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Section Board for 'Food Nutrition' (30)
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Department of Chemistry, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, USA
Interests: analytical chemistry; diabetology; nutritional biochemistry; glycation; ascorbic acid; antioxidant assays; lipids; diabetes; metabolism; food chemistry; anthocyanins; nutraceuticals; phytochemicals; bioactive; herbal medicine
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Interests: analytical chemistry; diabetology; nutritional biochemistry; glycation; ascorbic acid; antioxidant assays; lipids; diabetes; metabolism; food chemistry; anthocyanins; nutraceuticals; phytochemicals; bioactive; herbal medicine
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Special Issue in
Foods: Polyphenols in Foods and their Function in Disease Prevention

College of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
Interests: natural products; biological activity; food analysis; pharmacology; molecular mechanism
Interests: natural products; biological activity; food analysis; pharmacology; molecular mechanism

College of Food Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, No. 235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang 330047, China
Interests: food processing technology; carbohydrate; starch digestion; food delivery system; food nutrition
Interests: food processing technology; carbohydrate; starch digestion; food delivery system; food nutrition

Department of Applied Human Nutrition, Mount Saint Vincent University, 166 Bedford Highway, Halifax, NS B3M 2J6, Canada
Interests: sensory perception; satiety; metabolic control
Interests: sensory perception; satiety; metabolic control

Health Sciences Research Centre (CICS-UBI), Beira Interior University, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6201-506 Covilhã, Portugal
Interests: microbiology; food microbiology; bioactive compounds as health promotors; bioactivity; functional foods; valorization of agrofood industry by-products; circular economy
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Interests: microbiology; food microbiology; bioactive compounds as health promotors; bioactivity; functional foods; valorization of agrofood industry by-products; circular economy
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Division of Food Bioscience, College of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Konkuk University, Chungju-si 27478, Korea
Interests: fat-soluble vitamins; carotenoids; flavonoids; oxidative stress; functional foods; metabolic syndrome; human study
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Interests: fat-soluble vitamins; carotenoids; flavonoids; oxidative stress; functional foods; metabolic syndrome; human study
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Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Amendola 2, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Interests: polyphenols; metabolism; digestion; bioactive peptides
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Interests: polyphenols; metabolism; digestion; bioactive peptides
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Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, Food and Nutrition Torribera Campus, University of Barcelona, Spain.
Interests: applied microbiology; environmental microbiology; microbial biotechnology; fermentation; bacteria; lactic acid bacteria; staphylococcus
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Interests: applied microbiology; environmental microbiology; microbial biotechnology; fermentation; bacteria; lactic acid bacteria; staphylococcus
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Special Issue in
Nutrients: Unfolding New Evidence on Histamine Intolerance

Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
Interests: metabolism; adipose tissue; muscle; exercise; healthy aging; obesity; diabetes; functional foods
Interests: metabolism; adipose tissue; muscle; exercise; healthy aging; obesity; diabetes; functional foods
Dr. Uri Lesmes
Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Interests: bioaccessibility, bioavailability & safety of nutrients and food bioactives; in-vitro models of the human gastro-intestine; development of specialty and personalized foods as well as nutritional management of the colon microbiome; advanced analyses of foods (foodomics); structure-function relationships of food ingredients; novel food ingredients; food-grade delivery systems and rational design of emulsions and food hydrocolloids
Interests: bioaccessibility, bioavailability & safety of nutrients and food bioactives; in-vitro models of the human gastro-intestine; development of specialty and personalized foods as well as nutritional management of the colon microbiome; advanced analyses of foods (foodomics); structure-function relationships of food ingredients; novel food ingredients; food-grade delivery systems and rational design of emulsions and food hydrocolloids

Institute of Biosciences and BioResources (IBBR) - CNR, 111 - 80131 Napoli, Italy
Interests: protein biochemistry; direct protein sequencing; structure-function relashionship in proteins; allergenic proteins; food allergy; allergen profile; new allergens; protein identification; protein purification
Interests: protein biochemistry; direct protein sequencing; structure-function relashionship in proteins; allergenic proteins; food allergy; allergen profile; new allergens; protein identification; protein purification

Université d’Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse, INRAE, UMR408, GREEN Team Extraction, F-84000 Avignon, France
Interests: green extraction of natural products; green chemistry; bioactive compounds
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Interests: green extraction of natural products; green chemistry; bioactive compounds
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Institute of Food Sciences - National Research Council (CNR); Via Roma, 64, Avellino, Italy
Interests: food proteomics; food peptidomics; food allergy; celiac disease; in vitro gastrointestinal digestion; food bioactive peptides
Interests: food proteomics; food peptidomics; food allergy; celiac disease; in vitro gastrointestinal digestion; food bioactive peptides
Food Colour & Quality Lab., Area of Nutrition & Food Science, Universidad de Sevilla, Facultad de Farmacia, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
Interests: carotenoids; food analysis; bioactive; food color
Interests: carotenoids; food analysis; bioactive; food color

INRAE, L'Institut Agro, UMR Science and Technology of Milk and Eggs, 65 rue de Saint-Brieuc, 35000 Rennes, France
Interests: food digestion; in vitro and in vivo models; bioactive peptides; nutrient bioavailability; food structure; milk and dairy products
Interests: food digestion; in vitro and in vivo models; bioactive peptides; nutrient bioavailability; food structure; milk and dairy products
Medical School, University of Lille, INSERM U1167, RID-AGE, 59045 Lille, France
Interests: food quality; glycation; Maillard reaction; nutrition; analytical chemistry; ageing; diabetes
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Interests: food quality; glycation; Maillard reaction; nutrition; analytical chemistry; ageing; diabetes
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Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación, CIAL (CSIC-UAM), C/ Nicolás Cabrera, 9, Campus de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
Interests: bioactive oligosaccharides; food allergy; structural characterization of carbohydrates and proteins; digestibility
Interests: bioactive oligosaccharides; food allergy; structural characterization of carbohydrates and proteins; digestibility

Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
Interests: computational hemistry in drug design; molecular modelling tecnhiques; molecular docking; MD simulations; QSAR analysis; tyrosine kinase inhibition; anticancer; antiangiogenic antioxidant activity
Interests: computational hemistry in drug design; molecular modelling tecnhiques; molecular docking; MD simulations; QSAR analysis; tyrosine kinase inhibition; anticancer; antiangiogenic antioxidant activity

School of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada
Interests: oxidative stress and antioxidants; nutrition; polyphenols; nutrient and phytochemical digestibility and absorption
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Interests: oxidative stress and antioxidants; nutrition; polyphenols; nutrient and phytochemical digestibility and absorption
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Nutrients: Plant-Based Nutrition

Centre for Nutrtion and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculutre and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Coopers Plains, QLD 4108, Australia
Interests: bioactive compounds; phytochemicals; plant food/material; food chemistry; nutritional biochemistry;i vitro models for digestion & bioaccessibility; in vivo bioavailability & metabolism
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Interests: bioactive compounds; phytochemicals; plant food/material; food chemistry; nutritional biochemistry;i vitro models for digestion & bioaccessibility; in vivo bioavailability & metabolism
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Foods: Foods of Plant Origin

Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Helsinki, Finland
Interests: reactive oxygen species; inflammation; antioxidants; multivariate data analysis; phenolic compounds; statistical optimization; food chemistry; analytical methods; phenolic compounds; food fraud
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Interests: reactive oxygen species; inflammation; antioxidants; multivariate data analysis; phenolic compounds; statistical optimization; food chemistry; analytical methods; phenolic compounds; food fraud
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Foods: Food Identity, Authenticity and Fraud: The Full Spectrum
Special Issue in Foods: Novel Food Processing and Extraction Technologies
Special Issue in Molecules: Recovery of Phytochemicals from Forest Materials
Special Issue in Foods: Novel Food Processing and Extraction Technologies
Special Issue in Molecules: Recovery of Phytochemicals from Forest Materials
Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
Interests: Maillard reaction; glycation; chemical process contaminants; acrylamide; bioaccesibility; in vivo effects
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Interests: Maillard reaction; glycation; chemical process contaminants; acrylamide; bioaccesibility; in vivo effects
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Foods: New Knowledge in Analytical, Technological and Biological Aspects of the Maillard Reaction
Special Issue in Foods: New Frontiers in Acrylamide Study in Foods: Formation, Analysis and Exposure Assessment
Special Issue in Foods: Maillard Reaction: New Knowledge in Process Contaminants in Foods and Effects on Biological Systems
Special Issue in Foods: New Frontiers in Acrylamide Study in Foods: Formation, Analysis and Exposure Assessment
Special Issue in Foods: Maillard Reaction: New Knowledge in Process Contaminants in Foods and Effects on Biological Systems
Food Hygiene, Inspection and Control Laboratory, University of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Lugo, University Campus, Lugo, Spain
Interests: microbiology; analytical chemistry; functional foods; human nutrition; gut microbiota; metabolomics; proteomics; gene expression
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Interests: microbiology; analytical chemistry; functional foods; human nutrition; gut microbiota; metabolomics; proteomics; gene expression
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Foods: Food Ingredients and Gut Microbiota
Prof. Dr. Barry J. Parsons
School of Clinical and Applied Sciences, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS1 3HE, UK
Interests: antioxidants; reactive oxidative species; polysaccharides; diet and cancer
Interests: antioxidants; reactive oxidative species; polysaccharides; diet and cancer

Food Colour & Quality Lab., Area of Nutrition & Food Science, Universidad de Sevilla, Facultad de Farmacia, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
Interests: Carotenoids; functional foods; nutricosmetics; olive oil; orange juice; citrus
Interests: Carotenoids; functional foods; nutricosmetics; olive oil; orange juice; citrus
Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Interests: nutritional neuroscience; carotenoids; macular pigment; lutein/zeaxanthin; sensory; vision
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Interests: nutritional neuroscience; carotenoids; macular pigment; lutein/zeaxanthin; sensory; vision
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Foods: Dietary Carotenoids and The Nervous System
Special Issue in Nutrients: Nutrition and the Function of the Central Nervous System
Special Issue in Nutrients: Nutrition and the Function of the Central Nervous System
INRA, Unit of Human Nutrition, Clermont-Ferrand-Theix-Lyon Research Center, 63122 Saint Genès-Champanelle, France
Interests: preventive and holistic nutrition; plant-based food health potential; cereal-based food products; processing and nutritional values; antioxidants; lipotropes; fibre
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Interests: preventive and holistic nutrition; plant-based food health potential; cereal-based food products; processing and nutritional values; antioxidants; lipotropes; fibre
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Foods: Coarse Food Grain

Department of Wine, Food and Molecular Biosciences, Lincoln University, Lincoln 7647, Christchurch, New Zealand
Interests: polysaccharide utilization; glycemic response; dietary fibre; food structure and function
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Interests: polysaccharide utilization; glycemic response; dietary fibre; food structure and function
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International Journal of Molecular Sciences: Dietary Fibre: Biochemistry and Nutritional Science
Special Issue in Foods: Dietary Polysaccharides
Special Issue in Foods: Selected Papers from the 1st International Electronic Conference on Food Science and Functional Foods (Foods 2020)
Special Issue in Foods: Physicochemical and Sensory Evaluation of Grain-Based Food
Special Issue in Foods: Dietary Polysaccharides
Special Issue in Foods: Selected Papers from the 1st International Electronic Conference on Food Science and Functional Foods (Foods 2020)
Special Issue in Foods: Physicochemical and Sensory Evaluation of Grain-Based Food
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, 139A G. M. Trout FSHN Building, East Lansing, MI 48824-1224, USA
Interests: diet and cancer risk; flavonoids; anthocyanins; food safety education; food safety management systems; international food safety
Interests: diet and cancer risk; flavonoids; anthocyanins; food safety education; food safety management systems; international food safety
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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