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Foods, Volume 11, Issue 22

November-2 2022 - 204 articles

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Cover Story: Achieving food security (FS) is perhaps our most challenging aspiration. Despite our best efforts, millions of people around the globe are malnourished or live with hunger. The state of the geo-political scene, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, have recently brought forth fears of a global food crisis (GFC). Here, we present the factors that threaten FS and could trigger a GFC, examine the potential of alternative crops (ACs) as a measure against an upcoming GFC, and highlight the key aspects of the ACs introduction process in new regions. ACs could enhance FS, yet their success is premised on the adoption of sustainable practices and the implementation of food strategies that aim to promote healthy consumer behaviors. View this paper

Articles (204)

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,520 Views
12 Pages

Physical, Mechanical and Biological Properties of Phenolic Acid-Grafted Soluble Soybean Polysaccharide Films

  • Mengyang Zhang,
  • Chen Huang,
  • Jing Xie,
  • Zehuai Shao,
  • Xiaohui Li,
  • Xiaojun Bian,
  • Bin Xue,
  • Jianhong Gan and
  • Tao Sun

21 November 2022

Three kinds of phenolic acid-grafted soluble soybean polysaccharide (SSPS) with similar grafting ratios were prepared, and their structure was characterized by FT-IR, UV-vis and 1 H NMR. The impact of phenolic acid on the antioxidant activity of SSPS...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,260 Views
13 Pages

Pea-Tea Intercropping Improves Tea Quality through Regulating Amino Acid Metabolism and Flavonoid Biosynthesis

  • Qingping Ma,
  • Laichao Song,
  • Zhanhai Niu,
  • Ziyuan Qiu,
  • Haiwei Sun,
  • Zhihong Ren,
  • Huanhuan Wu,
  • Yu Wang,
  • Huiling Mei and
  • Xinghui Li
  • + 1 author

21 November 2022

Pea-tea intercropping is an excellent cultivation method that can improve tea quality. However, the underlying mechanism is still unclear. The present study was aimed at elucidating the mechanism of the effect of pea-tea intercropping on tea quality...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,133 Views
13 Pages

The Discrimination and Characterization of Volatile Organic Compounds in Different Areas of Zanthoxylum bungeanum Pericarps and Leaves by HS-GC-IMS and HS-SPME-GC-MS

  • Xinlong Wu,
  • Jiaxin Yin,
  • Hui Ding,
  • Wei Li,
  • Lifeng Han,
  • Wenzhi Yang,
  • Fangyi Li,
  • Xinbo Song,
  • Songtao Bie and
  • Xingchu Gong
  • + 2 authors

21 November 2022

The pericarps of Zanthoxylum bungeanum (ZBP) and leaves of Zanthoxylum bungeanum (ZBL) are popular spices in China, and they have pharmacological activities as well. In this experiment, the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of the pericarps of Zantho...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
2,556 Views
17 Pages

Effects on Cell Membrane Integrity of Pichia anomala by the Accumulating Excessive Reactive Oxygen Species under Ethanol Stress

  • Yanru Chen,
  • Yin Wan,
  • Wenqin Cai,
  • Na Liu,
  • Jiali Zeng,
  • Chengmei Liu,
  • Hong Peng and
  • Guiming Fu

21 November 2022

Ethanol stress to yeast is well recognized and exists widely during the brewing process of alcohol products. Pichia anomala is an important ester-producing yeast in the brewing process of Chinese Baijiu and other alcohol products. Therefore, it is of...

  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,661 Views
29 Pages

Reintegration of Food Industry By-Products: Potential Applications

  • Christos Eliopoulos,
  • Giorgos Markou,
  • Ioanna Langousi and
  • Dimitrios Arapoglou

21 November 2022

Numerous studies have indicated that fruits and vegetables are considered as significant sources of bioactive compounds. The generated by-products, which are derived from the food industry, reveal similar or higher antioxidant activity. On the other...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,683 Views
14 Pages

Dietary Supplement of Amomum villosum Lour. Polysaccharide Attenuates Ulcerative Colitis in BALB/c Mice

  • Donghui Luo,
  • Jiao Zeng,
  • Jingjing Guan,
  • Yuanyuan Xu,
  • Rui-Bo Jia,
  • Jin Chen,
  • Guili Jiang and
  • Chunxia Zhou

21 November 2022

Amomum villosum Lour. (A. villosum), a comestible medicinal plant, has been traditionally used in China to treat diarrhea, stomach fullness, and abdominal distension. Polysaccharide, the main chemical component of A. villosum, has been shown to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,435 Views
13 Pages

Understanding Italian Consumers’ Perception of Safety in Animal Food Products

  • Maria Piochi,
  • Michele Filippo Fontefrancesco and
  • Luisa Torri

21 November 2022

The concept of food safety is still underexplored among consumers, especially in relationship with the perception of food technology. Through an online survey (n = 489), this study explored: I, how perceived safety is related to products obtained wit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
3,779 Views
16 Pages

IUP-BERT: Identification of Umami Peptides Based on BERT Features

  • Liangzhen Jiang,
  • Jici Jiang,
  • Xiao Wang,
  • Yin Zhang,
  • Bowen Zheng,
  • Shuqi Liu,
  • Yiting Zhang,
  • Changying Liu,
  • Yan Wan and
  • Dabing Xiang
  • + 1 author

21 November 2022

Umami is an important widely-used taste component of food seasoning. Umami peptides are specific structural peptides endowing foods with a favorable umami taste. Laboratory approaches used to identify umami peptides are time-consuming and labor-inten...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,681 Views
17 Pages

Physicochemical, Structural, and Digestive Properties of Banana Starch Modified by Ultrasound and Resveratrol Treatments

  • Ying Sun,
  • Yang Yang,
  • Lili Zheng,
  • Xiaoyan Zheng,
  • Dao Xiao,
  • Shenwan Wang,
  • Zhengke Zhang,
  • Binling Ai and
  • Zhanwu Sheng

21 November 2022

Ultrasonic treatment combined with resveratrol modification was used to improve banana starch’s solubility, thermal stability, and digestion resistance. The solubility and freeze-thaw stability of the modified starch complex significantly incre...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,867 Views
6 Pages

21 November 2022

The high demand for novel and existing sustainable protein sources (e.g., legumes, insects, algae, and cultured meat) to replace the animal-based sources is becoming crucial. This change in protein consumption calls for the re-evaluation of the curre...

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