Editorial Board
- Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry Section
- Food Engineering and Technology Section
- Food Quality and Safety Section
- Food Analytical Methods Section
- Food Microbiology Section
- Food Nutrition Section
- Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods Section
- Food Security and Sustainability Section
- Food Packaging and Preservation Section
- Sensory and Consumer Sciences Section
- Foodomics Section
- Food Toxicology Section
- Food Systems Section
- Food Biotechnology Section
- Meat Section
- Foods of Marine Origin Section
- Plant Foods Section
- Grain Section
- Dairy Section
- Drinks and Liquid Nutrition Section
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
Department of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
Interests: food safety; gut health; public health; controlling pathogens in food systems; understanding pathogen survival and persistence along the food chain, their virulence attributes and the application of probiotics to control foodborne pathogens; the efficacy of currently applied intervention (hurdle) technologies to reduce pathogen transmission during pre- and post-harvest processing of fresh produce, meat and dairy products; potential application of probiotics and functional foods in the prevention and treatment of gut pathologies; elucidating the molecular cross talk between diet, microbiome and host on all levels of regulation namely, genes, proteins and metabolites; developing evidence-based dietary interventions for restoring health and preventing chronic pathologies
Interests: food safety; gut health; public health; controlling pathogens in food systems; understanding pathogen survival and persistence along the food chain, their virulence attributes and the application of probiotics to control foodborne pathogens; the efficacy of currently applied intervention (hurdle) technologies to reduce pathogen transmission during pre- and post-harvest processing of fresh produce, meat and dairy products; potential application of probiotics and functional foods in the prevention and treatment of gut pathologies; elucidating the molecular cross talk between diet, microbiome and host on all levels of regulation namely, genes, proteins and metabolites; developing evidence-based dietary interventions for restoring health and preventing chronic pathologies
Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland
Interests: analytical chemistry; polymer chemistry; food science
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Interests: analytical chemistry; polymer chemistry; food science
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1. MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Guia Marine Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon (FCUL), Av. Nossa Senhora do Cabo, 939, 2750-374 Cascais, Portugal
2. Division of Aquaculture and Seafood Upgrading (DivAV), Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, I.P.), Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho 6, 1495-165 Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: marine biology; physiology; ecotoxicology; climate change; bioenergetics; food microbiology; food chemistry; chemical contaminants; seafood quality and safety; shelf-life; analytical methods; bioaccessibility; in vivo model
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2. Division of Aquaculture and Seafood Upgrading (DivAV), Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, I.P.), Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho 6, 1495-165 Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: marine biology; physiology; ecotoxicology; climate change; bioenergetics; food microbiology; food chemistry; chemical contaminants; seafood quality and safety; shelf-life; analytical methods; bioaccessibility; in vivo model
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Department of Fisheries, Kindai University, Nara, Japan
Interests: food storage; food quality; food structure; heavy metal
Interests: food storage; food quality; food structure; heavy metal
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0370, USA
Interests: food science and human nutrition; malnutrition; micronutrients deficiencies; global nutrition; iron deficiency anemia; vitamin A deficiency; protein deficiency; soy and dairy products; essential oils; antioxidants; intervention programs to address undernutrition; encapsulation technologies
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Interests: food science and human nutrition; malnutrition; micronutrients deficiencies; global nutrition; iron deficiency anemia; vitamin A deficiency; protein deficiency; soy and dairy products; essential oils; antioxidants; intervention programs to address undernutrition; encapsulation technologies
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Department of Animal Production and Food Science, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Interests: microcapsules; bioactive compounds; omega-3 rich oils; antioxidants; emulsion homogenization; spray-drying; food enrichment; bioavailability
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Interests: microcapsules; bioactive compounds; omega-3 rich oils; antioxidants; emulsion homogenization; spray-drying; food enrichment; bioavailability
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Institut of Chemistry, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan
Interests: phytochemsirty; characterization of plant oils; characterization of natural antioxidants
Interests: phytochemsirty; characterization of plant oils; characterization of natural antioxidants
Department of Agriculture, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
Interests: fermented food; lactic acid bacteria; probiotic
Interests: fermented food; lactic acid bacteria; probiotic
Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari, ed Ambientali (D3A), Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
Interests: fermented foods; microbiota; microbial dynamics; edible insects; cheese; fermented sausages; salami; vegetable preserves; cereal-based beverages; sourdough; kefir
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Interests: fermented foods; microbiota; microbial dynamics; edible insects; cheese; fermented sausages; salami; vegetable preserves; cereal-based beverages; sourdough; kefir
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Scientes, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: phytochemical study of medicinal plants, especially those plants that are used folk medicine; evaluation of antioxidant; anti-inflammatory and antidiabetic activity of medicinal plant extracts and pure compounds isolated from those extracts
Interests: phytochemical study of medicinal plants, especially those plants that are used folk medicine; evaluation of antioxidant; anti-inflammatory and antidiabetic activity of medicinal plant extracts and pure compounds isolated from those extracts
Food and Health Research, School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Interests: vitamin bioavailability; fortification of foods; absorption of vitamins in humans; bioavailability using ex vivo cell culture
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Interests: vitamin bioavailability; fortification of foods; absorption of vitamins in humans; bioavailability using ex vivo cell culture
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Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Interests: food authentication; food contaminants; mycotoxins; mass spectrometry; sample treatment
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Interests: food authentication; food contaminants; mycotoxins; mass spectrometry; sample treatment
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Food Science Department, Laval University, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
Interests: food chemistry; food processing; food preservation; food analysis; plant foods; food science and technology
Interests: food chemistry; food processing; food preservation; food analysis; plant foods; food science and technology
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), UR370 Qualité des Produits Animaux, F-63122 Saint Genès-Champanelle, France
Interests: skeletal muscle biology; postmortem muscle metabolism; muscle structure; meat quality; meat digestion; meat products; fish produts meat processing; microscopy; microspectroscopy; chemical imaging
Interests: skeletal muscle biology; postmortem muscle metabolism; muscle structure; meat quality; meat digestion; meat products; fish produts meat processing; microscopy; microspectroscopy; chemical imaging
Western Regional Research Center, Healthy Processed Foods Research, Albany, CA 94710, USA
Interests: material characterization; nanostructured materials; material characteristics; nanomaterials; polymer nanoscience; porosity; thin films and nanotechnology; food packaging; food science; essential oils
Interests: material characterization; nanostructured materials; material characteristics; nanomaterials; polymer nanoscience; porosity; thin films and nanotechnology; food packaging; food science; essential oils
Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, Agro Food Park 48, DK-8200 Aarhus, Denmark
Interests: raw milk quality; milk composition; genetic variants; coagulation; rennet; proteomics methods; milk processability; dairy product quality; proteolysis; somatic cells; peptidomics, potato proteins, cultivated milk from cells
Interests: raw milk quality; milk composition; genetic variants; coagulation; rennet; proteomics methods; milk processability; dairy product quality; proteolysis; somatic cells; peptidomics, potato proteins, cultivated milk from cells
Horticultural Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Fort Pierce, FL, USA
Interests: postharvest plant physiology; postharvest handling and storage of fruit; packaging; controlled atmosphere; modified humidity (MH) packaging; edible coating; volatile flavor
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Interests: postharvest plant physiology; postharvest handling and storage of fruit; packaging; controlled atmosphere; modified humidity (MH) packaging; edible coating; volatile flavor
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Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Interests: food safety; rapid diagnostics; molecular epidemiology; biosensors; risk assessment
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Interests: food safety; rapid diagnostics; molecular epidemiology; biosensors; risk assessment
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Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF-Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina–Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal
Interests: food microbiology; food safety; food quality; food biotechnology
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Interests: food microbiology; food safety; food quality; food biotechnology
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Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Science, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao Preto, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo 01000-000, Brazil
Interests: human biomonitoring; toxicology; potentially toxic elements; emerging contaminants; ICP-MS
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Interests: human biomonitoring; toxicology; potentially toxic elements; emerging contaminants; ICP-MS
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National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Sciences of Food Procuction (CNR-ISPA), 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: food microbiology; characterization and improvement of traditional foods; improvement of food safety and quality by innovative and combined technological applications; development of new products such as probiotic beverages or cheese analogues; high protein/low fat foods; set up of new foods for specific consumer' categories; recovery and recycle of food waste and by products into the food chain
Interests: food microbiology; characterization and improvement of traditional foods; improvement of food safety and quality by innovative and combined technological applications; development of new products such as probiotic beverages or cheese analogues; high protein/low fat foods; set up of new foods for specific consumer' categories; recovery and recycle of food waste and by products into the food chain
Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece
Interests: chemistry and technology of fermented foods (alcoholic beverages; dairy products; probiotics; fermented cereal products; exploitation of industrial by-products)
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Interests: chemistry and technology of fermented foods (alcoholic beverages; dairy products; probiotics; fermented cereal products; exploitation of industrial by-products)
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Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Interests: food technology; food analysis; food chemistry; olive oil quality and authenticity; sensory analysis; lipid oxidation; antioxidants; flavour
Interests: food technology; food analysis; food chemistry; olive oil quality and authenticity; sensory analysis; lipid oxidation; antioxidants; flavour
International Center of Excellence in Seafood Science and Innovation (ICE-SSI), Faculty of Agro-Industry, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
Interests: chemistry and quality of seafoods; utilization of fish/shellfish byproduct; functional properties of food proteins
Interests: chemistry and quality of seafoods; utilization of fish/shellfish byproduct; functional properties of food proteins
Innovation & Sustainable Development In Food Chain (IS-FOOD), Public University of Navarre (UPNA), Campus de Arrosadía, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
Interests: food composition; protein; nutritional value; health; functional properties; bioactive compounds; food texture and structure; sensory acceptance; shelf-life; innovative food ingredients; sustainable food systems
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Interests: food composition; protein; nutritional value; health; functional properties; bioactive compounds; food texture and structure; sensory acceptance; shelf-life; innovative food ingredients; sustainable food systems
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Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Interests: foodomics; metabolomics; nuclear magnetic resonance; nutrition; endogenous metabolism; gut health; functional ingredients; animal-based foods; dietary protein; meat science; water mobility; NMR relaxometry
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Interests: foodomics; metabolomics; nuclear magnetic resonance; nutrition; endogenous metabolism; gut health; functional ingredients; animal-based foods; dietary protein; meat science; water mobility; NMR relaxometry
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Department of Agricultural Food and Nutritional Science, University of Albertadisabled, Edmonton, Canada
Interests: non-enzymatic browning reactions; maillard and caramelization; milk glycomacropeptide; meat science
Interests: non-enzymatic browning reactions; maillard and caramelization; milk glycomacropeptide; meat science
Dr. Antonio Bevilacqua
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Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences (SAFE), University of Foggia, Via Napoli 25, 71100 Foggia, Italy
Interests: food microbiology; foodborne pathogens; food safety; food preservation; probiotics; predictive microbiology
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Interests: food microbiology; foodborne pathogens; food safety; food preservation; probiotics; predictive microbiology
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College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: microbial safety of food; foodborne pathogen control; rapid detection technology; microbial biofilm control; microbial drug resistance; stress response in pathogen
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Interests: microbial safety of food; foodborne pathogen control; rapid detection technology; microbial biofilm control; microbial drug resistance; stress response in pathogen
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Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
Interests: food safety; foodborne bacterial pathogens; colonization; zoonotic diseases; cynobiotics and prevention with natural antimicrobial
Interests: food safety; foodborne bacterial pathogens; colonization; zoonotic diseases; cynobiotics and prevention with natural antimicrobial
