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Food and Nutrition
Cereal and Industrial Crops Plant Protection and Certification
Forestry and Woods Genomics and bioinformatics
Olive, Citrus ant Tree Fruit
12 research centers
38 locations with a wide distribution throughout the country
Agriculture and environment
Animal Production and Aquaculture
Vegetable and Ornamental Crops Viticulture and Enology Agricultural Policies and
Bioeconomy
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics
CREA is the main Italian national
research organization in agriculture.
Engineering and Agro-food Processing
ITALY
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CREA-IT Research center for Engineering and Agro-food Processing –MILAN
(Headquarters of the research center in Monterotondo-Rome)
Engineering and Agro-food Processing- Milan
Headquarters in Monterotondo (Rome)
1 Research Manager 2 Senior Scientists 8 Scientists 6 Technicians 4 Administrative Staff
International guests (scientists) International grants PhD Students Technicians Graduating Students
Permanent Temporary
STAFF
(Appointed on projects)
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Focus on:
Storage and postharvest physiology
Processing
Nutritional and sensory
quality
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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).
STORAGE and postharvest physiology
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STORAGE and postharvest physiology
3 big storage rooms+5 Storage rooms + 1 ripening room
12 cabinets for Controlled Atmosphere/ULO/DCA
computer control
DCA sensors
EQUIPMENT AND
FACILITIES:
Storage rooms
real-time monitoring of fruit respiration
Static system for ethylene/respiration measurement (GC, Micro-GC)
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differential calorimeters (DSC), Aw-meter, Image analysis, Karl-Fisher
STORAGE and postharvest physiology
CREA-IT Research center for Engineering and Agro-food Processing –MILAN
EQUIPMENT AND
FACILITIES: Physical lab
Mechanical-acoustic test
Micro-NIR
NIR CAMERA
Instron Dinamometer
Texture analyzer
reflectance colorimeters
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organic coating for oranges
Physiological disorders
Postharvest
STORAGE and postharvest physiology
Storage and ethylene production of bell pepper from mycorrhizal plant (CRT project)
CREA-IT Research center for Engineering and Agro-food Processing – MILAN
Controlled atmosphere, DCA, ILOS
Non destructive measurements
Use of NIR and Hyperspectral imaging to predict ripeness
STORAGE and postharvest physiology
Time resolved spectroscopy to non destructive evaluation of fruit
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PROCESSING
Processing of horticultural crops:
Drying
Freezing
Osmodehydration
Blanching
Fresh-cut
Modified atmosphere packaging
By-products
CREA-IT Research center for Engineering and Agro-food Processing – MILAN
Conventional dryer
Osmo dehydration
Freezer tunnel
Vacuum infusion
Steam Blanching
Autoclave
PROCESSING
Juice line
EQUIPMENT AND
FACILITIES
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PROCESSING
Experimental kitchen
Under vacuum packaging
Modified atmosphere packaging
EQUIPMENT AND
FACILITIES
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MINIATURIZED EQUIPEMENT
FLEXIBLE PRODUCTION LINE (FRUITS
& VEGETABLES, DAIRY, MEAT)
PROCESSING
EQUIPMENT AND
FACILITIES
MOBILE DAIRY CABINET FOR
THE VALORIZATION
OF DAIRY PRODUCTS
MINIATURIZED LINE FOR JAM PRODUCTION (UNDER VACUUM,
LOW TEMPERATURE)
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SOLAR DRYER FOR FRUIT, VEGETABLES, AND MEAT IN PIECES
PROCESSING
MOBILE STORE WITH REFRIGERATED COUNTERS FOR SALE, SUPPLIED BY
RENEWABLE ENERGY
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EQUIPMENT AND
FACILITIES
RENEWABLE ENERGY EQUIPMENT
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3 hours afterdamage
1 day afterdamage
5 days afterdamage
10 days afterdamage
SD
NO
Fresh cut-tomato
Reserches on: Ready to eat products
PROCESSING
Minimally processed potatoes
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Fresh-cut lettuce
Fresh-cut apples
PROCESSING
Reserches on: dried products
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Dried pineapple
Dried apple
PROCESSING
Reserches on: Other processed products
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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
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GC/MS, HPLC, electrophoresis, GC-olfactometry, Atomic absorption spectrophotometry UV / IR, EPR
(electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometer), Electronic nose, SPME fiber
NUTRITIONAL AND SENSORY QUALITY
EQUIPMENT
AND FACILITIES:
CHEMICAL LABS
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EQUIPMENT
AND
FACILITIES SENSORY LAB 6 seats for panelists
NUTRITIONAL AND SENSORY QUALITY
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MOBILE SENSORY LAB Mobile laboratory with air conditioned room and 6
seats for panelists, a refrigerator for samples storage and a small equipped kitchen
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CREA-IT Research center for Engineering and Agro-food Processing – MILAN
NUTRITIONAL AND SENSORY QUALITY
Aroma profile and sensory quality
Analisys of desired
compounds (antioxidants)
Analysis of non-desired compounds (micotoxins
and allergens)
Sensory analysis
Processed products
Organic fruits and vegetables
dried products
juices
jam
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 http://coreorganicplus.org/research-projects/favor-denonde/
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NUTRITIONAL AND SENSORY QUALITY
Effect of different processing technologies on the nutritional quality
Nutritional quality and bioactive compounds
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Effect of the cultivation system (organic vs conventional) on the nutritional quality
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NUTRITIONAL AND SENSORY QUALITY
Effect of different growing conditions on the phytochemical content
Effect of different genetic factors on the phytochemical content
Nutritional quality and bioactive compounds
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CREA-IT Research center for Engineering and Agro-food Processing – MILAN
CREA-IT Research center for Engineering
and Agro-food Processing
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SCIENTIFIC STAFF
Anna Rizzolo Senior Scientist CREA IT.MI Head of Department tel +39 02 239557 222 mob + 39 3460983225 [email protected] Tiziana M. P. Cattaneo Research Manager tel +39 02 239557 212 [email protected] Felicetta Carillo Senior Tecnologist tel +39 02 239557 213 [email protected] Roberto Lo Scalzo Researcher tel +39 02 239557 205 [email protected] Marina Buccheri Researcher tel +39 02 239557 208 [email protected] Giovanna Cortellino Researcher tel +39 02 239557 209 [email protected]
Giulia Bianchi Researcher tel +39 02 239557 213 [email protected] Valentina Picchi Researcher tel +39 02 239557 210 [email protected] Marta Fibiani Researcher tel +39 02 239557 209 [email protected] Rosita Caramanico Researcher tel +39 02 239557 208 [email protected] Maristella Vanoli Researcher tel +39 02 239557 210 [email protected]