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Dario Donno, Federica Turrini, Emanuele Farinini, Maria Gabriella Mellano, Raffaella Boggia, Gabriele Loris Beccaro and Giovanni Gamba
Chestnut processing has increasingly grown in recent years. All the processes involved in the chestnut supply chain are characterized by the production of high levels of by-products that cause several environmental and disposal issues. The Castanea spp. ...
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Megan Braga, Susana de Sousa Araújo, Hélia Sales, Rita Pontes and João Nunes
Chestnuts are multipurpose trees that grow mainly in the Northern Hemisphere due to their aptitude for fruit and wood production. These trees are vastly significant for the economy and wildlife. The widespread distribution of these trees demonstrates the...
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Eirini Anastasaki, Aikaterini Psoma, Savvina Toufexi, Georgios Partsinevelos, Dimitrios Papachristos, Dimitrios Avtzis and Panagiotis Milonas
Curculio elephas is an oligophagous insect, attacking fruits of chestnut (Castanea spp.) and oak (Quercus spp.). It is considered one of the most important pests of European chestnut (Castanea sativa) in Europe and it occurs in a continuous range through...
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Elisabetta Prezzi, Dario Donno, Maria Gabriella Mellano, Gabriele Loris Beccaro and Giovanni Gamba
The present work, based on a multivariate approach, may represent a rapid, effective, and low-cost tool, preliminary to genetic analysis, for the assessment of the traceability and quality of Castanea spp. nuts with no information on their origin.
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Lorenzo Bini, Massimo Gori, Stefania Nin, Roberto Natale, Elisabetta Meacci, Edgardo Giordani and Stefano Biricolti
Castanea sativa Mill. is a valuable species with historical and economic importance in Europe, particularly in the Mediterranean area. In Italy, chestnut cultivation has been developed for centuries, leading to the recognition of more than 300 varieties....
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Eduardo González María, Antonio Madueño Luna, Agustín Conesa Celdrán, Gemma Martínez Muñoz, Martin John Oates and Antonio Ruiz-Canales
In this article a case study of characterisation of type of honey based on floral origin is presented. It is intended to discriminate Iberian honeys from local beekeepers located in the Community of Madrid (Spain), by means of a low-cost electronic nose ...
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Ioan Mircea Pop, Daniel Simeanu, Simona-Maria Cucu-Man, Aurel Pui and Aida Albu
The objective of this research was to evaluate some quality-defining physicochemical parameters (moisture, specific gravity, pH, free acidity, ash, electrical conductivity, total phenols, and total flavonoids content, K, Ca, Mg, Na, and P) of seven Roman...
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Dario Donno, Michele Fabro, Maria Gabriella Mellano, Giovanni Gamba, Annachiara Fioccardi and Gabriele Loris Beccaro
In European countries, the utilisation of chestnut flours (CF) has been increasing in the bakery industry because the CF ingredients provide not only nutritional and health benefits but also improve organoleptic and health-promoting properties. This work...
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Andrej Mergedu?, Marjan Jan?ekovic, Dejan ?korjanc, Tadeja Kraner ?umenjak and Maksimiljan Brus
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of supplementation of hydrolyzable tannins (HT) from sweet chestnut wood extract (Castanea sativa Mill.) to the diet of Limousin bulls on growth rate, carcass and meat quality traits, and fecal C...
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Katarzyna Marciniak-Lukasiak, Patrycja Lesniewska, Dorota Zielinska, Michal Sowinski, Katarzyna Zbikowska, Piotr Lukasiak and Anna Zbikowska
Gluten-free bread is the basis of an elimination diet in the case of many glucose-related diseases. The quality of this bread differs significantly from traditional products; therefore, it is necessary to conduct research aimed at improving the quality o...
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