Natural Bioactive Components to Improve the Nutritional and Health-Related Properties of Food Products
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 579
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food chemistry; phenolic compounds; anthocyanins; antioxidants; use of natural bioactive compounds to prevent diabetes and cardiovascular disease; development of new functional food products to improve health
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Interests: food science; plant-based foods; antioxidants; phytochemicals; biological activities; functional foods; bioavailibility; nutraceuticals
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Foods significantly influence human nutrition and health due to their nutritional properties and bioactive compounds. There has been increased interest in discovering natural compounds from food and elucidating their mechanisms of action. Various phenolics (e.g., anthocyanins, phenolic acids, flavonoids, flavanols, catechins, polyphenols, and tannins), polysaccharides, and peptides from grains, fruits, vegetables, milk, meat, egg, fish, soybean, tea, wine, mushrooms, and lactic acid bacteria are responsible for the chemopreventive properties. Therefore, one of the major emerging technologies is the extraction of these natural bioactive components and their application to functional foods. Functional foods and nutraceuticals may offer novel therapeutic applications for the prevention and treatment of numerous diseases, including metabolic disorders, hence contributing to the continuing wellness of healthy individuals. In recent years, natural bioactive compounds have been employed to improve the nutritional value and health benefits of food products by adding certain beneficial properties, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer activities. Consequently, enhancing health and nutrition by applying bioactive compounds in food is an effective approach for managing diseases and overall well-being. Novel studies addressing the role of natural bioactive components will highlight their advances and help their application in functional foods.
Prof. Dr. Wuyang Huang
Dr. Daniela D. Herrera-Balandrano
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- phenolics
- polysaccharides
- peptides
- functional foods
- antioxidants
- bioactivity
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