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View article: What Shall We Cook Tomorrow? Empowering Students Through Sustainable Food Education and Novel Protein Exploration
What Shall We Cook Tomorrow? Empowering Students Through Sustainable Food Education and Novel Protein Exploration Open
This report presents the activities and outcomes of an educational project aimed at promoting sustainable food awareness among high-school students in Italy through the active contributions from young researchers, profit partners and schoo…
View article: Novel Food Safety Evaluation: Potentially Toxic Elements in Acheta domesticus (House Cricket) Reared on Seaweed-Enriched Diets
Novel Food Safety Evaluation: Potentially Toxic Elements in Acheta domesticus (House Cricket) Reared on Seaweed-Enriched Diets Open
In recent years, insects have emerged as a nutritious and eco-sustainable alternative food source, with the house cricket (Acheta domesticus, AD) recently authorized by the European Commission as a novel food. However, the presence of harm…
View article: Modulating the nutritional value of Acheta domesticus (house cricket) through the eco-sustainable Ascophyllum nodosum dietary supplementation
Modulating the nutritional value of Acheta domesticus (house cricket) through the eco-sustainable Ascophyllum nodosum dietary supplementation Open
Acheta domesticus, commonly known as the house cricket, is widely consumed due to its significant content of high-quality proteins, and essential nutrients. However, its lipid profile, rich in saturated fatty acids, presents health concern…
View article: Smart Sensor for Mercury Detection in Novel Food
Smart Sensor for Mercury Detection in Novel Food Open
In this work, we present a simple, fast, and cheap procedure for the determination of mercury [Hg(II)] by square wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV) at nanocomposite screen-printed graphite electrodes. The nanocomposite surfaces were…
View article: Influence of Contaminants Mercury and PAHs on Somatic Indexes of the European Hake (Merluccius merluccius, L. 1758)
Influence of Contaminants Mercury and PAHs on Somatic Indexes of the European Hake (Merluccius merluccius, L. 1758) Open
This research investigates the dynamics of contaminant exposure in European hake (Merluccius merluccius, L. 1758) from the Adriatic Sea (Central Mediterranean Sea) by examining the levels of total mercury (THg) and polycyclic aromatic hydr…
View article: Mercury Detection in Novel Foods by a Smart Pocket Sensor
Mercury Detection in Novel Foods by a Smart Pocket Sensor Open
Mercury is one of the most well‐known toxic contaminants of natural and anthropogenic origin in aquatic ecosystems that can bioaccumulate in vegetal and animal organisms. In this work, we propose a smart detection system for Hg(II) ions by…
View article: Vision Measurement System for Gender-Based Counting of Acheta domesticus
Vision Measurement System for Gender-Based Counting of Acheta domesticus Open
The exploitation of insects as protein sources in the food industry has had a strong impact in recent decades for many reasons. The emphasis for this phenomenon has its primary basis on sustainability and also to the nutritional value prov…
View article: Unlocking the elemental signature of European tea gardens: Implications for tea traceability
Unlocking the elemental signature of European tea gardens: Implications for tea traceability Open
This study presents a comprehensive analysis of the elemental profiles of tea leaves coming from plants grown in several European gardens, with a focus on the bioaccumulation of essential and potentially toxic trace elements in relation to…
View article: Evaluation of Growth Performance and Environmental Impact of Hermetia illucens Larvae Reared on Coffee Silverskins Enriched with Schizochytrium limacinum or Isochrysis galbana Microalgae
Evaluation of Growth Performance and Environmental Impact of Hermetia illucens Larvae Reared on Coffee Silverskins Enriched with Schizochytrium limacinum or Isochrysis galbana Microalgae Open
Hermetia illucens is a promising insect due to its ability to convert low-value substrates as food chain by-products into highly nutritious feed. Its feeding and nutrition are important issues. The aim of this work was to investigate the e…
View article: The use of seaweed as sustainable feed ingredient for the house cricket (Acheta domesticus): investigating cricket performance and nutritional composition
The use of seaweed as sustainable feed ingredient for the house cricket (Acheta domesticus): investigating cricket performance and nutritional composition Open
The house cricket ( Acheta domesticus ) is considered one of the most promising farmed insect to be used as novel food, thanks to its attractive nutritional profile and its great taste. To the best of our knowledge, crickets in Europe are …
View article: Insights on the Nutraceutical Properties of Different Specialty Teas Grown and Processed in a German Tea Garden
Insights on the Nutraceutical Properties of Different Specialty Teas Grown and Processed in a German Tea Garden Open
European countries have recently started experimenting with growing and producing their own teas in small quantities, mainly for the specialty tea sector. To characterize European teas, this study investigated a set of five tea types obtai…
View article: Evaluation of Growth Performance and Environmental Impact of Hermetia illucens Larvae Reared on Coffee Silverskin Enriched with Schizochytrium limacinum or <em>Isochrysis galbana</em> Microalgae
Evaluation of Growth Performance and Environmental Impact of Hermetia illucens Larvae Reared on Coffee Silverskin Enriched with Schizochytrium limacinum or <em>Isochrysis galbana</em> Microalgae Open
Hermetia illucens is a very promising insect due to its ability to convert low-value substrates in highly nutrient feed. Its feeding and nutrition are important issues. This work aimed to study the effect of different substrates composed o…
View article: Insect-based aquafeeds modulate the fatty acid profile of zebrafish: A comparison on the different life stages
Insect-based aquafeeds modulate the fatty acid profile of zebrafish: A comparison on the different life stages Open
Insects are considered as an alternative and sustainable ingredient for feed production. In this study, Hermetia illucens (Hi) prepupae (fed on coffee roasted by-product added with 10 % Schyzochytrium sp., a marine protist rich in polyunsa…
View article: Comparative Analysis of Hot and Cold Brews from Single-Estate Teas (Camellia sinensis) Grown across Europe: An Emerging Specialty Product
Comparative Analysis of Hot and Cold Brews from Single-Estate Teas (Camellia sinensis) Grown across Europe: An Emerging Specialty Product Open
Tea is grown around the world under extremely diverse geographic and climatic conditions, namely, in China, India, the Far East and Africa. However, recently, growing tea also appears to be feasible in many regions of Europe, from where hi…
View article: Essential and Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) Content in European Tea (Camellia sinensis) Leaves: Risk Assessment for Consumers
Essential and Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) Content in European Tea (Camellia sinensis) Leaves: Risk Assessment for Consumers Open
Tea (Camellia sinensis) is the second most consumed beverage worldwide, playing a key role in the human diet. Tea is considered a healthy drink, as its consumption has been linked to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease-related events an…
View article: Total Mercury (THg) Content in Red Mullet (Mullus barbatus) from Adriatic Sea (Central Mediterranean Sea): Relation to Biological Parameters, Sampling Area and Human Health Risk Assessment
Total Mercury (THg) Content in Red Mullet (Mullus barbatus) from Adriatic Sea (Central Mediterranean Sea): Relation to Biological Parameters, Sampling Area and Human Health Risk Assessment Open
Mercury (Hg) is a pollutant that has toxic effects on ecosystems and biota. As it biomagnifies in the food chain, its presence in edible fish poses a high risk to human health. Herein, total Hg (THg) content was quantified in 2018–2019 usi…
View article: Impact of Depuration Plants on Nutrient Levels in the North Adriatic Sea
Impact of Depuration Plants on Nutrient Levels in the North Adriatic Sea Open
Macronutrients (nitrogen—N; phosphorus—P; silicon—Si) play a crucial role in ocean surface waters stimulating the planktonic primary production; in fact, their concentrations are fundamental for the evaluation of the trophic status of the …
View article: Chemical Speciation of Antarctic Atmospheric Depositions
Chemical Speciation of Antarctic Atmospheric Depositions Open
Both inorganic and organic complexation of metal cations in clouds or rainwater is essential to describe the global biogeochemical cycles of metals, because complexation can increase metal solubility and stabilize some of their oxidation s…
View article: Distribution of mercury inside the Mediterranean sponge Chondrosia reniformis: A study case from the Tuscan Archipelago National Park (Tyrrhenian Sea)
Distribution of mercury inside the Mediterranean sponge Chondrosia reniformis: A study case from the Tuscan Archipelago National Park (Tyrrhenian Sea) Open
Trace elements are ubiquitous substances in the marine environment, representing a problematic hazard for organisms since many of them lack any biological function. The main aim of the study was to investigate the variation of the total me…
View article: Dissolved Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) in Relation to Depuration Plant Outflows in Adriatic Coastal Waters: A Two Year Monitoring Survey
Dissolved Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) in Relation to Depuration Plant Outflows in Adriatic Coastal Waters: A Two Year Monitoring Survey Open
The Adriatic Sea is vulnerable to pollution due to its low bathymetry, intense industrial activity, and tourism. In this context, a good depuration plant activity could play a key role for the maintenance of a good environmental quality. I…
View article: New Eco-Sustainable Feed in Aquaculture: Influence of Insect-Based Diets on the Content of Potentially Toxic Elements in the Experimental Model Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
New Eco-Sustainable Feed in Aquaculture: Influence of Insect-Based Diets on the Content of Potentially Toxic Elements in the Experimental Model Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Open
According to the concept of circular economy, insects represent good candidates as aquafeed ingredients. Nevertheless, there are some potential chemical risks linked with insect consumption. In this study, we reared the teleost Danio rerio…
View article: Erratum: Illuminati et al. Determination of Cd, Pb, and Cu in the Atmospheric Aerosol of Central East Antarctica at Dome C (Concordia Station). Molecules 2021, 26, 1997
Erratum: Illuminati et al. Determination of Cd, Pb, and Cu in the Atmospheric Aerosol of Central East Antarctica at Dome C (Concordia Station). Molecules 2021, 26, 1997 Open
The authors wish to make the following corrections to the paper [...]
View article: Seasonal Evolution of the Chemical Composition of Atmospheric Aerosol in Terra Nova Bay (Antarctica)
Seasonal Evolution of the Chemical Composition of Atmospheric Aerosol in Terra Nova Bay (Antarctica) Open
Atmospheric aerosol samples were collected at Faraglione Camp, 3 km away from the Italian Mario Zucchelli Station (Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea), from 1 December 2013 to 2 February 2014. A two-step extraction procedure was applied to character…