Plant Materials and Their Antioxidant Potential, 3rd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

The daily stresses that we experience produce a significant amount of free radicals in our bodies that, over time, affect our health. To eliminate these free radicals, we need antioxidants from external sources. A great option for consuming these antioxidants is directly through the foods we eat. Medicinal plants have a high content of antioxidants and their use in our diet in various forms can provide a solution. Given global environmental concerns and resource scarcity, the agri-food industry is becoming increasingly aware of the importance of sustainable practices and waste reduction, along with the use of these resources to create products to maintain human health, such as food ingredients, functional foods, food supplements, nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals.

Through biotechnology, various plant raw materials and food by-products can be used under different conditions as valuable ingredients in various food products using environmentally friendly technologies. This is also expanding upon the concept of sustainable development and the idea of a circular bioeconomy. There are also opportunities in terms of identifying genuine sources of antioxidants from various known or less-studied raw plant materials. In this Special Issue, we invite researchers to provide original research and review articles that relate to antioxidants and human health. We welcome papers from researchers from a wide range of fields, such as the food industry and the fields of biotechnology, physiology, biochemistry, medicine and nutrition. The aim of this Special Issue is to provide a valuable collection of new knowledge in this field.

Dr. Elisabeta Irina Geana
Prof. Dr. Ovidiu Tita
Guest Editors

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