Maria Leonor Nunes
University of Porto
188 Papers
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Maria Leonor Nunes is an academic researcher from University of Porto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biology & Chemistry. The author has an hindex of 45, co-authored 176 publications.
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Papers
Environmental assessment of common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) from a small-scale fishery in Algarve (Portugal)
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors assess main environmental impacts of common octopus fishery with traps and pots in the Algarve region, where the most important fleet size and landings volume occurs, and to find if there are significant differences between both fishing gears.
Development of a healthy low-fat fish sausage containing dietary fibre
TL;DR: In order to develop a healthy low-fat fish sausage containing dietary fiber (DF), three fundamental changes were made to an ordinary pork sausage recipe: incorporation of 4% (w/w) of Swelite® (a DF obtained from inner pea), different levels of pork meat replacement (0, 50% and 100%) by hake mince and the combination of varying amounts of Fibruline® and hakemince (FibrulINE: additional hake Mince, 2.6:5.2, 5.2:2.6
Phaeodactylum tricornutum in finishing diets for gilthead seabream: effects on skin pigmentation, sensory properties and nutritional value
Ana Ramalho Ribeiro,Amparo Gonçalves,Mónica Barbeiro,Narcisa M. Bandarra,Maria Leonor Nunes,Maria Luísa Carvalho,Joana Silva,João Navalho,Maria Teresa Dinis,Tomé S. Silva,Jorge Dias +10 more
TL;DR: Overall, colour analysis showed that P. tricornutum biomass can be used as a functional ingredient, improving external pigmentation and thus contributing to meet consumer expectations in relation to farmed gilthead seabream.
Evaluation of hazards and benefits associated with the consumption of six fish species from the Portuguese coast
Cláudia Afonso,Carlos Cardoso,Helena Lourenço,Patrícia Anacleto,Narcisa M. Bandarra,Maria Luísa Carvalho,Matilde Castro,Maria Leonor Nunes +7 more
TL;DR: Evaluated deep-water fish species muscle samples from the Portuguese coast found that a portion size of 160 g significantly contributes to the recommended daily allowance/intake (RDA/RDI) for a balanced human diet, with respect to the essential elements analyzed.
Effect of in vitro gastrointestinal digestion on the antioxidant activity of protein hydrolysates prepared from Cape hake by‐products
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assessed the antioxidant properties of Cape hake hydrolysates prepared by three different methods and the effect of their in-vitro gastrointestinal digestion on their antioxidant properties.