Foods

Application of Natural Plant Extracts to Improve the Nutritional and Health-Related Properties of Food Products

edited by Giuseppina Crescente and

Stefania Moccia

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 823 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; nutritional and health-related properties; food fortification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods)

Applications of Chromatography and Spectroscopy in Food Analysis

edited by

Kavita Sharma

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 655 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC); gas chromatography (GC); mass spectrometry (MS); nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR); infrared (IR) spectroscopy; bioactive compounds; food analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Analytical Methods)

Metabolomics Advances in Food Science

edited by

Flaminia Cesare Marincola

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 596 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; NMR spectroscopy; mass spectrometer; food chemistry; food quality; food processing; nutrition; fraud; chemometrics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Biotechnology)

Multifunctional Applications of Natural Extracts: Current Status and Trends

edited by Rogério Luis Cansian

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 524 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; biological activity; functional food packaging; nutraceutical; functional foods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Foods)

Waste Reduction and Management in Food Security and Food Sustainability

edited by

Ali Khoddami

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 385 | Submission Open

Keywords: food system; food security; food sustainability; value adding to food waste; food loss; world hunger; consumer behaviour

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Security and Sustainability)

Separation and Purification Technology Based on Chromatography of Bioactive Compounds in Food Resources

edited by

Xueli Cao

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid chromatography; counter-current chromatography; convergence chromatography; combined chromatography; hyphenated and multi-dimensional techniques; herbal resources for food; agri-food resources; food by-products; antioxidants; phytochemicals; botanicals; functional food additives (fragrance and pigment); other natural resources and relevant approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)

Applications of Pulsed Electric Fields in the Food Industry

edited by

Arunas Stirke

and

Federico Casanova

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: PEF; pulsed electric field; food proteins; dairy proteins; plant proteins; food safety; food processing; structure; non-thermal food processing; extraction; macromolecules; inactivation; microbial properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)

Emerging Antimicrobial Technology Applied in Food Packaging

edited by

Shiv Shankar

, Alya Limayem and Zahra Allahdad

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer; biopolymer; natural extract; non-thermal; antimicrobial; composite films; packaging; nanoparticles; natural extract; shelf life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)

New Insights into Drying Technologies’ Applications in Food Processing

edited by

Dorota Nowak

and

Ewa Jakubczyk

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: drying technologies; thermal processing; food dehydration; food preservation; radio frequency; inductive heating

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)

Influence of Farm Animal Production and Processing Conditions on the Quality of Animal Origin Based Products

edited by

Alexandra Tǎbǎran

and Marian Mihaiu

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal products; quality; farm conditions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)

Grains: Processing, Characterization and Development of Novel Healthy Products

edited by

Frederico Barros

and

Valéria Aparecida Vieira Queiroz

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel foods; grains; phenolic compounds; bioactive compounds; antioxidant activity; anti-inflammatory activity; functional foods; biological mechanisms/pathways

(This special issue belongs to the Section Grain)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series in “Wine Processing: Physicochemical, Microbiological and Sensory Insights”

edited by Jose Antonio Couto,

Milena Lambri

and

Changqing Duan

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: wine quality; volatile composition; phenolic composition; microbiota fermentation; winemaking technologies; managing sensory evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drinks and Liquid Nutrition)

Advances in Food Bioactive Compounds as Health Promoters

edited by

Wojciech Piekoszewski

submission deadline 5 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 856 | Submission Open

Keywords: active compounds of natural origin in foods; natural products; extraction techniques; analytical methods; HPLC; LC-MS; GC-MS; capillary electrophoresis; method development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)

Plant Oil: Processing, Chemical Contents and Nutritional Effects

edited by

Jolanta Tomaszewska-Gras

,

Anna Kaczmarek

and

Malgorzata Muzolf-Panek

submission deadline 7 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5110 | Submission Open

Keywords: cold-pressed edible oils; authenticity; food frauds; oxidative stability; deterioration; functional lipids; structured lipids; contaminants; analytical methods; process optimization; antioxidant status; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Foods)

Proteins from Plants or Animals: Enriching the Characteristics of Food

edited by Zhiyang Du and Long Ding

submission deadline 7 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant proteins; animal proteins; protein modification; protein nutrition; protein functionality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry)

Identification, Characterization and Quantification of Food Compounds Using Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry

edited by

Andreia Bento Silva

and

Noelia Duarte

submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 37148 | Submission Open

Keywords: food analysis; food security; food authenticity; natural products; aroma compounds; bioactive compounds; liquid chromatography; gas chromatography; mass spectrometry; chromatographic method development; sample preparation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Analytical Methods)

Mediterranean Diet: Promoting Health and Sustainability

edited by

Nikolaos K. Andrikopoulos

and

Andriana Kaliora

submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 21484 | Submission Open

Keywords: mediterranean diet; health; chronic diseases; Mediterranean foods; Mediterranean cooking methods and chemical changes; sustainability; environmental impact; food selection determinants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods)

Sensory Evaluation and Physicochemical Characterization of New Functional Food

edited by

Ana Belen Diaz

and

Cristina Lasanta

submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12296 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional foods; physicochemical characterization; sensory analysis; volatile compounds; bioactive compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods)

Food Lipids — Chemistry, Nutrition and Biotechnology

edited by

Joanna Bryś

and

Jolanta Małajowicz

submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10915 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetable oils and animal fats; fatty acid composition; essential fatty acids; oxidative stability; instrumental methods; modern thermal techniques; modification of lipids; biotechnological application of lipids; microbial lipid production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)

Food Integrity and Authenticity

edited by

Adriana Dehelean

submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2096 | Submission Open

Keywords: food authenticity; food safety; elemental composition; IRMS; contaminants; chemometrics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)

Recent Advances in the Processing and Preservation of Agricultural Products

edited by

Antonela Ninčević Grassino

submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1700 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural products; processing; preservation; thermal technique; non-thermal technique; drying methods; drying pretreatment; ultrasound-assisted extraction; physicochemical properties; bioactive composition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Packaging and Preservation)

Emerging Non-thermal Processing of Food: Influence on Structure, Function, Nutrition and Safety of Foods

edited by

Shigeaki Ueno

submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1172 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-thermal processing; structure; function; nutrition; safety; texture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)

Advances in Improvement and Fortification of Cereal Food

edited by

Stanisław Kowalski

,

Dorota Gumul

and Anna Mikulec

submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 912 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal products; intervention enrichment; compensatory enrichment; improvement enrichment; mandatory and/or voluntary fortification; antioxidants source; protein source; fat and fiber source; gluten-free cereal products; functional cereal products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Grain)

Application of Green Antibacterial Packaging Materials in Food Industry

edited by Patrícia Da Silva Malheiros

submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 719 | Submission Open

Keywords: active packaging; natural antimicrobials; essencial oils; bacteriocin; food safety; food quality; nanotechnology; packaging materials; antibacterial

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Packaging and Preservation)

Emerging Food Processing Technologies: Drying, Extrusion and Thermal Processing

edited by

Jan Banout

submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: improved processing; energy efficiency; food safety; processing technology; sustainable production; product innovation

Separation, Purification and Identification of Bioactive Compounds from Edible Plant Foods

edited by

Veymar Guadalupe Tacias-Pascacio

submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; edible plants; extraction methods biological properties; identification techniques; phenolic compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods)

Lactobacillus as a Biotechnological Tool to Improve Food Quality and Human Health

edited by

Jadranka Frece

submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: Lactobacillus; biotechnological applications; food fermentation; probiotics; gut microbiome; food quality improvement; human health benefits; bioactive compounds; anti-inflammatory properties; probiotic strains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Application of Various Drying Technologies in Food Industry

edited by

Patrícia Moreira Azoubel

submission deadline 14 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2832 | Submission Open

Keywords: drying technology; drying of food and agricultural products; combined drying; innovative drying technology; thermal and non-thermal technologies; drying kinetics; hybrid drying; product quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)

Applications of Novel Thermal and Non-thermal Food Processing Techniques

edited by

Teresa Maria Ribeiro da Silva Brandão

,

Fátima A. Miller

and

Cristina L. M. Silva

submission deadline 14 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: food quality; food safety; enzyme inactivation; sustainable technologies; mild processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)

Research on the Determination and Removal of Heavy Metals in Foods and Beverages

edited by

M. Dolores Galindo-Riaño

submission deadline 14 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal analysis; metal removal; foods; beverages; green methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Analytical Methods)

Application of Ultraviolet Light Technology in Food Safety

edited by Sampathkumar Balamurugan and Ankit Patras

submission deadline 14 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: UV irradiation; UV wavelengths; UV dose response; pathogen inactivation kinetics; food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)

Non-thermal Processing Technologies and Their Current and Future Applications in the Food Industry

edited by

Fangyu Long

,

Rongrong Wang

and Guangxu Ren

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10380 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-thermal; food; processing; high hydrostatic pressure; pulsed electric field; high-pressure carbon dioxide; irradiation; ultrasonic wave

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)

Functional Cereal Food: Properties, Functionality and Applications

edited by

Aldona Sobota

,

Piotr Zarzycki

and

Agnieszka Nawrocka

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6619 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal-based food; bioactive substances; functional food; food processing; food fortification; human health; dietary fiber

(This special issue belongs to the Section Grain)

Recent Progress in Encapsulation and Delivery of Biologically Active Compounds for Food Applications

edited by

Carmen Sílvia Favaro-Trindade

,

Milena Martelli-Tosi

and

Samantha Cristina De Pinho

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4890 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional food; biologically active compounds; microencapsulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Packaging and Preservation)

Lactic Acid Bacteria and Fermentation in Food Enrichment

edited by Syed Azmal Ali

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3806 | Submission Open

Keywords: Lactic acid bacteria; fermentation; food enrichment; probiotics; postbiotics; positive health benefits; gut health; immune function; nutrient content; bioactive compounds; anti-inflammatory; antioxidant; short-chain fatty acids; organic acids; peptides; calcium; minerals; isoflavones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Wild Edible Plants: Ensuring Sustainable Food Security in an Era of Climate Change

edited by Mauri Åhlberg

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2153 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible weeds; wild edible plants; sustainable food; food security; healthy food; alimurgic plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Security and Sustainability)

Chemometric Analysis of Food: Spectroscopic Techniques, Authenticity Identification and Food Applications

edited by

Geraldine Dowling

and

Emilio Alvarez-Parrilla

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2104 | Submission Open

Keywords: traceability; food authentication; chemometrics; fingerprinting; vibrational spectroscopy; absorption/fluorescence spectroscopy; nuclear magnetic resonance; hyperspectral imaging; geographical origin; food fraud

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Analytical Methods)

Bioactive Ingredients for Safe and Health-Promoting Functional Foods

edited by

Fernanda Maria Vanin

,

Rosemary A. Carvalho

, Vitor Augusto Dos Santos Garcia and

Cristiana Maria Pedroso Yoshida

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1626 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste; food loss; innovative alternatives; residue; fiber; antioxidant; SAU healthiness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods)

Modern Analytical Methods for Food Ingredients

edited by

Justyna Dobrowolska-Iwanek

and

Michał Woźniakiewicz

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: food analytical methods; food analysis; food ingredients; modern analytical methods; sample preparation; green chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Analytical Methods)

Emerging Approaches for Meat Quality and Safety Evaluation

edited by Fangda Sun and Weiqing Sun

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: meat products; physicochemical properties; meat processing; meat preservation; fermented meat; meat proteins; oxidation; bacteriostat; safety testing; microorganism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Meat)

Research Advances in Flavour, Physicochemical and Nutraceutical Properties of Dairy Products

edited by

Michael Tunick

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: milk; cheese; yogurt; cream; butter; ice cream; nutraceutical; physical properties; chemical properties; flavour

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dairy)

Food Packaging—Applications of Functional Films and Coating

edited by

Chunhong Liu

and

Zhibiao Feng

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: active coatings; edible coatings; intelligent packaging; properties; surface modification; applications; shelf life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Packaging and Preservation)

Application of Novel Technology to Meat Processing and Safety Control

edited by Xiaojing Tian

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel technology; meat processing; meat science; safety control; food preservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Meat)

Food Grade Encapsulation Systems for Enzymes

edited by

Jean-Christophe Jacquier

submission deadline 17 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: food grade encapsulation; delivery systems; enzyme; immobilisation; enzymatic biosensor; catalytic capabilities

Food Oils and Lipids: Processing Technology, Physicochemical Analysis and the Effects of Dietary Fat on Metabolic Health

edited by

Guimarães Rita De Cássia Avellaneda

, Karine De Cássia Freitas and

Danielle Bogo

submission deadline 17 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipids; non-transmissible chronic diseases; gut microbiota; metabolic syndrome; mineral content; nutraceutical and functional foods; inflammation; fatty acids; cytokines; medicinal plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry)

Eggs and Egg Products: Production, Processing, and Safety

edited by

Yujie Su

submission deadline 19 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: eggs; egg products; processing; nutrition; functional properties; safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)

Food Fraud as a Global Problem: Advanced Analytical Tools to Detect Species, Country of Origin and Adulterations

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11062 | Submission Open

Keywords: geographical origin; food fraud; food adulteration; fingerprints; stable isotopic ratios; spectroscopy; omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Analytical Methods)

Development of Fluorescent and Infrared Spectroscopy Methods' Applications in Food Analysis

edited by

Ksenija Radotić

and

Maja Natic

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6775 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical spectroscopy; fluorescence spectroscopy; infrared spectroscopy; food composition; food diagnostics; proteins; phenols; lipids; polysaccharides; vitamins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Analytical Methods)

Enzyme: Mining, Production, Engineering, and Application in Food Industry

edited by Wenjing Cui

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4466 | Submission Open

Keywords: food processing; food enzymes; novel enzyme mining; enzyme engineering; enzyme application; heterologous production of food enzymes; proteases; carbohydrate degradation-related enzymes; food bioactive compound synthesizing-related enzymes; structure– activity relationship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Biotechnology)

Grain-Based Products: Innovative Processing Technologies and Quality: Second Volume

edited by

Xiaona Guo

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2199 | Submission Open

Keywords: grain; food quality; processing technology; nutrition; structure components; preservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Grain)

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