, 10, 1-13, 2021

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Marx Í.M.G.,Casal S.,Rodrigues N.,Pinho T.,Veloso A.C.A.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Impact of the malaxation temperature on the phenolic profile of cv. Cobrançosa olive oils and assessment of the related health claim
Food Chemistry, 337, , 2021

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Marx Í.M.G.,Rodrigues N.,Veloso A.C.A.,Casal S.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Volatile-Olfactory Profiles of cv. Arbequina Olive Oils Extracted without/with Olive Leaves Addition and Their Discrimination Using an Electronic Nose
Journal of Chemistry, 2021, , 2021

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Guilherme R.,Aires A.,Rodrigues N.,Peres A.M.,Pereira J.A.
Phenolics and antioxidant activity of green and red sweet peppers from organic and conventional agriculture: A comparative study
Agriculture (Switzerland), 10, 1-13, 2020

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Martín-Vertedor D.,Rodrigues N.,Marx Í.M.G.,Veloso A.C.A.,Peres A.M.,Pereira J.A.
Impact of thermal sterilization on the physicochemical-sensory characteristics of Californian-style black olives and its assessment using an electronic tongue
Food Control, 117, , 2020

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Rodrigues I.,Rodrigues N.,Marx Í.M.G.,Veloso A.C.A.,Ramos A.C.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Discrimination of sweet cherry cultivars based on electronic tongue potentiometric fingerprints
Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 10, 1-11, 2020

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Rodrigues N.,Pinho T.,Casal S.,Peres A.M.,Baptista P.,Pereira J.A.
Chemical characterization of oleaster, olea europaea var. sylvestris (mill.) lehr., oils from different locations of northeast portugal
Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 10, , 2020

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Guilherme R.,Rodrigues N.,Marx Í.M.G.,Dias L.G.,Veloso A.C.A.,Ramos A.C.,Peres A.M.,Pereira J.A.
Sweet peppers discrimination according to agronomic production mode and maturation stage using a chemical-sensory approach and an electronic tongue
Microchemical Journal, 157, , 2020

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Martín-Vertedor D.,Rodrigues N.,Marx Í.M.G.,Dias L.G.,Veloso A.C.A.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Assessing acrylamide content in sterilized Californian-style black table olives using HPLC-MS-QQQ and a potentiometric electronic tongue
LWT, 129, , 2020

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Veloso A.C.A.,Rodrigues N.,Ouarouer Y.,Zaghdoudi K.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
A Kinetic-Thermodynamic Study of the Effect of the Cultivar/Total Phenols on the Oxidative Stability of Olive Oils
JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 97, 625-636, 2020

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Rodrigues N.,Casal S.,Cruz R.,Peres A.M.,Baptista P.,Pereira J.A.
GxE Effects on Tocopherol Composition of Oils from Very Old and Genetically Diverse Olive Trees
JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 97, 497-507, 2020

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Rodrigues N.,Casal S.,Peres A.M.,Baptista P.,Pereira J.A.
Seeking for sensory differentiated olive oils? The urge to preserve old autochthonous olive cultivars
Food Research International, 128, , 2020

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Bobiano M.,Rodrigues N.,Madureira M.,Dias L.G.,Veloso A.C.A.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Unmasking Sensory Defects of Olive Oils Flavored with Basil and Oregano Using an Electronic Tongue-Chemometric Tool
JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 96, 751-760, 2019

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Rodrigues N.,Marx Í.M.G.,Dias L.G.,Veloso A.C.A.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Monitoring the debittering of traditional stoned green table olives during the aqueous washing process using an electronic tongue
LWT, 109, 327-335, 2019

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Rodrigues N.,Marx Í.M.G.,Casal S.,Dias L.G.,Veloso A.C.A.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Application of an electronic tongue as a single-run tool for olive oils’ physicochemical and sensory simultaneous assessment
Talanta, 197, 363-373, 2019

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Rodrigues N.,Casal S.,Pinho T.,Peres A.M.,Bento A.,Baptista P.,Pereira J.A.
Ancient olive trees as a source of olive oils rich in phenolic compounds
Food Chemistry, 276, 231-239, 2019

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Fernandes L.,Casal S.,Pereira J.A.,Malheiro R.,Rodrigues N.,Saraiva J.A.,Ramalhosa E.
Borage, calendula, cosmos, Johnny Jump up, and pansy flowers: volatiles, bioactive compounds, and sensory perception
European Food Research and Technology, 245, 593-606, 2019

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Rodrigues N.,Oliveira L.,Mendanha L.,Sebti M.,Dias L.G.,Oueslati S.,Veloso A.C.A.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Olive Oil Quality and Sensory Changes During House-Use Simulation and Temporal Assessment Using an Electronic Tongue
JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 95, 1121-1137, 2018

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Rodrigues N.,Casal S.,Peres A.M.,Baptista P.,Bento A.,Martín H.,Asensio-S.-Manzanera M.C.,Pereira J.A.
Effect of olive trees density on the quality and composition of olive oil from cv. Arbequina
Scientia Horticulturae, 238, 222-233, 2018

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Slim S.,Rodrigues N.,Veloso A.C.A.,Dias L.G.,Cruz R.,Casal S.,Oueslati S.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Characterization of commercial Tunisian monovarietal olive oils produced from autochthonous olive cultivars
Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture, 30, 581-591, 2018

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Malheiro R.,Casal S.,Rodrigues N.,Renard C.M.G.C.,Pereira J.A.
Volatile changes in cv. Verdeal Transmontana olive oil: From the drupe to the table, including storage
Food Research International, 106, 374-382, 2018

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Prata R.,Pereira J.A.,Rodrigues N.,Dias L.G.,Veloso A.C.A.,Casal S.,Peres A.M.
Olive Oil Total Phenolic Contents and Sensory Sensations Trends during Oven and Microwave Heating Processes and Their Discrimination Using an Electronic Tongue
Journal of Food Quality, 2018, , 2018

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Harzalli U.,Rodrigues N.,Veloso A.C.A.,Dias L.G.,Pereira J.A.,Oueslati S.,Peres A.M.
A taste sensor device for unmasking admixing of rancid or winey-vinegary olive oil to extra virgin olive oil
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 144, 222-231, 2018

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Veloso A.C.A.,Silva L.M.,Rodrigues N.,Rebello L.P.G.,Dias L.G.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Perception of olive oils sensory defects using a potentiometric taste device
Talanta, 176, 610-618, 2018

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Souayah F.,Rodrigues N.,Veloso A.C.A.,Dias L.G.,Pereira J.A.,Oueslati S.,Peres A.M.
Discrimination of Olive Oil by Cultivar, Geographical Origin and Quality Using Potentiometric Electronic Tongue Fingerprints
JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 94, 1417-1429, 2017

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Malheiro R.,Rodrigues N.,Bissaro C.,Leimann F.,Casal S.,Ramalhosa E.,Pereira J.A.
Improvement of sensorial and volatile profiles of olive oil by addition of olive leaves
European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, 119, , 2017

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Slim S.,Rodrigues N.,Dias L.G.,Veloso A.C.A.,Pereira J.A.,Oueslati S.,Peres A.M.
Application of an electronic tongue for Tunisian olive oils’ classification according to olive cultivar or physicochemical parameters
European Food Research and Technology, 243, 1459-1470, 2017

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Marx Í.M.G.,Rodrigues N.,Dias L.G.,Veloso A.C.A.,Pereira J.A.,Drunkler D.A.,Peres A.M.
Assessment of Table Olives’ Organoleptic Defect Intensities Based on the Potentiometric Fingerprint Recorded by an Electronic Tongue
Food and Bioprocess Technology, 10, 1310-1323, 2017

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Marx Í.M.G.,Rodrigues N.,Dias L.G.,Veloso A.C.A.,Pereira J.A.,Drunkler D.A.,Peres A.M.
Quantification of table olives' acid, bitter and salty tastes using potentiometric electronic tongue fingerprints
LWT, 79, 394-401, 2017

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Rodrigues N.,Dias L.G.,Veloso A.C.A.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Evaluation of extra-virgin olive oils shelf life using an electronic tongue—chemometric approach
European Food Research and Technology, 243, 597-607, 2017

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Marx Í.,Rodrigues N.,Dias L.G.,Veloso A.C.A.,Pereira J.A.,Drunkler D.A.,Peres A.M.
Sensory classification of table olives using an electronic tongue: Analysis of aqueous pastes and brines
Talanta, 162, 98-106, 2017

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Rodrigues N.,Dias L.G.,Veloso A.C.A.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Monitoring olive oils quality and oxidative resistance during storage using an electronic tongue
LWT, 73, 683-692, 2016

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Dias L.G.,Rodrigues N.,Veloso A.C.A.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Monovarietal extra-virgin olive oil classification: a fusion of human sensory attributes and an electronic tongue
European Food Research and Technology, 242, 259-270, 2016

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Veloso A.C.A.,Dias L.G.,Rodrigues N.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Sensory intensity assessment of olive oils using an electronic tongue
Talanta, 146, 585-593, 2016

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Limón P.,Malheiro R.,Casal S.,Acién-Fernández F.G.,Fernández-Sevilla J.M.,Rodrigues N.,Cruz R.,Bermejo R.,Pereira J.A.
Improvement of stability and carotenoids fraction of virgin olive oils by addition of microalgae Scenedesmus almeriensis extracts
Food Chemistry, 175, 203-211, 2015

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Malheiro R.,Rodrigues N.,Pereira J.A.
Olive Oil Phenolic Composition as Affected by Geographic Origin, Olive Cultivar, and Cultivation Systems
Olive and Olive Oil Bioactive Constituents, 93-121, 2015

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Malheiro R.,Mendes P.,Fernandes F.,Rodrigues N.,Bento A.,Pereira J.A.
Bioactivity and phenolic composition from natural fermented table olives
Food and Function, 5, 3132-3142, 2014

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Fernandes L.,Rodrigues N.,Pereira J.A.,Ramalhosa E.
Physico-chemical and sensory characteristics of jellies made from seven grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) varieties
Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 103, 37-48, 2014

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Borges T.H.,Rodrigues N.,de Souza A.M.,Pereira J.A.
Effect of different extraction conditions on the antioxidant potential of baru almonds (Dipteryx alata Vog.): Comparison to common nuts from Brazil
Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, 53, 180-188, 2014

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Malheiro R.,Rodrigues N.,Manzke G.,Bento A.,Pereira J.A.,Casal S.
The use of olive leaves and tea extracts as effective antioxidants against the oxidation of soybean oil under microwave heating
Industrial Crops and Products, 44, 37-43, 2013

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Rodrigues N.,Malheiro R.,Casal S.,Asensio-S.-Manzanera M.C.,Bento A.,Pereira J.A.
Influence of spike lavender (Lavandula latifolia Med.) essential oil in the quality, stability and composition of soybean oil during microwave heating
Food and Chemical Toxicology, 50, 2894-2901, 2012