Dietary Fibers from Agro-Products and Agro-Byproducts and Their Health Benefits

Dear Colleagues,

Dietary fibers (DFs) consist of indigestible carbohydrates, which exist in various agro-products, such as cereals, vegetables, fruits, and legumes. Increasing evidence supports that DFs can take part in human metabolism to promote human health, such as decreasing the risk of obesity, diabetes, colorectal cancer, and intestinal diseases. Therefore, DFs extracted and isolated from agro-products have attracted increasing attention for exploration and development into functional foods or health products.

In addition, a significant number of agro-by-products, especially fruit, vegetable, and cereal by-products, have been produced along the entire food supply chain. Generally, agro-byproducts are known as valuable sources of DFs. However, these agro-byproducts are commonly discarded, with consequent environmental pollution and economic lost. Therefore, it is necessary to recycle them to not only reduce environmental impacts but also valorize them by developing value-added health products.

This Special Issue focuses on the extraction and characterization of DFs from agro-products and agro-byproducts, and evaluation of their health benefits, especially health-promoting effects via regulating gut microbiota, as well as their potential applications in functional food development. We invite authors to submit research articles, perspectives, and review articles that focus on but are not limited to the following topics:

• Novel techniques for extraction of dietary fibers from agro-products and agro-byproducts;
• Modification and characterization of dietary fibers from agro-products and agro-byproducts;
• Biological activities of dietary fibers from agro-products and agro-byproducts;
• Health benefits of dietary fibers from agro-products and agro-byproducts via regulating gut microbiota;
• Development and application of dietary fibers from agro-products and agro-byproducts

Prof. Dr. Dingtao Wu
Dr. Yichen Hu
Dr. Ren-You Gan
Guest Editors

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