PPGCA
EXCELLENCE SINCE 1970
Prof. Dr. Helena Godoy
Prof. Helena Godoy
Professor
Food Analysis Laboratory
Research Interests
Development and validation of analytical methods for important bioactive compounds present in foods; mainly using separation techniques such as, ultra-efficiency liquid chromatography, gas chromatography and capillary electrophoresis coupled with mass spectrometry. Application of statistical tools. Food quality and adulteration parameter studies. Bioaccessibility evaluations of bioactive compounds present in food. Compound migration analyses in food packaging . Study of antioxidant capacity against reactive species. Research regarding aromas (wines, beer, fruits, essential oils, etc.) and vitamins in foods. Application of different sample preparation techniques. Reprocessing evaluations of food industry wastes.
Selected Publications
BALLUS, CA; QUIRANTES-PINE, ROSE; BAKHOUCHE, ABDELHAKIM; DA SILVA, LUIZ FERNANDO DE OLIVEIRA; DE OLIVEIRA, ADELSON FRANCISCO; COUTINHO, ENILTON FICK; DA CROCE, DORLI MARIO; SEGURA-CARRETERO, ANTONIO ; GODOY, HT. Profile of phenolic compounds of Brazilian Virgin Olive Oils by rapid resolution liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (RRLC-ESI-TOF-MS). Food Chemistry, v. 170, p. 366-377, 2015.
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SOUZA, DANILO SANTOS; SOUZA, JANE DELANE REIS PIMENTEL ; COUTINHO, JANCLEI PEREIRA ; DA SILVEIRA, TAYSE FERREIRA FERREIRA; BALLUS, CA ; Son, José Teixeira; BOLINI, HELENA MARIA ANDRE; GODOY, HT . Application of Tamarind Waste Extracts to Improve the Antioxidant Properties of Tamarind Nectars. PLANT FOODS FOR HUMAN NUTRITION, v. 75, p. 70-75, 2020.
DA SILVEIRA, TAYSE FERREIRA FERREIRA; CRISTIANINI, MARCELO; KUHNLE, GUNTER GEORGE; RIBEIRO, ALESSANDRA BRAGA; TEIXEIRA FILHO, J.; GODOY, HT . Anthocyanins, non-anthocyanin phenolics, tocopherols and antioxidant capacity of açaí juice (Euterpe oleracea) as affected by high pressure processing and thermal pasteurization. Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, v. 55, p. 88-96, 2019
Meinhart, Adriana Dillenburg ; DAMIN, FERNANDA MATTHEUS; CALDEIRAN, LUCAS ; OF JESUS ​​FILHO, MILTON; DA SILVA, LETÍCIA CARDOSO; DA SILVA CONSTANT, LÍVIA; TEIXEIRA FILHO, J.; WAGNER, ROGER; GODOY, HT . Chlorogenic and caffeic acids in 64 fruits consumed in Brazil. FOOD CHEMISTRY, v. 286, p. 51-63, 2019
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Research Grants
FAPESP Regular Grant
Residues and contaminants in baby foods and baby bottles: development and validation of analytical methods.
Patents
Meinhart, A.D.; Godoy, H. T. Método de obtenção de padrões de ácidos clorogênicos, padrões assim obtidos e uso. 2017. (Brasil).
Patente: Privilégio de Inovação. Número do registro: BR10 2017 007133 2, Não licenciada, 3, 06/04/17, INPI-Instituto Nacional da
Propriedade Industrial, Brasil, 2017.