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LABORATORY OF PROCESSING AND QUALITY EVALUATION OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
Manager
Dr. Hab. Monika Mieszczakowska-Frąc, prof. IO
tel. +48 46 834 54 27, mobile 514 767 261
E-MAIL: Monika.Mieszczakowska@inhort.pl
SCOPE OF RESEARCH CONDUCTED
- Development of new technologies for processing fruit and vegetables while maintaining the highest possible biological activity of the products.
- Assessment of the quality, authenticity and composition of clear and cloudy fruit juices, purees and nectars.
- Sensory evaluation of fruits, vegetables and their products. Consumer preference studies.
- Production technology and composition testing of low-calorie snacks based on dried fruits and vegetables.
- Assessment of the nutritional, sensory and biological value of fresh and processed fruits and vegetables.
- Development and improvement of processing technologies for certain types of vegetables, including freezing mushrooms and vegetables, pickling cucumbers and cabbage, and drying vegetables.
- Using modern processing technologies to obtain innovative products from fruit and vegetables.
- Development of innovative products, processing technologies, verification of technological assumptions, technological supervision.
- Expertise for the National Union of Juice Producers and individual producers in assessing the authenticity of semi-finished and commercial products of the juice industry (in accordance with the AIJN Code of Practice).
Researchers
- Dr. Hab. Monika Mieszczakowska-Frąc, prof. IO
- Dr. Habil. Ewa Ropelewska
- Dr Karolina Celejewska
- Dr. Niall Dickinson
- Dr. Eng. Justyna Szwejda-Grzybowska
- Dr. Anna Wrzodak
- Dr. Noutfia Younes
Engineering and technical workers
- M.Sc. Eng. Paweł Guzik
- M.Sc. Eng. Jan Piecko
- M.Sc. Eng. Monika Zbrzeźniak
Technical staff
- MSc Eng Wioleta Jędrzejczak
- Danuta Perzanowska, lic.
- Luke the Murgrave
- Anna Pezik
