Food Supplements: Composition, Health Benefits, Adulteration, and Safety
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2024 | Viewed by 1556
Special Issue Editor
Interests: food authenticity; food chemistry; molecular biology approaches applied to food authentication and GMO detection; plant food supplements; bioactive compounds; antioxidant activity; antimicrobial activity; chromatography; development of analytical methods
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Dear Colleagues
The consumption of food supplements, also known as dietary supplements, has been rising in recent years, driven by consumers’ increasing interest in health and wellness, among other factors. In parallel to this growth, concerns regarding food supplement composition, adulteration, and their health benefits and potential side effects have also become increasingly prominent. Among those, the most common concern is regarding adulterations, i.e., the insufficient amount of functional ingredients and the presence of contaminants such as pesticides, mycotoxins, and heavy metals. Adulterations mainly comprise the botanical adulteration of plant food supplements and the illegal addition of drugs to boost the effect of the product.
In addition, there is still a lack of information on consumption and consumers’ awareness regarding these products, as well as on several other aspects such as their nutritional properties, bioavailability, potential health benefits, and possible side effects.
This Special Issue aims to address these critical aspects by inviting original research articles, reviews, and perspectives that contribute to our understanding of food supplements and their impact on human health.
Dr. Joana S. Amaral
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- composition of food supplements
- plant food supplements
- frauds (botanical adulteration and illegal addition of drugs)
- health benefits
- bioactive compounds
- bioavailability
- consumption and consumer awareness
- quality control
- safety assessment
- potential side effects and safety concerns
