Fifth Anniversary of 'Food Science and Technology' Section—Recent Advances in Food
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 786
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food proteins; mass spectrometry; chromatography; bioinformatics
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Interests: chromatography food chemistry mass spectrometry food science and technology; food analysis;fatty acid analysis; lipid extraction; emerging food technologies; novel food; functional foods; innovative foods
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Interests: healthy diet; human nutrition; functional food; food hygiene
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Food safety and food security should be considered together. The primary responsibility of applied sciences is to ensure that the expanding global population is provided with food that is safe to eat, inhibits the development of lifestyle-related diseases, is free of chemical additives, and in sufficient quantities to provide nourishment for all. We believe that research on agriculture and food technology will ensure that food produced has high nutritional and health value while respecting the natural environment of Earth. Applied research could lead to the inception of new technologies that are more economical and environmentally friendly and produce healthy and safe food in the right quantity and quality. This should be accompanied by comprehensive preschool and school education about healthy nutrition, preventing food waste, and protecting the environment.
Proteins belong to the most important food components. They affect physico-chemical and functional properties of food products and are precursors of biologically active and taste-affecting peptides. Some proteins possess also dark sides—allergenicity. Enzymatic and chemical reactions of proteins and peptides during processing also constitute important a research approach. Bioinformatics and cheminformatics have become significant parts of protocols and workflows in food science. They are usually applied to support experiments on all classes of food components.
This year marks the fifth year since the inception of the “Food Science and Technology” Section. To celebrate this achievement, for this Special Issue, we seek high-quality submissions that highlight emerging and innovative technologies and applications that address recent advances and breakthroughs in the fields of food quality and safety, food components and nutrition, (bio)chemical characterization, etc.
Prof. Dr. Piotr Minkiewicz
Dr. Roberta Foligni
Prof. Dr. Wojciech Kolanowski
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- food safety
- food security
- food technology
- lifestyle-related diseases
- healthy diet
- proteins
- bioactive peptides
- functional properties
- proteolysis
- chemical modifications enzymatic modifications
- allergy
- bioinformatics
- cheminformatics
- chemical information
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