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1 ITALY Agriculture and environment Olive, Citrus ant Tree Fruit Food and Nutrition Council for Agricultural Research and Economics CREA is the main Italian national research organization in agriculture. Animal Production and Aquaculture Forestry and Woods Plant Protection and Certification 12 research centers 38 locations with a wide distribution throughout the country Genomics and bioinformatics Cereal and Industrial Crops Vegetable and Ornamental Crops Viticulture and Enology Engineering and Agro-food Processing Agricultural Policies and Bioeconomy

2 and Agro-food Processing MILAN (Headquarters of the research center in Monterotondo-Rome) Headquarters in Monterotondo (Rome) Engineering and Agro-food Processing- Milan STAFF Permanent 1 Research Manager 2 Senior Scientists 8 Scientists 6 Technicians 4 Administrative Staff Temporary International guests (scientists) International grants PhD Students Technicians Graduating Students (Appointed on projects) and Agro-food Processing MILAN 3

3 Focus on: Storage and postharvest physiology Nutritional and sensory quality Processing 4

4 STORAGE and postharvest physiology Storage of agro-food products. Controlled atmosphere storage of fruit and vegetables, Dynamic controlled atmosphere, Ultra low controlled atmosphere Postharvest physiology of fruit and vegetables. Postharvest disorders (apple and pears, internal browning and superficial scald) Maturity indices of horticultural crops. Non destructive measurement of quality (Near Infrared spectroscopy, Time Resolved Spectroscopy). 5

5 STORAGE and postharvest physiology EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES: Storage rooms real-time monitoring of fruit respiration 12 cabinets for Controlled Atmosphere/ULO/DCA computer control DCA sensors Static system for ethylene/respiration measurement (GC, Micro-GC) 3 big storage rooms+5 Storage rooms + 1 ripening room and Agro-food Processing MILAN 6

6 STORAGE and postharvest physiology EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES: Physical lab Texture analyzer Instron Dinamometer Micro-NIR Mechanicalacoustic test NIR CAMERA reflectance colorimeters differential calorimeters (DSC), Aw-meter, Image analysis, Karl-Fisher and Agro-food Processing MILAN 7

7 STORAGE and postharvest physiology Postharvest Controlled atmosphere, DCA, ILOS Storage and ethylene production of bell pepper from mycorrhizal plant (CRT project) Physiological disorders organic coating for oranges 8

8 STORAGE and postharvest physiology Non destructive measurements Use of NIR and Hyperspectral imaging to predict ripeness Time resolved spectroscopy to non destructive evaluation of fruit and Agro-food Processing MILAN

9 PROCESSING Processing of horticultural crops: Drying Freezing Osmodehydration Blanching Fresh-cut Modified atmosphere packaging By-products 10

10 PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES Osmo dehydration Conventional dryer Freezer tunnel Juice line Vacuum infusion Steam Blanching Autoclave

11 PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES Experimental kitchen Modified atmosphere packaging Under vacuum packaging

12 PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES MINIATURIZED EQUIPEMENT MINIATURIZED LINE FOR JAM PRODUCTION (UNDER VACUUM, LOW TEMPERATURE) FLEXIBLE PRODUCTION LINE (FRUITS & VEGETABLES, DAIRY, MEAT) MOBILE DAIRY CABINET FOR THE VALORIZATION OF DAIRY PRODUCTS 13

13 PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES RENEWABLE ENERGY EQUIPMENT SOLAR DRYER FOR FRUIT, VEGETABLES, AND MEAT IN PIECES MOBILE STORE WITH REFRIGERATED COUNTERS FOR SALE, SUPPLIED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY and Agro-food Processing MILAN 14

14 PROCESSING Reserches on: Ready to eat products Fresh cuttomato SD NO Fresh-cut lettuce 3 hoursafter damage 1 day after damage 5 days after damage 10 daysafter damage Fresh-cut apples Minimally processed potatoes 15

15 PROCESSING Reserches on: dried products Dried apple Dried pineapple

16 PROCESSING Reserches on: Other processed products

17 NUTRITIONAL AND SENSORY QUALITY Nutritional quality of fruits and vegetables. Study of the bioactive compounds Measurement of antioxidant capacity Oxidative stress: biochemical responses to abiotic and biotic stress Aroma profile and electronic nose Sensory quality and panel tests 18

18 NUTRITIONAL AND SENSORY QUALITY EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES: CHEMICAL LABS GC/MS, HPLC, electrophoresis, GC-olfactometry, Atomic absorption spectrophotometry UV / IR, EPR (electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometer), Electronic nose, SPME fiber and Agro-food Processing MILAN 19

19 NUTRITIONAL AND SENSORY QUALITY EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES SENSORY LAB 6 seats for panelists MOBILE SENSORY LAB Mobile laboratory with air conditioned room and 6 seats for panelists, a refrigerator for samples storage and a small equipped kitchen 20

20 NUTRITIONAL AND SENSORY QUALITY Aroma profile and sensory quality 21

21 NUTRITIONAL AND SENSORY QUALITY Nutritional quality and bioactive compounds FavOr-DenonDe EUROPEAN PROJECT Drying Juice and Jams of organic fruit and vegetables: what happens to desired and non-desired compounds? ERA-NET Core Organic Plus Effect of different processing technologies on the nutritional quality dried products Analisys of desired compounds (antioxidants) Organic fruits and vegetables juices jam Sensory analysis Analysis of non-desired compounds (micotoxins and allergens) Processed products and Agro-food Processing MILAN

22 NUTRITIONAL AND SENSORY QUALITY Nutritional quality and bioactive compounds Effect of the cultivation system (organic vs conventional) on the nutritional quality Effect of different growing conditions on the phytochemical content Effect of different genetic factors on the phytochemical content 23

23 CREA-IT Research center for Engineering and Agro-food Processing CREA - IT Via Venezian Milan ITALY Tel it.milano@crea.gov.it W W SCIENTIFIC STAFF Anna Rizzolo Senior Scientist CREA IT.MI Head of Department tel mob anna.rizzolo@crea.gov.it Tiziana M. P. Cattaneo Research Manager tel tiziana.cattaneo@crea.gov.it Giulia Bianchi Researcher tel giulia.bianchi@crea.gov.it Valentina Picchi Researcher tel valentina.picchi@crea.gov.it Felicetta Carillo Senior Tecnologist tel felicetta.carillo@crea.gov.it Marta Fibiani Researcher tel marta.fibiani@crea.gov.it Roberto Lo Scalzo Researcher tel roberto.loscalzo@crea.gov.it Marina Buccheri Researcher tel marina.buccheri@crea.gov.it Giovanna Cortellino Researcher tel giovanna.cortellino@crea.gov.it Rosita Caramanico Researcher tel rosita.caramanico@crea.gov.it Maristella Vanoli Researcher tel maristella.vanoli@crea.gov.it 24

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