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Researcher in Food Science and Technology, with a special interest in the valorization of food by-products and the study of bioactive compounds with functional potential and benefits for human nutrition and health. Her research focuses on integrating nutrition and food innovation, emphasizing sustainable and resilient food systems and the development of healthy and sustainable diets, promoting applied research and knowledge transfer toward a more conscious and sustainable food production model.
Research Interests
Healthy and sustainable food systems, Valorization of food by-products, Development of emerging prebiotic compounds
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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Modelos sostenibles para cooperativas agroalimentarias
Mella Ahumada, C. A. (PI)
1/11/25 → 31/10/27
Project: Research
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Evaluating Biocompounds in Discarded Beetroot (Beta vulgaris) Leaves and Stems for Sustainable Food Processing Solutions
Mella, C., Rojas, N., Calderon-Bravo, H. & Muñoz, L. A., Aug 2024, In: Foods. 13, 16, 2603.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access13 Scopus citations -
Con respecto a: Compuestos betalainicos en la betarraga (Beta vulgaris)
Ahumada, C. M. & Villar, N. R., 1 Apr 2022, In: Revista Chilena de Nutricion. 49, 2, p. 283-284 2 p.Translated title of the contribution :Regarding: Betalaine compounds in beet (Beta vulgaris) Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Impact of vacuum drying on drying characteristics and functional properties of beetroot (Beta vulgaris)
Mella, C., Vega-Gálvez, A., Uribe, E., Pasten, A., Mejias, N. & Quispe-Fuentes, I., Jun 2022, In: Applied Food Research. 2, 1, 100120.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access40 Scopus citations