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This research was funded by Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking under the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program under grant agreement No. 720719 (AGRIMAX project). This work was also supported by the CERCA Program and grant 2021 SGR 01477 of the 'Generalitat de Catalunya'. Dr. I. Aguilo-Aguayo thanks the National Program for the Promotion of Talent and Its Employability of the 'Ministerio de Economia, Industria y Competitividad' of the Spanish Government and the European Social Fund for her Postdoctoral Senior Grant 'Ramon y Cajal' (RYC-2016-2019 949).

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Abadias, MaribelCorresponding AuthorBobo, GloriaAuthorAnguera, MarinaAuthorOrtiz-Solà, JordiAuthorAguilo-Aguayo, IngridAuthor

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Fortification of Orange and Apple Juices with Ferulic Acid: Implications for Food Safety and Quality

Publicated to:Foods. 13 (20): 3288- - 2024-10-16 13(20), DOI: 10.3390/foods13203288

Authors: Abadias, Maribel; Bobo, Gloria; Anguera, Marina; Ortiz-Sola, Jordi; Aguilo-Aguayo, Ingrid

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IRTA, Inst Agrifood Res & Technol, Postharvest, Edif Fruitcentre,Parc Agrobiotech Lleida,Parc Gard, Lleida 25003, Spain - Author

Abstract

In recent years, the awareness of healthier lifestyles among consumers has driven to an increased interest in more natural, nutritious, and low-processed foods. Ferulic acid, one of the most abundant phenolic acids in plants, has demonstrated a wide spectrum of antimicrobial activities and a range of biomedical effects, including antioxidant, antiallergic, hepatoprotective, anticarcinogenic, anti-inflammatory, and antithrombotic, among others. The objective of this work was to study the antilisterial effect of ferulic acid (FA, 1500 mg/L) on fresh, ready-to-eat orange (FOJ) and apple (FAJ) juices and evaluate its effect on product quality. The results showed that FA reduced the Listeria monocytogenes population after 9 days of storage at 4 degrees C, but no effect on the indigenous microbiota was observed. The titratable acidity and color significantly changed. The antioxidant capacity and total phenolic content significantly increased with the addition of FA, being at least two times greater in fortified juices. FAJ and FOJ containing FA were scored lower (6.8 and 5.7 on a 9-point hedonic scale, respectively) than their respective controls. Overall, our results demonstrated that FA treatment could be a useful strategy to maintain the safety of fresh apple and orange juices and increase the antioxidant activity and phenolic content. The potential industrial applications and health benefits of the fortification of fruit juices with FA should be further explored.

Keywords

<italic>listeria monocytogenes</italic>AntioxidantAscorbic-acidCombinationEncapsulationFresFruitInactivationMinimally processePhenolic-acidsPolyphenol content

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Foods due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 38/173, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Food Science & Technology.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-06-24:

  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 1

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-24:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 4 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
    • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12327/3481

    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (ABADIAS SERO, MA. ISABEL) and Last Author (AGUILO AGUAYO, INGRID).

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been ABADIAS SERO, MA. ISABEL.