Bioactive Compounds in Fruits and Vegetables
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 March 2026 | Viewed by 42
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food; nutrition; natural products; plant extracts; bioactive compounds; inflammation; antioxidants
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Dear Colleagues,
Non-nutritional compounds play a key role in the biological properties of food, beyond caloric support. Recent evidence sustains the importance of bioactive molecules, especially those from fruits and vegetables, in relation to the prevention of chronic diseases and on a person’s quality of life. Despite often containing minor compounds in food composition, polyphenols, glucosinolates, polysaccharides, soluble fibres, and others provide added value to foods, functional foods, and food supplements. The characterization of bioactive compounds is fundamental to address the impact of dietary patterns on the health of specific groups of the population, such as overweight people, elderly, celiacs, or people at risk of certain diseases. It also represents a modern way to valorize food supply chains by recovering by-products, in the framework of a circular economy.
This Special Issue welcomes original articles and critical reviews aimed at describing the chemistry and the biological properties of non-nutritional compounds from fruit, vegetables, and their by-products.
Dr. Stefano Piazza
Dr. Giulia Martinelli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fruits and vegetables
- bioactive compounds
- polyphenols
- glucosinolates
- fibres
- food waste
- chronic diseases
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