Special Issues

Foods runs special issues to create collections of papers on specific topics. The aim is to build a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors who are experts in the subject and oversee the editorial process for papers. Papers published in a Special Issue will be collected together on a dedicated page of the journal website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Innovative Processing and Food Safety: Chemical and Microbiological Hazards submission deadline 20 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel preservation techniques; hurdle technology; foodborne pathogens; novel food; microbial communities; microbial and chemical hazards; novel packaging materials; challenge studies; risk assesment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)
Cereal-Based Foods: Health, Innovation, and Sustainability
edited by , Agata Marzec and
submission deadline 20 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open
Keywords: cereal-based products; innovative technologies; cereal snacks; functional food; new cereal varieties in baking
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grain)
Physicochemical, Functional Properties and Applications of Starches from Different Botanical Sources submission deadline 20 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open
Keywords: starch; modification; applications of starches; physicochemical and functional properties; clean label
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry)
Protein–Polysaccharide Complexes: Structure, Physicochemical Properties and Applications in Functional Foods
edited by
submission deadline 20 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open
Keywords: protein– polysaccharide complexes; physicochemical properties; structure; functions; applications; interaction; food industry; functional food
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry)
Emerging Approaches for Meat Quality and Safety Evaluation
edited by Fangda Sun and Weiqing Sun
submission deadline 20 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 50 | 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)
Natural Bioactive Components from Tea: Extraction, Processing and Therapeutic Potential
edited by and
submission deadline 21 Nov 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7263 | Submission Open
Keywords: tea; natural bioactive components; extraction; processing; bioactivity; bioavailability; encapsulation; delivery; metabolic disorders; neurodegenerative diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drinks and Liquid Nutrition)
Trends in Volatolomic Approach and Consumer Tests for the Sensorial Evaluation of Foods Produced by Using New Technologies submission deadline 21 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open
Keywords: volatile organic compounds; food technologies; food quality/safety/authenticity; chromatographic method development; sample preparation; mass spectrometry; data statistical treatment; sensory analysis; consumer acceptability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)
Advanced Researches on Functional Lipids
edited by and
submission deadline 22 Nov 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9430 | Submission Open
Keywords: lipid discovery; lipid function; lipid analysis; lipid nutrition; lipid preparation; lipidomics; molecular modification; structure-activity relationship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods)
Dairy Products: Processing Technology and Sensory Properties submission deadline 22 Nov 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6622 | Submission Open
Keywords: dairy products; dairy technologies; sustainability of milk and milk products; cheese sensory characteristics; milk and cheese quality; dairy wastes and byproducts; process and product innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Dairy)
Yeast Derivatives from the Vineyard to the Winery: Impact on Wine Physical and Chemical Properties submission deadline 22 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open
Keywords: YD composition and characterization; conventional and innovative technologies for the production and utilization of YDs; impact of YDs on vine and wine; exploitation of spent yeasts for the production of YDs in a circular economy perspective
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Biotechnology)
Carbon Footprint and Sustainable Assessment in Foods
edited by and
submission deadline 23 Nov 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2979 | Submission Open
Keywords: foods; beverage; carbon footprint; sustainability; environmental profile; mitigation actions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Security and Sustainability)
Public Health and Food Safety of Poultry Meat
edited by
submission deadline 23 Nov 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2277 | Submission Open
Keywords: poultry meat  ; foodborne disease  ; foodborne hazard  ; antimicrobial resistance  ; emerging infectious disease  ; pandemic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Security and Sustainability)
Advances and Trends of Alternative Nutrients in Food
edited by Roberta Cruz Silveira Thys
submission deadline 25 Nov 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 810 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-based protein; edible fungi; edible insects; fermented foods; algae-based products; meat substitutes; meat analogs; unconventional vegetables; by-products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods)
Application of Multivariate Data Analysis (MVDA) for Food Safety Evaluation
edited by Adriano de Araújo Gomes and Olga Vyviurska
submission deadline 25 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 384 | Submission Open
Keywords: food integrity; multivariate data; calibration; classification; data fusion and multiblock; multiway data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Analytical Methods)
Dietary Supplements’ Quality and Their Role in Health and Disease, 2nd Volume submission deadline 25 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: dietary supplements; supplementation; bioactive compounds; nutraceuticals; nutrients; secondary metabolites; safety; quality; health promotion; disease prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)
Lipophilic Additives, Contaminants and Veterinary Drug Residues in Foods
edited by Shimin Wu
submission deadline 25 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: lipophilic food additives; persistent organic pollutants; oils and fats; oilseeds; pesticides; veterinary drug residues
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)
Effects of Thermal Processing Technologies in Food Physical and Rheological Properties submission deadline 27 Nov 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2942 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal processing food; thermal technologies; food quality; rheology; physical properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)
New Challenges in the Determination of Chemical Contaminants in Food Matrices
edited by and Paz Otero
submission deadline 27 Nov 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1162 | Submission Open
Keywords: food safety; public health; detection; extraction; validation; toxicity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)
Advances and Future Challenges to Microbial Food Safety—Volume II
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submission deadline 27 Nov 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 638 | Submission Open
Keywords: food safety; foodborne pathogens; natural preservatives; biocontrol; microbial detection; microbial inactivation; emerging technologies; active packaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)
Yeast Biotechnology for Food Industrial Processes submission deadline 27 Nov 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 405 | Submission Open
Keywords: wine; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; non-Saccharomyces yeasts; genetically modified organisms; gene editing; hybridization; adaptive laboratory evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Biotechnology)
Advances in the Quality and Marketability Improvement of Cereals submission deadline 28 Nov 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5037 | Submission Open
Keywords: cereals nutritional trends  ; cereals sustainability trends  ; cereal processing: improving nutritional profile  ; ready-to-eat cereals  ; novel cereal-based foods  ; cereals ancient species  ; cereals labeling and marketing studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grain)
Safety and Functional Analysis of Lipids and Derivatives in Foods
edited by
submission deadline 28 Nov 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4440 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; lipidomics; food lipid nutrition; food lipid safety; lipid analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)
Recent Advances in Food-Derived Protein and Bioactive Peptides: Functionality, Applications, and Health Benefits
edited by
submission deadline 29 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open
Keywords: food-derived proteins; bioactive peptides; functionality; health benefits; environmental sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)
Recent Advances and New Strategies to Improve Meat and Meat Products Quality and Preservation submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14215 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal diet; natural ingredients; functional compounds; meat processing; nutritional quality; reformulation; shelf life; sensory analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Meat)
Cheese: Chemistry, Physics and Microbiology submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11850 | Submission Open
Keywords: cheese chemistry; cheese microbiota; cheese physics; cheese technology; cheese safety; cheese innovation; artisanal cheese
(This special issue belongs to the Section Dairy)
New Insights into Milk and Dairy Products: Quality and Sustainability submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11627 | Submission Open
Keywords: Milk and dairy product production; ; Milk and dairy product composition; ; Milk and dairy product nutritional properties; ; Milk and dairy product safety; ; Milk coagulation properties and curd rheology; ; Cheese making and processing; ; Effects of genetic and environmental factors on milk and dairy product characteristics; ; Milk and dairy product microbiology; ; Dairy technology; ; Milk and dairy product safety.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Dairy)
Advances in Upcycling Underutilized Seafood Products for Food Applications submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10774 | Submission Open
Keywords: seafood processing  ; value-added products  ; byproduct streams  ; underutilized species  ; quality characterization  ; preservation technologies  ; formulated products  ; consumer acceptability  ; functional ingredients  ; economic feasibility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Foods of Marine Origin)
Formation, Occurrence and Mitigation Strategies of Food Contaminants and Natural Toxicants
edited by Changrui Xing and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10673 | Submission Open
Keywords: aflatoxins; heterocyclic amines; 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furaldehyde; acrylamide; furan; 3-monochlorpropandiol; polyhalogenated hydrocarbons; biogenic amines; cyanogenic glycosides; steroidal glycoalkaloids
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Toxicology)
Nutrient Composition and Bioactive Components of Foods submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9191 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrients; bioactive components; phytochemicals; human health; disease prevention; prebiotics; probiotics; symbiotics; bioacessibility; bioavailability; bioactivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)
Processing, Physicochemical, Structural and Functional Properties of Starch-Based Materials and Their Derived Food Products
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9127 | Submission Open
Keywords: starch; slow digestible starch; resistant starch; starch-derived food products; processing; structure; physicochemical properties; functional properties; fermentation characteristics; starch structure– functionality relationship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Foods)
The Formation, Control and Risk Assessment of Harmful Substances during Food Processing
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6649 | Submission Open
Keywords: food safety; processing; hazardous substance; formation mechanism; mitigation; risk assessment; control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)
Sustainable Food Systems and Food Market
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6559 | Submission Open
Keywords: food markets; food products; problem-solving strategies; cleaner food production; food retail; sustainable food systems; food technology; farmers and farms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Security and Sustainability)
Sustainability, Safety, Health Claims and Authenticity: Pathways for Improving Sensory Quality, Physiological Function, and Utilization of Rice submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6265 | Submission Open
Keywords: rice; sustainability; safety; health claims; authenticity; sensory quality; physiological function; processing technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grain)
Bioactive Research of Phytochemicals Derived from Edible Plants and Fungi
edited by and Małgorzata Sierocka
submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5820 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytochemicals; bioactive properties; plant food; fungal bioactive compounds; functional food
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry)
Advanced Research on Quality and Nutrition of Cereal-Based Foods and Beverages
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5721 | Submission Open
Keywords: cereal-based food; quality and nutrition control; functional cereal ingredient; innovative processing technology; cereal components
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grain)
New Insights in Microbial Diversity of Fermented Foods submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3377 | Submission Open
Keywords: fermentation; microbiome; microbiota; metabolites; food safety; food security; sensorial attributes; health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)
Food Allergen Detection, Allergic Mechanism and Anti-allergy Research
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3322 | Submission Open
Keywords: food allergies; allergen structure; food allergen detection; immune mechanisms; treatment and prevention of fas; anti-allergic properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)
Preparation, Functional Properties and Application of Food-Derived Antioxidants and Anti-inflammatory Agents
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3280 | Submission Open
Keywords: antioxidants; inflammation; bioactive function; food processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)
Phytochemicals in Plant Foods: Therapeutic Potential in Human Diseases
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3214 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytochemicals  ; antioxidants  ; inflammation  ; obesity  ; type 2 diabetes  ; metabolic disorders  ; chronic disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Foods)
Food Processing: Chemical Composition, Sensory Quality, and Xenobiotic Evaluation: 2nd Volume submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3012 | Submission Open
Keywords: foods’ process-induced changes; food chemical composition; xenobiotics; nutritional properties; advanced analytical techniques; aroma; newly formed nutraceuticals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)
Application of Chromatographic and Spectroscopic Techniques in Food Adulteration and Traceability
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2659 | Submission Open
Keywords: adulteration; traceability; authenticity; food safety; foods; food contaminants; analytical methods; chromatography; spectroscopic techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)
Food Aspects: From Prevention to Diet-Related Diseases submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2315 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive food components  ; phytochemicals  ; antioxidants  ; natural compounds  ; bioavailability of bioactive components  ; health promotion  ; disease prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)
Recent Trends and Advancements in Nondestructive Testing Method for Food Quality and Safety
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2145 | Submission Open
Keywords: non-destructive testing; food quality; food safety; agricultural products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Analytical Methods)
NMR Driven Foodomics Applications submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1892 | Submission Open
Keywords: food-omics; NMR spectroscopy; chemometrics; food metabolites; food quality; food safety; traceability; authenticity; dietary intake biomarkers; food-related functional compounds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Analytical Methods)
Application of Bioactive Compounds and Their Micro/Nano Encapsulation in Food submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1830 | Submission Open
Keywords: microencapsulation; nanoencapsulation; bioactive extracts; food texture; natural antioxidants; functional foods; bioacessibility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods)
New Advances in Management and Characterization of Zoonotic Pathogens in Foodstuffs and Food Processing Facilities submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1722 | Submission Open
Keywords: foodborne pathogens; food contamination; food safety; omics technologies; challenge tests; predictive microbiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)
Enzyme: Mining, Production, Engineering, and Application in Food Industry
edited by Wenjing Cui
submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1691 | 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)
Exploring the Rise of Alternative Foods: A Consumer Behavior Perspective
edited by and Carlos Diaz-Caro
submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1589 | Submission Open
Keywords: alternative food; sustainable food; ethical food; food consumption; willingness to pay; behaviour choice consumer
Food Colloid and Nutrient Delivery—a New Perspective on the Interaction between Food and Humans
edited by Chaoying Qiu, Xuanxuan Lu and Zipei Zhang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1210 | Submission Open
Keywords: food colloid; nutrients; interfacial properties; delivery system; digestion; interaction; gastrointestinal fate; permeability; bioavailability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry)
Formation, Control and Toxicity Intervention of Food Processing Hazards
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1074 | Submission Open
Keywords: food hazards; formation; quality impact; control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Toxicology)
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