The global celebration of World Food Day in 2024 is scheduled for October 16th at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters, coinciding with World Food Week. The theme for this year’s event is “Right to Foods for a Better Life and a Better Future” which will amplify the voices of numerous international initiatives and campaigns advocating for change throughout October.

In honor of World Food Day 2024, we would like to share with you the following articles published in Applied Sciences (ISSN: 2076-3417) this year on food processing, food analysis, food safety and quality control, functional food, and food nutrition.

1. “Application of Natural Edible Coating to Enhance the Shelf Life of Red Fruits and Their Bioactive Content”
by Michele Pellegrino, Jasper Okoro Godwin Elechi, Pierluigi Plastina and Monica Rosa Loizzo
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(11), 4552; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14114552
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/11/4552

2. “Coniferous Honeydew Honey: Antibacterial Activity and Anti-Migration Properties against Breast Cancer Cell Line (MCF-7)”
by Małgorzata Dżugan, Ewa Ciszkowicz, Monika Tomczyk, Michał Miłek and Katarzyna Lecka-Szlachta
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(2), 710; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14020710
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/2/710

3. “The Baking Quality of Wheat Flour (Triticum aestivum L.) Obtained from Wheat Grains Cultivated in Various Farming Systems (Organic vs. Integrated vs. Conventional)”
by Katarzyna Wysocka, Grażyna Cacak-Pietrzak, Beata Feledyn-Szewczyk and Marcin Studnicki
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(5), 1886; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14051886
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/5/1886

4. “Impact of Different Solvents and Temperatures on the Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Rose Fruits (Rosa rugosa) Pomace”
by Andrzej Cendrowski, Marcin Studnicki and Stanisław Kalisz
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(2), 691; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14020691
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/2/691

5. “Physico-Chemical, Sensory, and Nutritional Properties of Shortbread Cookies Enriched with Agaricus bisporus and Pleurotus ostreatus Powders”
by Aneta Sławińska, Ewa Jabłońska-Ryś and Waldemar Gustaw
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(5), 1938; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14051938
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/5/1938

6. “Enhancing the Protein, Mineral Content, and Bioactivity of Wheat Bread through the Utilisation of Microalgal Biomass: A Comparative Study of Chlorella vulgaris, Phaeodactylum tricornutum, and Tetraselmis chuii”
by Nancy Mahmoud, Joana Ferreira, Anabela Raymundo and Maria Cristiana Nunes
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(6), 2483; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14062483
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/6/2483

7. “Listeria monocytogenes from Marine Fish and the Seafood Market Environment in Northern Greece: Prevalence, Molecular Characterization, and Antibiotic Resistance”
by Pantelis Peratikos, Anestis Tsitsos, Alexandros Damianos, Maria A. Kyritsi, Christos Hadjichristodoulou, Nikolaos Soultos and Vangelis Economou
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(7), 2725; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14072725
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/7/2725

8. “Assessment of the Baking Properties of Rye Flour Based on the Polysaccharide Content and Properties”
by Sylwia Stępniewska, Grażyna Cacak-Pietrzak, Anna Szafrańska, Ewa Ostrowska-Ligęza, Agnieszka Salamon and Hanna Kowalska
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(7), 2772; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14072772
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/7/2772

9. “Combined Sous-Vide and High Hydrostatic Pressure Treatment of Pork: Is the Order of Application Decisive When Using Minimal Processing Technologies?”
by György Kenesei, Gabriella Kiskó and István Dalmadi
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(9), 3583; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14093583
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/9/3583

10. “Protective Effects of a Combined Herbal Medicine against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Associated Inflammation and Oxidative Stress”
by Eun Jin Yang
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(13), 5386; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14135386
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/13/5386