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Elsa Margarida nunes Leal Goncalves

Unidade de Tecnologia e Inovação · Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária

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54Scopus Publications

Research Interests

Food Science; Food Technology, Health; Quality, Sensorial analysis; waste; Sustentability

Biography

Dr. Elsa M. Gonçalves received a “Licenciatura” (5 years BEng degree) in Food Engineering in 1991 from the College of Biotechnology, Catholic University of Portugal. She obtained her Ph.D. degree in 2011, in Biotechnology with specialisation in Science and Food Engineering at the College of Biotechnology, Catholic University of Portugal. From 1992 to 2013, Dr. Elsa M. Gonçalves worked as a Researcher at the Department “Ciencias e Tecnologia dos Alimentos” of the “Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária”. Areas of research interest included enhancing nutritive contents of foods, innovative and traditional preservation techniques, packaging and shelf life estimation, modelling of physic & biochemical proprieties, quality systems, risk assessment, food safety and quality. She has published extensively in these fields. Dr. Elsa M. Gonçalves’s research work involved collaborative projects with the Food Industry, Universities and other organizations.

Education

“Licenciatura” (5 years BEng degree) in Food Engineering in 1991 from the College of Biotechnology, Catholic University of Portugal. She obtained her Ph.D. degree in 2011, in Biotechnology with specialisation in Science and Food Engineering at the College of Biotechnology, Catholic University of Portugal.

Recent Scopus Publications

  1. Nutritional Composition of Commercially Sourced Meat from Two Anatomical Locations Under Regenerative and Intensive Production Systems
    Foods, 2026
  2. Pre- and Postharvest Determinants, Technological Innovations and By-Product Valorization in Berry Crops: A Comprehensive and Critical Review
    Horticulturae, 2026
  3. Fermenting the Unused: Microbial Biotransformation of Food Industry By-Products for Circular Bioeconomy Valorisation
    Fermentation, 2026
  4. Application of fruit and vegetable processing by-products as ingredients in aquafeed
    Discover Food, 2025
  5. Preserving Agricultural Diversity: Comprehensive Characterisation of the Local Reineta de Fontanelas Apple Cultivar
    Horticulturae, 2025

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