Advances in animal blood processing: development of a biopreservation system and insights on the functional properties of plasma 

    Dàvila Ribot, Eduard (Date of defense: 2007-02-09)

    La sang és un subproducte amb un alt potencial de valorització que s'obté en quantitats importants en els escorxadors industrials. Actualment, la majoria de sistemes de recollida de la sang no segueixen unes mesures d'higiene ...

    Aislamiento, identificación y conservación de cultivos de bacterias lácticas antagonistas de microbiota contaminante de sangre de matadero 

    Zamora Rodríguez, Lucero M. (Date of defense: 2003-11-20)

    La sangre obtenida en el matadero es un producto altamente contaminado que requiere un procesamiento inmediato si se pretende utilizarla como insumo alimentario en la fabricación de productos destinados al consumo humano. ...

    Les altes pressions i la bioconservació com a estratègies de control de Listeria monocytogenes en productes carnis llestos per al consum. Assajos d’inoculació i modelització matemàtica 

    Hereu Soms, Anna (Date of defense: 2014-09-19)

    The present doctoral dissertation deals with the study of the effect of food preservation technologies, such as high pressure (HP) treatments and biopreservation with nisin, on the behaviour of Listeria monocytogenes during ...

    Anàlisi del potencial de mercat de la carn procedent de porcs mascles sencers com a alternativa a la castració quirúrgica 

    Borrisser Pairó, Francesc (Date of defense: 2016-11-28)

    Surgical castration of piglets is a common practice in farms to avoid boar taint (androstenone and skatole) in meat, and to improve its sensory quality. The European Commission is planning to ban surgical castration by ...

    Aplicación de la transglutaminasa microbiana en quesos frescos de coagulación ácida y de coagulación enzimática 

    Cadavid Tobón, Ana Maria (Date of defense: 2019-02-15)

    The aim of this doctoral thesis was to evaluate the application of microbial transglutaminase (MTGase), produced by BDF Natural Ingredients, in the manufacture of acid and enzymatic coagulation fresh cheeses. In the case ...

    Applications of computed tomography in dry-cured meat products 

    Santos Garcés, Eva (Date of defense: 2012-06-29)

    Computed Tomography and Microcomputed Tomography are X-ray based technologies. They were tested in this thesis as potential tools for the optimization of the processing of dry-cured meat products. On one hand, several ...

    Avaluació de compostos fenòlics en aliments mitjançant tècniques HPLC-DAD i UHPLC-DAD-MSn 

    Ribas Agustí, Albert (Date of defense: 2013-05-31)

    The doctoral thesis has developed new methods for the analysis of phenolic compounds in tomato, lettuce and dry-cured sausages with vegetable extracts. The new-developed chromatographic methods are simplified and validated, ...

    Brown macroalgae (Phaeophyceae) as an alternative and sustainable source of novel antimicrobial compounds to improve food safety 

    Rubiño Campoy, Susana (Date of defense: 2023-07-28)

    Macroalgae have been recognized as an interesting source of compounds with multiple applications in different fields due to their various bioactivities since current trends are moving towards the use of alternative compounds ...

    Caracterització i revaloració de la fracció plasmàtica de la sang de porc procedent d'escorxadors industrials 

    Parés i Oliva, Dolors (Date of defense: 1998-12-18)

    La tesi s'ha estructurat en tres apartats que, en conjunt, han de permetre determinar les possibilitats d'aprofitament dins la mateixa indústria alimentària de la fracció plasmàtica de la sang de porc generada per escorxadors ...

    Characterization and improvement of plant-associated Lactobacillus plantarum. Novel biocontrol agent for fire blight disease 

    Roselló Prados, Gemma (Date of defense: 2016-06-13)

    Fire blight is a disease caused by Erwinia amylovora. For the limited effectiveness of copper products and the new regulations for the sustainable use of pesticides, biological control is considered a good alternative for ...

    Characterization and mechanism of action of the biological control agent Pantoea agglomerans EPS125 

    Moreno González, M. del Carmen (Date of defense: 2006-11-27)

    La soca EPS125 ha mostrat ser un efectiu agent de control biològic de diferents patògens fúngics de postcollita en diferents fruits. Degut a la seva elevada eficàcia, es va plantejar desenvolupar aquesta soca comercialment ...

    Combined application of experimental and predictive modelling approaches towards the microbial safety of ready-to-eat meat products 

    Serra Castelló, Cristina (Date of defense: 2023-07-07)

    The food safety challenges derived from the market demands towards convenient food, such as ready-to-eat meat products with extended durability, motivate food business operators to explore and adopt new intervention ...

    Definición de los conceptos "tradicional" e "innovación" en alimentos desde la perspectiva del consumidor europeo 

    Guerrero Asorey, Luis (Date of defense: 2012-05-17)

    Traditional food products (TFP) are an important part of European culture, identity, and heritage. The main objective of present research is to obtain a consumer-driven definition for the concept of ‘‘traditional food ...

    Desenvolupament del procés d’obtenció d’un concentrat proteic d’alt valor nutritiu a partir de sang procedent d’escorxadors 

    Ferrer Carré, Clara (Date of defense: 2023-09-27)

    Global forecasts of an impending shortage of animal protein for human consumption have led to the search for new sources of dietary protein, either from alternative plant, fungal or insect sources, or from by-products of ...

    Efecto de la aplicación de altas presiones hidrostáticas en un producto de origen animal, el jamón curado y en un producto vegetal, el nabo 

    Clariana Orduña, Maria (Date of defense: 2011-12-16)

    High pressure processing is a food preservation technique which can be an alternative to heat treatment. Pressurization, in theory, produces changes in organoleptic properties and antioxidant compounds to a lesser extent. ...

    Effects of breed and PRKAG3 and CAST genetic polymorphisms on the quality of serrano dry-cured ham 

    Zhen, Zongyuan (Date of defense: 2012-07-30)

    Two pieces of complementary research dealing with the study of the importance of genetic factors on the quality of the Spanish dry-cured ham Jamón Serrano were carried out for this thesis. The first one compared Serrano ...

    Espectroscòpia NIR per a la determinació on-line de l'AW i del contingut d'aigua i sal durant l'assecat de productes crus-curats 

    Collell i Corominas, Carles (Date of defense: 2012-07-30)

    The aim of this study was to determine whether NIRS technology would be suitable to develop a control system to correct drying conditions in order to avoid the appearance of defects in the product. Several predictive models ...

    Estudi de l'efecte de l'administració de tilosina i doxicilina en els principals paràmetres nutricionals i de composició de l'ou de gallina 

    Roldós Noguer, Eva (Date of defense: 2015-12-16)

    The aim of the present work was to study the effects of tylosin A and doxycycline administration to laying hens on egg nutritional and compositional parameters during antibiotic treatment and after a withdrawal period. ...

    Estudio de las comunidades microbianas de embutidos fermentados ligeramente acidificados mediante técnicas moleculares. Estandarización, seguridad y mejora tecnológica. 

    Martín Juárez, Belén (Date of defense: 2005-04-22)

    Los embutidos fermentados ligeramente acidificados son un grupo de productos tradicionales mediterráneos, caracterizados por un pH superior a 5,3.<br/>Para un control eficiente de la seguridad microbiológica de los embutidos ...

    Fat and salt reduction and substitution in small-caliber non-acid fermented sausages 

    Mora Gallego, Héctor (Date of defense: 2014-09-08)

    The objective of this thesis is to develop fermented sausages with lower fat and sodium content by means of innovative processing and the use of fat and NaCl substitutes. The effect of sunflower oil and pork lard-based ...