Processing and Preservation Technologies for Food and Agricultural Products
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Grain".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 465
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food storage; cereals; legumes; beans; grain; food chemistry; food microbiology
Interests: beneficial microorganisms; isolation, identification and application of lactic acid bacteria; dairy products; fermented vegetables
Interests: design and preparation of antibacterial nanomaterials; safe storage of grains; preservation of grain quality and freshness
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Interests: grain storage technology and quality control; fresh-keeping and storage of agricultural products
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in alternative food processing and preservation methods that minimize the use of thermal treatments. Traditional thermal processing, while effective in deactivating microorganisms and enzymes, often leads to degradation of nutrients, sensory attributes, and functional properties of foods. Cereals and legumes, as staple foods globally, are particularly susceptible to these detrimental effects. Therefore, there is an urgent need to explore and develop nonthermal processing and preservation technologies that can extend the shelf life and enhance the quality of cereals and legumes without compromising their nutritional value.
The aim of this Special Issue is to provide a comprehensive platform for researchers to share their latest findings and insights on nonthermal food processing and preservation technologies specifically tailored for cereals and legumes. The issue aims to cover a wide range of innovative approaches, including, but not limited to, high-pressure processing, pulsed electric fields, ultrasound, irradiation, and natural antimicrobials.
This Special Issue invites researchers to submit original research articles or reviews related to the following:
- High-pressure processing of cereals and legumes;
- Ultrasound-assisted extraction of bioactive compounds from cereals and legumes;
- Pulsed electric fields for microbial inactivation in cereal and legume products;
- Irradiation technology for preservation of cereals and legumes;
- Natural antimicrobials in nonthermal preservation of cereals and legumes;
- Effect of nonthermal processing on the digestibility and bioavailability of nutrients in cereals and legumes;
- Sensory and textural changes in nonthermally processed cereals and legumes;
- Emerging nonthermal technologies for cereals and legumes.
Dr. Haoxin Lv
Prof. Dr. Zhongfang Tan
Dr. Dongdong Zhang
Dr. Yan Zhao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- food
- agricultural product
- storage
- processing
- quality
- nutrient
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