Elsa Margarida nunes Leal Goncalves
Unidade de Tecnologia e Inovação · Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária
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
- Nutritional Composition of Commercially Sourced Meat from Two Anatomical Locations Under Regenerative and Intensive Production Systems
- Pre- and Postharvest Determinants, Technological Innovations and By-Product Valorization in Berry Crops: A Comprehensive and Critical Review
- Fermenting the Unused: Microbial Biotransformation of Food Industry By-Products for Circular Bioeconomy Valorisation
- Application of fruit and vegetable processing by-products as ingredients in aquafeed
- Preserving Agricultural Diversity: Comprehensive Characterisation of the Local Reineta de Fontanelas Apple Cultivar
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5814-0490
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7004990784