Food safety

Address of information system with evidences of research contribution and evidences of societal impact

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Evaluated unit

College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszow

Discipline

Health Sciences

Title of societal impact case study

Activities of the Dietitians' Scientific Club, section of Food Safety at the Dietetics Department, supervisor Agnieszka Ewa Stępień

1. Research contribution

As part of the section activity, open lectures were organized and research projects were carried out:

1. Determination of antioxidant properties: Pink Rock Rose, Lebanese sage, milk thistle, and moringa.

2. Analysis of selenium content in women's diet.

2. Evidence of research contribution

Invitation to lectures on ww.ur.edu.pl
- "111 years of synthetic polymers" dr hab. Eng. Henry Galina - lecture on April 26, 2018
"Wild edible plants traditionally used in Poland, Croatia, Georgia and China" dr hab. prof. UR Łukasz Łuczaj - lecture on December 18, 2018
- 'Pollution of animal products'' Kinga Stawarczyk, MA - lecture on December 11, 2019.

- Bachelor's thesis III lic Kinga Szlachetka: Analysis of antioxidant properties of Lebanese sage (gojnik), oleaginous moringa, and pink rockrose – academic year 2019/20.

- Poster 5.06.2019 Student Scientific Conference "NeURon" UR ,, Selenium deficiency in women's daily diet " Zofia Łuksik, Paulina Kut, Sara Motyka, Kinga Szlachetka

- Agnieszka Ewa Stępień as the supervisor of the Food Safety section and section members

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3. Characteristic of societal impact

Open lectures were aimed at familiarizing with the history of polymers and edible plants in Poland, Georgia, Croatia and China and the presence of impurities in products of animal origin.
The results of the project assessing the antioxidant properties of infusions from Lebanese sage (gojnik), moringa, Cretan pink rockrose allow to indicate the most bioactive ingredients.
The analysis of the selenium content in the women's diet allows to indicate the level of selenium and the necessity of nutritional education in order to change eating habits.

4. Evidence of societal impact

"111 years of synthetic polymers" dr hab. Eng. Henry Galina - lecture on April 26, 2018
"Wild edible plants traditionally used in Poland, Croatia, Georgia and China" dr hab. prof. UR Łukasz Łuczaj - lecture on December 18, 2018
- 'Pollution of animal products'' Kinga Stawarczyk, MA - lecture on December 11, 2019.

Bachelor's thesis III lic Kinga Szlachetka: Analysis of antioxidant properties of Lebanese sage (gojnik), oleaginous moringa, and Pink Rock Rose – academic year 2019/20.

Poster 5.06.2019 Student Scientific Conference "NeURon" UR ,, Selenium deficiency in women's daily diet ".

5. Justification of interdisciplinarity and breakhrough of the research

Organized open lectures allow a wider audience to learn about the history of polymers and edible plants in Poland, Georgia, Croatia and China, and the presence of contaminants in animal products.

The obtained research results indicate the highest content of bioactive ingredients in water infusions among the lebanese sage (gojnik), oil-bearing moringa, cretan cistus which is very important for consumers.

The evaluation of the selenium content in the women's diet allows to indicate the level of selenium and the need for nutritional education in order to change their eating habits.