Rodica Sturza

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Profile profile for Rodica Sturza

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Job title: 

Professor

Eurocaroten role: 

WG Participant

First name: 

Rodica

Last name: 

Sturza

Short research description: 

My area of scientific interest:
• New functional nutritive elements from traditional raw materials (horticultural products and wastes  from processing industry);
• Processes of ecological recovery of plant extracts rich in antioxidants and colorants from horticultural sources and wastes.  Purification, physicochemical and microbiological stabilization of the obtained extracts;
• Technologies of production of sweet foods with added obtained extracts (confectionery, yogurts, soft drinks), mainly consumed by children;
• Determination of microbiological, physicochemical and shelf life of the products with added obtained plant extracts;
• The evolution of antioxidant and antiradical capacity of the products with added plant extracts, under the conditions of gastrointestinal digestion (in vitro), as well as the shelf life of products.

Coordinator of the State Program of the Republic of Moldova "Food Security and Safety in the Period of Demographic Transition" (2018-2021).

Management of research projects (7).

Personal webpage: 

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2412-5874

Techniques routinely used: 

Spectroscopy UV / VIS, IR, NMR, GC / MS, HPLC,

Instrumentation/Facilities: 

Spectroscopy UV / VIS, IR, GC / MS, HPLC,

Country: 

Republic of Moldova

City: 

Chisinau

Institution: 

Technical University of Moldova

Department: 

Chemistry

Institution website: 

http://www.utm.md

Address: 

MD-2004, CHIŞINĂU, BD. ŞTEFAN CEL MARE ŞI SFÂNT, 168, TEL: 022 23-78-61 | FAX: 022 23-54-41.

Zip Code: 

MD-2004

Phone: 

(+373) 69 134 594

Matrix: 

Foods

Gender: 

Female

WG option 1: 

WG2

WG option 2: 

WG2

Scientific approach: 

Applied

Areas: 

Agro-food

Analysis

Chemistry

Production

Other keywords: 

Analysis

Bioavailability

Engineering

Food Quality

Functional Foods

Safety

STMS hosting: 

Yes

Meetings hosting: 

Yes