Advance in Processing and Quality Control of Dairy Products
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2024) | Viewed by 14707
Special Issue Editors
Interests: NMR spectroscopy; food science; spectroscopy; proteins; materials chemistry; lipids; peptides; biochemistry; nuclear magnetic resonance; advanced materials
Interests: physico-chemical properties; 1H NMR relaxometry; MRI; bakery and dairy products
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Dairy production, especially for the most valued and well-known cheese products, is still often based on traditional processes. Various steps involved in the cheesemaking process often require careful control by expert cheesemakers, meaning that human intervention cannot be adequately replaced with more objective control systems. Quality control routines also generally rely on well-established analyses and instruments. However, advanced technologies are paving the way for the development of new products and the optimization of new dairy processes.
New analytical tools that are able to describe the key molecular, structural and textural features of dairy products are becoming increasingly available, but they have found only limited applications in the dairy industry so far. On one hand, the introduction of new analytical approaches for dairy processing and quality control offers the opportunity for a complete overhaul of the industry landscape. On the other hand, a switch to this new scenario will involve radically new ways of describing quality features that might not be welcomed by all. Therefore, a change of mindset is needed to urge dairy stakeholders to consider radically new languages and sets of analytical parameters based on more advanced analytical tools.
This Special Issue addresses the future challenges of modern analytical chemistry in the dairy sector. Papers that present applications of state-of-the-art analytical approaches to realistic issues of concern for dairy producers are particularly welcome. Studies on milk and derived dairy products will also be accepted.
Dr. Roberto Anedda
Dr. Elena Curti
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Applied Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- dairy innovation
- science towards technology
- imaging
- fraud
- non-invasive analysis
- in-line analysis
- quality assurance
- quality control
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.