The Development of Novel Functional Foods: Trends, Prospectives, and Possible Bioactivity (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2026 | Viewed by 791
Editors
Interests: nutrition and health; functional foods; bioactive compounds; bioactivity and bioavailability; phytochemicals and chronic diseases
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Interests: drug development; theranostics; diagnostics; therapeutics; plant extracts
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Interests: bioprocessing; food waste valorization; bioeconomy & food products development; edible films; oleogels
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Interests: industrial fermentations; food and by-products chemistry and analysis; valorization of renewable resources; biorefineries; food biotechnology, bioeconomy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Many studies support the potential bioactivity of specific natural or processed functional foods due to their content of a plethora of bioactive ingredients, such as probiotics, fibers, antioxidants, polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamins, peptides, and phytochemicals. In this vein, in recent years, the food industry has focused on the development of novel processed foods that are rich in bioactive compounds, such as fortified and enriched foods, with potential nutritional or health claims, alongside the use of novel technologies. These novel functional products, consumed as part of a balanced diet in the form of ready-to-eat products, may help prevent nutrient deficiencies and promote health.
This Special Issue focuses on the further investigation of new technologies for the development of novel functional foods (encapsulation, fortification, lyophilization, etc.) to increase the bioactivity, stability, and bioavailability of the bioactive compounds and their possible effect on biomarkers of human health. We welcome papers that report the latest evidence-based results on the development, bioactivity, and bioavailability of novel functional foods. Animal experiments, clinical trials, and epidemiological studies, as well as in vitro studies, meta-analyses, and review articles, are also welcome.
Note: All the guest editors are members of FOODBIOMES, which is a new distributed research infrastructure of the agri-food sector established in Greece that aims to offer world-class research, education, and innovation services exploring the impact of microbiome applications in food systems and the development of novel functional foods.
Dr. Antonios E. Koutelidakis
Dr. Andreas Tzakos
Dr. Aikaterini Papadaki
Dr. Nikolaos Kopsahelis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- novel functional foods
- bioactivity
- bioavailability
- interventional studies
- novel technologies
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