Man

Pedro Bouchon Aguirre

Profesor Titular

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Diseño de alimentos; Microestructura de alimentos; Procesamiento de alimentos; Formulación de alimentos

Educación

  •  Food Biosciences, UNIVERSITY OF READING. Reino Unido, 2002
  •  Ingeniero Civil de Industrias, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 1997

Experiencia Académica

  •   Profesor Titular Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Ingeniería

    Santiago, Chile

    2018 - At present

  •   Profesor Asociado Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Ingeniería

    Santiago, Chile

    2007 - 2018

  •   Profesor Asistente Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Ingeniería

    Santiago, Chile

    2001 - 2007

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Visiting Scientist Full Time

    Nestlé Research Center (Vers-chez-les-blanc)

    Vers-chez-les-blanc (Lausanne), Suiza

    2014 - 2015

Formación de Capital Humano


PhD Thesis Supervisor
Graduated
• Ingrid Contardo. 2017. The effect of vacuum frying on starch gelatinization and its in vitro digestibility in starch–gluten matrices, Doctorado en Ciencias de la Ingeniería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Mariel Farfán. 2014. Bioavailability of interesterified lipids in food emulsions, PhD in Engineering Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Pablo Cortés. 2014. Study of transport phenomena during frying using glass micromodels, PhD in Engineering Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Carolina Moreno. 2012. Microstructure and transport phenomena in deep-fat fried formulated products, PhD in Engineering Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Verónica Dueik. 2011. Understanding oil absorption and quality attributes preservation during vaccum frying, PhD in Engineering Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

In progress
• Teresa Molina. Understanding of flour properties on biscuit performance. PhD in Engineering Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Industrial Supervisor: Dr. Sandra Vaz from Nestlé R&D Santiago).
• Prateeksha Garg. Effect of alternative frying technologies on instant products quality. PhD in Engineering Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Industrial Supervisor: Dr. Toh Tianseng,from Nestlé R&D Gurgaon).
• José David Torres. Influence of soluble fiber and modified starches in starch digestibility and matrix microstructure. PhD in Engineering Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Industrial Supervisor: Dr. Verónica Dueik from Solutec S.A).
• Yadira Zambrano. In vitro polyphenols digestiblity in enriched extruded products. PhD in Engineering Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Master Thesis Supervisor
Graduated
• Natalia Contreras. 2015. Design thinking as a tool to motivate the interest of 4 to 8 years old girls in STEM. Master of Innovation, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Maria Teresa Molina, 2014, Online in situ examination of crystal growth in dough and model systems. Master in Engineering Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Mathias Cruz Brusse, 2014, Characterization and effects of freezing prior to frying on the microstructure and transport phenomena of formulated products. Master in Engineering Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Rocío Pérez. 2014. Key features to motivate the interest of 4 to 8 years old girls in STEM. Master of Innovation, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Felipe Rivera Sánchez. 2013. Critical factors to increase the competitiveness in innovation management in companies focused in natural resources. Master of Innovation, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Pablo Fuentes Beard. 2013. Innovation management model for companies focused in natural resources. Master of Innovation, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Nicolás Ovalle, 2012, Online in situ examination: Atmospheric and Vacuum Frying Miniaturization. Master in Engineering Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Carla Francisca Marzullo. 2010. Calidad de snacks de zanahoria obtenidos mediante la aplicación de vacío a métodos tradicionales de deshidratación. Master in Engineering Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Ana María Gazmuri. 2008. Analysis of wheat gluten and starch matrixes during deep-fat frying. Master in Engineering Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Carolina Moreno. 2007. Effect of freeze, air and osmotic drying on tissue composition, oil absorption and location during potato frying. Master in Engineering Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Margarita Mariscal. 2007. Comparison between atmospheric and vacuum frying of apple slices. Master in Engineering Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Paula Vargas. 2007. Effect of osmotic dehydration pretreatment on apple freeze-drying. Master in Engineering Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Pablo Altimiras, 2005, Microstructure and mass transfer during food storage: study of fat migration in cocoa butter model systems. Master in Engineering Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• María Paz Arellano, 2004, Development of a digital video-microscopy technique to study lactose crystallization kinetics in situ. Master in Engineering Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Postdoctoral fellows
• Ingrid Contardo. 2018-2020. Food structure design and nutrients digestibility.
• Mariel Farfán. 2014–2015. In vitro structured-lipids availability in food emulsions.
• Verónica Dueik. 2014–2015. Polyphenols and essential oils inclusion in healthy food matrix design.
• Carolina Moreno. 2014–2015. Extrusion applications in healthy food matrix design.
• Verónica Dueik. 2011–2012. Structuring gluten and starch matrixes to understand the relationship between oil absorption and product microstructure during atmospheric and vacuum frying.
• Olajide Sobukola. 2011. Understanding the effect of vacuum level during frying of restructured wheat starch and gluten based product.
• Olivier Skurtys. 2005-2006. Formation of food aerated gels (co-supervisor with Professor José Miguel Aguilera)

PhD External examiner
International
• Huanhuan Zhao. 2018. Fat bloom in chocolate: Bloom identification and its corresponding effects on chocolate properties. Chemical and materials engineering. The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
• Mariel María del Rocío Teruel Gutiérrez. 2015. Effect of rosemary extract (Rosmarinus officinalis) in the shelf life and quality of frying oil and associated fried products. Veterinary school, Universidad de Murcia, Spain.
• Loreto Muñoz Hernández. 2012. Microstructural, physico-chemical and applications of Chía (Salvia hispánica) mussilage. Department of analytical chemistry, nutrition and bromatology, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
• Aman-Mohammad Ziaiifar. 2009. Oil Absorption during deep-fat frying: mechanisms and important factors. Institut des Sciences et Industries du Vivant et de l’Environnement. Agro Paris Tech, France.


Difusión y Transferencia


• Spining off company in progress. 2020.
• Trade Secret. Industrial Technology to produce healthy low-fat snacks protected under trade secret as of 15th July 2014, Pontificia Universidad Católica and Fundación Copec UC.
• Feed additive formulated with quillay extract, containing triterpene saponins and potato maltodextrin. Claim 02942-2004, Chile.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   • Best congress presentation. 2nd International Congress on Nutrition and Food Engineering

    UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND

    Nueva Zelanda, 2017

    • Best congress presentation. 2nd International Congress on Nutrition and Food Engineering, with the oral presentation entitled “in vitro and in vivo study on the slow release of glucose in vacuum fried matrices (Bouchon, Contardo, James), Auckland, New Zealand, 23-25 November 2017.

  •   • Best congress presentation. 2nd Congress on Food Structure Design (FSD 2016)

    Food Structure Design (FSD 2016)

    Turquia, 2016

    • Best congress presentation. 2nd Congress on Food Structure Design (FSD 2016), with the oral presentation entitled “Enhancing micro-CT methods to quantify oil content and porosity in 3D-microstructure of starch-gluten matrices” (Bouchon and Contardo), Antalya, Turkey, 26-28 October 2016.

  •   • Distinguished case of the year. COPEC-UC Foundation

    COPEC-UC Foundation

    Chile, 2016

    • Distinguished case of the year. COPEC-UC Foundation, for his R&D work on “Platform Technology to Produce Healthy Snacks”. 2016.

  •   • Excellence in graduate student supervision as Associate Professor

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 2015

    • Excellence in graduate student supervision as Associate Professor. School of Engineering. 2015.

  •   • Excellence in innovation (3rd place)

    Diario Financiero

    Chile, 2015

    • Excellence in innovation (3rd place). Diario Financiero (Financial Newspaper). 2015.

  •   • Best congress presentation. XX Chilean Congress for Food Science and Technology (Sochital)

    UNIVERSIDAD DEL BIO-BIO

    Chile, 2015

    • Best congress presentation. XX Chilean Congress for Food Science and Technology (Sochital), with the poster presentation entitled “Influence of modified starch in snacks during freezing and frying” (Molina and Bouchon), Chillán, Chile, 19-21 October 2015.

  •   • Excellence in interdisciplinary and associative research

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 2014

    • Excellence in interdisciplinary and associative research. School of Engineering. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. 2014.

  •   • Best Fondecyt Research Project in Engineering 3 group

    Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica

    Chile, 2013

    • Best Fondecyt Research Project in Engineering 3 group. 2013.

  •   • Best congress presentation. 11th International Congress on Engineering and Food (Icef 11)

    International Congress on Engineering and Food (Icef 11)

    Grecia, 2011

    • Best congress presentation. 11th International Congress on Engineering and Food (Icef 11) with the poster presentation entitled “Visualization of the mechanisms of fluids displacement during simulated frying process using glass micromodels” (Cortés, Segura and Bouchon), Athens, Greece, 22-26 May 2011.

  •   • Best congress presentation. International Conference on Food Innovation (FoodInnova 2010)

    International Conference on Food Innovation (FoodInnova 2010)

    España, 2010

    • Best congress presentation. International Conference on Food Innovation (FoodInnova 2010) with the poster presentation “Effect of frying pressure on oil uptake, surface roughness and texture of fried potato-flake bases fabricated products” (Moreno, Dueik and Bouchon), Valencia, Spain, 25-29 October 2010.

  •   • Best congress presentation. 7th Ibero-American congress on Food Engineering (Cibia VII)

    7th Ibero-American congress on Food Engineering (Cibia VII)

    Colombia, 2009

    • Best congress presentation. 7th Ibero-American congress on Food Engineering (Cibia VII) with the poster presentation entitled “Effect of food surface roughness on oil uptake of deep-fat fried food” (Moreno and Bouchon), Bogotá, Colombia, 6-9 September 2009.

  •   • Best congress presentation. 10th International Congress on Engineering and Food (Icef 10)

    10th International Congress on Engineering and Food (Icef 10)

    Chile, 2008

    • Best congress presentation. 10th International Congress on Engineering and Food (Icef 10) with the poster presentation entitled “Effect of freeze, air and osmotic drying on tissue composition, oil absorption and location during potato frying” (Moreno and Bouchon), Viña del Mar, Chile, 20-24 October 2008.

  •   • Excellence in research

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 2006

    • Excellence in research. School of Engineering. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. 2006.

  •   • Best congress presentation. 5th Ibero-American congress on Food Engineering (Cibia V)

    5th Ibero-American congress on Food Engineering (Cibia V)

    México

    • Best congress presentation. 5th Ibero-American congress on Food Engineering (Cibia V) with the poster presentation entitled “Modelling surface oil uptake during post-frying cooling”, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 4-7 September 2005.

  •   • Excellence in Teaching.

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 2004

    • Excellence in Teaching. School of Engineering. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. 2004.


 

Article (47)

Effect of Extrusion Temperature and Feed Moisture Content on the Microstructural Properties of Rice-Flour Pellets and Their Impact on the Expanded Product
Rotary-moulded biscuits: Dough expansion, microstructure and sweetness perception as affected by sucrose:flour ratio and sucrose particle size
The Creaming of Short Doughs and Its Impact on the Quality Attributes of Rotary-Molded Biscuits
The Effect of Arabinoxylan and Wheat Bran Incorporation on Dough Rheology and Thermal Processing of Rotary-Moulded Biscuits
Microstructural characterization of vacuum-fried matrices and their influence on starch digestion
Effect of the Addition of Soluble Dietary Fiber and Green Tea Polyphenols on Acrylamide Formation and In Vitro Starch Digestibility in Baked Starchy Matrices
Enhancing Micro-CT methods to quantify oil content and porosity in starch-gluten matrices
Frying of Foods
In vivo study on the slow release of glucose in vacuum fried matrices
Application of Vacuum Frying as a Furan and Acrylamide Mitigation Technology in Potato Chips
Olive leaves extract encapsulated by spray-drying in vacuum fried starch-gluten doughs
Development of polyphenol-enriched vacuum and atmospheric fried matrices: Evaluation of quality parameters and in vitro bioavailability of polyphenols
Examining the effect of freezing on starch gelatinization during heating at high rates using online in situ hot-stage video-microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry
The effect of different porous media on moisture loss and oil absorption profiles during frying using glass micromodels
The effect of vacuum frying on starch gelatinization and its in vitro digestibility in starch-gluten matrices
Comparison of Chemical and Enzymatic Interesterification of Fully Hydrogenated Soybean Oil and Walnut Oil to Produce a Fat Base with Adequate Nutritional and Physical Characteristics
In vivo postprandial bioavailability of interesterified-lipids in sodium-caseinate or chitosan based O/W emulsions
The effect of gravity on moisture loss and oil absorption profiles during a simulated frying process using glass micromodels
Development of low-fat gluten and starch fried matrices with high fiber content
Experimental evidence of water loss and oil uptake during simulated deep-fat frying using glass micromodels
Mass transfer kinetics during deep fat frying of wheat starch and gluten based snacks
Comparison of vacuum and atmospheric deep-fat frying of wheat starch and gluten based snacks
Effect of vacuum inclusion on the quality and the sensory attributes of carrot snacks
Microstructural characterization of deep-fat fried formulated products using confocal scanning laser microscopy and a non-invasive double staining procedure
The effect of interesterification on the bioavailability of fatty acids in structured lipids
Understanding microstructural changes of starch during atmospheric and vacuum heating in water and oil through online in situ vacuum hot-stage microscopy
Understanding the Effect of Vacuum Level in Structure Development and Oil Absorption in Vacuum-Fried Wheat Starch and Gluten-Based Snacks
Microstructural approach to understand oil absorption during vacuum and atmospheric frying
Vacuum Frying as a Route to Produce Novel Snacks with Desired Quality Attributes According to New Health Trends
Effect of food surface roughness on oil uptake by deep-fat fried products
Evaluating the Ability of Different Characterization Parameters to Describe the Surface of Fried Foods
Vacuum frying reduces oil uptake and improves the quality parameters of carrot crisps
Analysis of wheat gluten and starch matrices during deep-fat frying
"Corrigendum to ""Changes in particles of coffee powder and extensions to caking"" [Food Chem. 104 (1) (2007) 122-126] (DOI:10.1016/j.foodchem.2006.11.029)"
A different perspective to study the effect of freeze, air, and osmotic drying on oil absorption during potato frying
Comparison between atmospheric and vacuum frying of apple slices
Formation of bubbles and foams in gelatine solutions within a vertical glass tube
Changes in particles of coffee powder and extensions to caking
Structure-fat migration relationships during storage of cocoa butter model bars: Bloom development and possible mechanisms
Modelling oil absorption during post-frying cooling - I: Model development
Modelling oil absorption during post-frying cooling - II: Solution of the mathematical model, model testing and simulations
Surface roughness during storage of chocolate: Fractal analysis and possible mechanisms
Development of a digital video-microscopy technique to study lactose crystallisation kinetics in situ
Studying oil absorption in restructured potato chips
Structure oil-absorption relationships during deep-fat frying
Microstructural analysis of frying potatoes
Oil Distribution in Fried Potatoes Monitored by Infrared Microspectroscopy

BookWhole (2)

Influence of physical and structural aspects of food on starch digestion
Food Deep-Fat Frying

Errata (1)

Changes in particles of coffee powder and extensions to caking (vol 104, pg 122, 2007)

Proyecto (20)

Development of functional ingredients to produce healthier baked foods.
Fostering collaboration between Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile and University of Birmingham to develop PhD dual programs with a special emphasis in Food Innovation
Functional ingredients through clean extraction processes
Plataforma de innovación en envases y embalajes para alimentos (Co-Inventa), dirigido por Universidad de Santiago.
Proyecto Corfo 15VEIPE-48042. Línea 2=> Validación y Empaquetamiento de Innovaciones - Programa de Innovación e I&D Empresarial para Sectores Estratégicos de Alto Impacto
Caracterización tridimensional interna de matrices mediante microtomografía computarizada de rayos X.
Healthy food matrix design
Understanding microstructural changes of structured matrices during freezing and its relationship to oil absorption during deep-fat frying
Biodisponibilidad de lípidos estructurados en emulsiones estabilizadas mediante carbohidratos o proteínas
Minimización de la formación de acrilamida en alimentos de consumo masivo en Chile
Roadmap to Internationalize and orient engineering education towards innovation and entrepreneurship collaboration
Technologies for furan mitigation in highly consumed chilean foods processed at high temperatures
Structuring gluten and starch matrixes to understand the relationship between oil absorption and product microstructure during atmospheric and vacuum frying
Biodisponibilidad de Lípidos Estructurados Mediante Interesterificación Enzimática en Microestructuras Alimentarias.
Designing new food microstructures for frying and vacuum frying
Producción industrial de snacks de vegetales con bajo contenido de aceite mediante fritura a vacío
Formación de microestructuras en geles alimentarios aireados
Microestructura y transferencia de masa en el almacenamiento y procesamiento de alimentos
Efectos de extractos de quillay en crecimiento y metabolismo de salmones
Caracterización de la superficie de alimentos=> aplicaciones en la estabilidad y aceptabilidad

Review (2)

Development of Healthy Low-Fat Snacks: Understanding the Mechanisms of Quality Changes During Atmospheric and Vacuum Frying
Chapter 5 Understanding Oil Absorption During Deep-Fat Frying
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Pedro Bouchon

Profesor Titular

Ingeniería Química y Bioprocesos

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

8
Veronica Dueik

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

5
María Moreno

Académica

Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Bioprocesos

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

4
PABLO CORTES

Investigador posdoctorando

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

3
Luis Segura

Profesor Asociado

Ingeniería en Alimentos

UNIVERSIDAD DEL BÍO-BÍO

Chillán, Chile

3
Ingrid Contardo

Postdoctorado

Facultad de Medicina

Universidad de Los Andes

Santiago, Chile

2
olivier skurtys

UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARÍA DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA MECÁNICA

Santiago, Chile

2
María Molina

CTO

More Than 3 SPA

Santiago, Chile

2
Paz Robert

Prof. Titular

Ciencia de los Alimentos y Tecnología Química

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Loreto Muñoz

Academic - researcher

Universidad Central de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
María Mariotti

Profesor Asociado

Facultad de Medicina

Universidad Finis Terrae

Santiago, Chile

1
Loreto Muñoz

Profesora titular

Escuela de Ingenieria

Universidad Central de Chile

Santiago, Chile, Chile

1
Begoña Gimenez

INVESTIGADOR ASOCIADO

CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE LOS ALIMENTOS

UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Estefanía González

Directora de Escuela de Salud

Dirección de Pregrado

Universidad de O'Higgins

Rancagua, Chile

1
Angel Leiva

Full Professor

Physical Chemistry

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
roberto quevedo

académico

acuicultura y recursos agroalimentarios

Universidad de Los Lagos

osorno, Chile