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Luís Manuel Gomes de Castro completed his PhD in Food Science and Technology and Nutrition on 2023/09/18 from the Escola Superior de Biotecnologia da Universidade Católica Portuguesa at Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina and his Master's degree in Food Biotechnology on 2016/12/23 from Department of Chemistry at the University of Aveiro. Currently, he works on Agenda VIIAFOOD - Plataforma de Valorização, Industrialização e Inovação comercial para o AgroAlimentar at the Escola Superior de Biotecnologia da Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Luís Manuel Gomes de Castro
Date of birth
1993/08/16
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Castro, M. G. L.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9A15-EA6C-D2D4
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4082-9679

Email addresses

  • lgcastro@ucp.pt (Professional)

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1)
German Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/11/01 - 2023/09/18
Concluded
 Food Science and Technology and Nutrition (Doutoramento)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
"Acorn Starch Extraction and Modification by Emerging Technologies" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19
2014/08/27 - 2016/12/23
Concluded
 Food Biotecnology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
"High pressure assisted extraction of bioactive compounds from yellow prickly pear peels" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
2011/10/06 - 2014/07/30
Concluded
 Biotechnology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
"Preparation of polysaccharides with immunostimulatory activity - Optimization of microwave-assisted extraction conditions from coffee residue" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/06/15 - Current Contracted Researcher Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018/10/01 - Current Acorn starch extraction and modification by emerging technologies
SFRH/BD/136882/2018
COVID/BD/152756/2022
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/06 - Current Agenda VIIAFOOD - Plataforma de Valorização, Industrialização e Inovação comercial para o AgroAlimentar
C644929456-00000040
Post-doc
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal
 PRR (Plano de Resiliência e Recuperação)
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Castro, M. G. Luís; Aguiar, Nuno F. B. ; Alexandre, Elisabete M C.; Pintado, Manuela. Corresponding author: Pintado, Manuela. "Effect of ohmic heating, ultraviolet and infrared radiation on the extraction of bioactive compounds from by-products and wastes". In Application of Emerging Technologies and Strategies to Extract Bioactive Compounds. Academic Press, 2024.
    Published
  2. Castro, LMG; Rita Sardão; Elisabete M. C. Alexandre; Jorge A. Saraiva; Manuela Pintado. Corresponding author: Manuela Pintado. "Quercus spp. Nuts for Human Consumption". In Quercus: Classification, Ecology and Uses. Nova Science Publishers, 2020.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Castro, M. G. Luís; Carlos A. Pinto; Sérgio C. Sousa; Elisabete M.C. Alexandre; Jorge A. Saraiva; Manuela Pintado. "Valorization of Acorn Starch and Polyphenols by Pulsed Electric Fields". Paper presented in XVI Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, Castelo Branco, 2022.
    Published
  2. Castro, M. G. Luís; Carlos A. Pinto; Sérgio C. Sousa; Elisabete M. C. Alexandre; Jorge A. Saraiva; Manuela Pintado. "Acorn Starch and Polyphenol Extraction by High Hydrostatic Pressure". Paper presented in XVI Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, Castelo Branco, 2022.
    Published
  3. Castro, M. G. Luís; Tânia B. Ribeiro; Manuela Machado; Elisabete M. C. Alexandre; Jorge A. Saraiva; Manuela Pintado. "Unraveling the Role of Dehulling on Acorn’s Nutritional Composition". Paper presented in Microbiotec21, Lisboa, 2021.
    Published
  4. Marco, Alexandra; Castro, M. G. Luís; Estibalíz Lama; Nagore Prieto-Taboada; Gorka Arana; Eduarda Vieira; Manuela Pintado; Moreira, Patrícia R.. Corresponding author: Marco, Alexandra. "Kudzu starch structure, physical, and mechanical properties, a starch with potential application on cultural heritage conservation". Paper presented in Microbiotec21, Lisboa, 2021.
    Published
  5. Castro, M. G. Luís; Tânia B. Ribeiro; Elisabete M.C. Alexandre; Jorge A. Saraiva; Manuela Pintado. "Unveiling the Phytochemical Nature of Acorns: The Relevance of Dehusking". Paper presented in Microbiotec21, Lisboa, 2021.
    Published
  6. Castro, M. G. Luís; Elisabete M.C. Alexandre; Manuela Pintado; Jorge A. Saraiva. "High pressure extraction of phenolic compounds, flavonoids, and betalains from prickly pear peels". Paper presented in XIII Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, Porto, 2016.
    Published
  7. Castro, M. G. Luís; Elisabete M.C. Alexandre; Manuela Pintado; Jorge A. Saraiva. "Impact of High-Pressure Extraction Technology on the Antioxidant Activity of Prickly Pear Peels". Paper presented in Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting & Food Expo 2016, Chicago, 2016.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Castro, M. G. L.; Sara, N; Dias, Ema; Pintado, Maria Manuela. Corresponding author: Pintado, Maria Manuela. "Redefining Breakfast Cereals: Sustainable Formulations with Enhanced Fiber and Protein Contents". Paper presented in RETASTE: Rethink Food Resources, Losses, and Waste 4th International Conference, 2024.
  2. Castro, M. G. Luís; Carlos A. Pinto; Sérgio C. Sousa; Elisabete M.C. Alexandre; Jorge A. Saraiva; Manuela Pintado. "Acorn Starch and Polyphenol Extraction by High Hydrostatic Pressure". Paper presented in XVI Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, 2022.
  3. Castro, M. G. Luís; Carlos A. Pinto; Sérgio C. Sousa; Elisabete M.C. Alexandre; Jorge A. Saraiva; Manuela Pintado. "Valorization of Acorn Starch and Polyphenols by Pulsed Electric Fields". Paper presented in XVI Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, 2022.
  4. Marco, Alexandra; Castro, M. G. Luís; Estibalíz Lama; Nagore Prieto-Taboada; Gorka Arana; Eduarda Vieira; Manuela Pintado; Patrícia R. Moreira. "Kudzu starch structure, physical, and mechanical properties, a starch with potential application on cultural heritage conservation". Paper presented in Microbiotec21, 2022.
  5. Castro, M. G. Luís; Tânia B. Ribeiro; Manuela Machado; Elisabete M. C. Alexandre; Jorge A. Saraiva; Manuela Pintado. "Unraveling the Role of Dehulling on Acorn's Nutritional Composition". Paper presented in Microbiotec21, 2021.
  6. Castro, M. G. Luís; Elisabete M.C. Alexandre; Manuela Pintado; Jorge A. Saraiva. "High pressure extraction of phenolic compounds, flavonoids, and betalains from prickly pear peels". Paper presented in XIII Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, 2016.
  7. Castro, M. G. Luís; Elisabete M.C. Alexandre; Manuela Pintado; Jorge A. Saraiva. "Impact of high-pressure extraction technology on antioxidant activity of prickly pear peels". Paper presented in Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting & Food Expo 2016, 2016.
Journal article
  1. Castro, M. G. Luís; Sousa, Sérgio; Machado, Manuela; Alexandre, Elisabete M C; Jorge A. Saraiva; Manuela Pintado. "Valorization of resistant starch from acorns as a new ingredient for chocolate milk puddings". Exploration of Foods and Foodomics 3 (2025): 101093.
    Open access • Published • https://doi.org/10.37349/eff.2025.101093
  2. Castro, M. G. L.; Ana I. Caço; Sousa, Sérgio C; Alexandre, Elisabete M C; Saraiva, Jorge A; Pintado, Manuela. Corresponding author: Alexandre, Elisabete M C. "Structure and properties of Quercus robur acorn starch extracted by pulsed electric field technology". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 260 (2024): 129328. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0141813024001314.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129328
  3. Bonifácio-Lopes, Teresa; Castro, M. G. L.; Vilas-Boas, Ana; Campos, Débora; Teixeira, José A.; Pintado, Manuela. "Impact of gastrointestinal digestion simulation on brewer’s spent grain green extracts and their prebiotic activity". Food Research International 165 (2023): 112515. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0963996923000601.
    Published • http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2023.112515
  4. Castro, M. G. Luís; Caço, Ana I; Pereira, Carla F; Sousa, Sérgio C; Brassesco, María E.; Machado, Manuela; Ramos, Óscar L; et al. Corresponding author: Pintado, Manuela. "Modification of Acorn Starch Structure and Properties by High Hydrostatic Pressure". Gels 9 9 (2023): 757. https://www.mdpi.com/2310-2861/9/9/757.
    Open access • Published • https://doi.org/10.3390/gels9090757
  5. Castro, M. G. Luís; Tânia B. Ribeiro; Elisabete M.C. Alexandre; Jorge A. Saraiva; Manuela Pintado. "Unveiling the phytochemical nature of acorns: the relevance of dehusking". Food & Function 13 (2022): 6636-6647. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/fo/d1fo04043j.
    Published • 10.1039/D1FO04043J
  6. Castro, M. G. Luís (9A15-EA6C-D2D4); T.B. Ribeiro; M. Machado; E.M.C. Alexadnre; Jorge A. Saraiva; Manuela Pintado. "Unraveling the Effect of Dehulling Methods on the Nutritional Composition of Acorn Quercus spp.". Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 106 March 2022 (2021): 104354-104354. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889157521005548.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jfca.2021.104354
  7. Castro, M. G. Luís; Elisabete M. C. Alexandre; Jorge A. Saraiva; Manuela Pintado. "Starch Extraction and Modification by Pulsed Electric Fields". Food Reviews International 0 (2021): 1-12. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/87559129.2021.1945620?src=.
    Published • 10.1080/87559129.2021.1945620
  8. Luís M.G. Castro; Elisabete M. C. Alexandre; Jorge A. Saraiva; Manuela Pintado. "Impact of high pressure on starch properties: A review". Food Hydrocolloids 106 September (2020): 105877-105877. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0268005X19325068.
    Published • 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.105877
  9. Castro, M. G. Luís (9A15-EA6C-D2D4); Elisabete M. C. Alexandre; Manuela Pintado; Jorge A. Saraiva. "Bioactive compounds, pigments, antioxidant activity andantimicrobial activity of yellow prickly pear peels". International Journal of Food Science and Technology 54 4 (2019): 1225-1231. https://ifst.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijfs.14075.
    Published • 10.1111/ijfs.14075
  10. Elisabete M. C. Alexandre; Silvia A. Moreira; Luís M. G. Castro; Manuela Pintado; Jorge A. Saraiva. "Emerging technologies to extract high added value compounds from fruit residues: Sub/supercritical, ultrasound-, and enzyme-assisted extractions". Food Reviews International 34 6 (2017): 581-612. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/87559129.2017.1359842.
    Published • 10.1080/87559129.2017.1359842
  11. Elisabete M. C. Alexandre; Luís M. G. Castro; Silvia A. Moreira; Manuela Pintado; Jorge A. Saraiva. "Comparison of Emerging Technologies to Extract High-Added Value Compounds from Fruit Residues: Pressure- and Electro-Based Technologies". Food Engineering Reviews 9 (2017): 190-212. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12393-016-9154-2.
    Published • 10.1007/s12393-016-9154-2
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Acorn Starch Extraction and Modification by Emerging Technologies". PhD, Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, 2023. https://repositorio.ucp.pt/handle/10400.14/45082?locale=en.
  2. Castro, M. G. Luís. "High pressure assisted extraction of bioactive compounds from yellow prickly pear peels". Master, Universidade de Aveiro, 2016. https://ria.ua.pt/handle/10773/21299?locale=pt_PT.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Castro, M. G. Luís; Alexandre, Elisabete M C; Jorge A. Saraiva; Manuela Pintado. 2023. "Acorn starch, extraction method and uses thereof". Portugal.
    Pending
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/01 Extraction and Modification of Acorn Starch Properties by High Hydrostatic Pressure IV Conferencia Ibérica e Internacional de la Bellota para Alimentación Humana
Ayuntamiento de Torre de Miguel Sesmero (Badajoz, Spain)
2021/11 Unveiling the Phytochemical Nature of Acorns: The Relevance of Dehusking Microbiotec21
NOVA University of Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/07 Gluten free starch modification from by-products and losses of acorn and chestnut by some emerging technologies Summit Research
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/11/14 - 2024/11/14 Cereal-base prototypes demostration on the 2nd Annual VIIAFOOD Meeting
Meeting
 2nd Annual VIIAFOOD Meeting
Lispolis Technological Forum, Portugal
2023/11/22 - 2023/11/23 Participation on the III Conferência Ibérica sobre a Bolota
Conference
 III Conferência Ibérica sobre a Bolota
Escola Secundária de Lousada, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2024/03/02 - 2024/03/03 Member of the Scientific and Organizing Committee for the V Conferência Ibérica sobre a Bolota.
Member
 Câmara Municipal de Ansião, Portugal