School of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment
Brief History
The laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry was established in 1990 as a laboratory unit of the Department of Food Science & Technology, Faculty of Agriculture.
Fields of knowledge
- Food Chemistry-Physical Chemistry of Foods
- Food Analysis
- Functional Foods
- Shelf life assessment of Food Products
Research fields
Chemistry and physical chemistry of polymeric food carbohydrates (isolation and structural characterization of starch, plant cell wall and microbial polysaccharides; rheology of polysaccharide solutions and gels; interactions with solutes in low moisture food products, starch crystallization in model systems and bakery products). Thermal analysis of food constituents (state and phase transition behavior of food carbohydrates, fats, proteins by thermal analysis and relation to end-product quality and stability). Mechanical, thermal and gas diffusion properties of water- and polyol-plasticized polysaccharide blends. Edible films and coatings – Nanocomposites of food biopolymers (physicochemical aspects and applications). Low-fat dairy products (processing aspects, rheological and sensory evaluation). Processing and storage effects on stability of food products and their constituents. Food Texture. Functional foods – Nutraceuticals (product design and stability of bioactives).
Personnel
Head of Laboratory
Mourtzinos Ioannis, Associate Professor, Food Chemistry and Analysis
Teaching and Research
1. Lazaridou Athina, Professor, Food Physics
2. Mourtzinos Ioannis, Assistant Professor, Food Chemistry and Analysis
3. Biliaderis Konstantinos, Emeritus Professor, Food Chemistry – Food Physics
Laboratory Assistant Teaching Staff
1. Zymbrakaki Eleni, Chemist, Ph.D.
Administrative and Technical personnel