Special Issue "Effect of Processing on the Structure, Techno-Functional Properties and Nutritional Quality of Animal- and Plant-Based Food Proteins"
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Quality and Safety".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October 2023 | Viewed by 11805
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food physics; food biomacromecules; soft materials; colloidal systems; processing–structure–function interrelations; circular food systems; rheology
Interests: food biopolymers; microstructure; rheology; colloidal systems; dairy technology; functionality; soft materials
Interests: food biopolymers; macromolecular biochemistry; hydrothermal processing; food rheology; structure–function–digestion relationships; carbohydrates chemistry; plant proteins
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Proteins play an outstanding role in foods: they are import macronutrients, but also relevant to confer foods with their textural properties, as they are involved in structure formation processes at multiple length scales. Proteins from both plant and animal origins can form supramolecular structures with each other or other food compounds, naturally or processing-induced, which affects their functional properties to a large extent. It is therefore important to understand the structural changes that occur in food proteins on a supramolecular level when they aggregate and interact with fibers, lipids or other macro- and micronutrients during food processing, and how this affects their techno-functional properties (e.g., gelation, emulsification) and nutritional quality (e.g., digestibility, bioavailability). This Special Issue aims to gather research papers and review articles describing the interrelations between various processing technologies and structure, function, and nutritional quality of different animal- and plant-based food proteins. Submissions dealing with protein blends and multi-component systems are particularly welcome.
Dr. Norbert Raak
Dr. Ruifen Li
Dr. Laura Roman
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- food proteins
- food processing
- structure–function interrelations
- protein digestibility
- biopolymers interactions