ExpertiseUpdated on 12 May 2025

Valorization of food industry waste and by-products: from in vitro to in vivo analyses

María Garrido

Associate Professor at University of Extremadura

Badajoz, Spain

About

Research expertise and competences

- Functional assays of antioxidant-rich extracts obtained from vegetable matrices in cell cultures.

- Study and validation of new stone fruits processing and other food-derived products, as well as the analysis of their functional implications.

- Effect of the consumption of plant matrices and new products of high functional value in animals and humans, including populations at risk (small-scale pre-clinical settings).

- Life style, dietary habits, and nutritional evaluation in healthy and at-risk populations.

Field

  • Fair, healthy and environment-friendly food systems from primary production to consumption
  • Circular economy and bioeconomy sectors

Organisation

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