Sustainable Management, Recovery, and Transformation of Food Waste and By-Products
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Security and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 14 February 2026 | Viewed by 976
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biogenic amines; biocompounds; by-products valorisation; food waste management technology; quality; safety
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The industrial processing of food generates residues that pose both environmental and economic challenges. The reuse of food waste contributes to several Sustainable Development Goals outlined in the United Nations Agenda 2030.
Food waste recovery serves multiple purposes, particularly by leveraging its valuable chemical and physical properties. As such, food waste and by-products can act as important sources of key compounds for the biorefinery industry. They can also be effectively used to extract bioactive compounds suitable for applications in functional foods, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals with natural excipients, and even in fields such as environmental remediation.
Converting food waste into biofuels and other high-value products used in everyday life is an area with vast untapped potential. This topic engages experts across a range of disciplines, including biotechnology, industrial engineering, food technology, and organic, inorganic, and analytical chemistry.
For this Special Issue, I invite you to submit original research articles, reviews, and opinion pieces on the broad topic of sustainable utilization and management of food waste and by-products of both plant and animal origin.
Prof. Dr. Maria Martuscelli
Dr. Ali Mohsin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- food by-products
- waste valorization
- waste management
- food supply chain wastes
- food processing waste
- bioactive compounds
- functional ingredients
- high-value products
- nutraceuticals
- sustainability
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