Sustainable Co-Extraction Strategies for Polyphenols and Polysaccharides in Foods
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2026 | Viewed by 471
Special Issue Editor
Interests: small berries; polyphenol identification; biological activities; functional food development; post-harvest storage and processing; protein–polyphenol interactions; emulsion gels
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Dear Colleagues,
Polyphenols and polysaccharides are two major bioactive components in food resources, widely recognized for their nutritional value and diverse biological activities. From a sustainable and developmental perspective, the synchronous extraction of polyphenols and polysaccharides has attracted increasing attention as an efficient and eco-friendly strategy to improve resource utilization and reduce processing waste. Compared with conventional separate extraction, co-extraction approaches can preserve molecular integrity, enhance polyphenol–polysaccharide interactions, and improve functional properties. Moreover, co-extracted polyphenol–polysaccharide complexes often exhibit enhanced antioxidant, enzyme inhibitory, and health-promoting activities, highlighting their potential for functional food and nutraceutical applications. This Special Issue focuses on recent advances in extraction techniques, interaction mechanisms, structural characteristics, and bioactivities of co-extracted polyphenols and polysaccharides from food materials and by-products.
Prof. Dr. Yan Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polyphenols
- polysaccharides
- synchronous extraction
- bioactivities
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