Professor, Department of Food, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio de Janeiro (IFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Professor Adriano Gomes da Cruz holds a PhD in Food Technology from the Faculty of Food Engineering, State University of Campinas. He is also an associate professor within the Department of Food at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio de Janeiro (IFRJ). He has experience in teaching and professional experience in food science and technology, with an emphasis on dairy science and technology, in addition to sensory and consumer science.