Novel Technologies in Food Processing
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2026 | Viewed by 1177
Special Issue Editors
Interests: functional carbohydrates; novel food processing technologies; food packaging; starch resource development and utilization
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: carbohydrate resource development and utilization; novel food packaging materials; staple food quality formation mechanism and regulation; nutrition delivery system design
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: food processing and preservation; novel food packaging materials; nanotechnology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the rapid development of the global food industry and the increasing demands of consumers for food quality, safety, nutrition, and convenience, traditional food processing technologies are facing multiple challenges, including efficiency, safety, and sustainability. In addition, in-depth research in fields such as physics, materials science, computer information technology, and bioengineering has provided new tools and methods for food processing, resulting in a series of innovative technologies that cross multiple disciplines. Therefore, the development and application of novel food processing technologies have become a driving force for improving the efficiency of the food supply chain and promoting the transformation and upgrading of the global food industry.
This Special Issue cordially invites cutting-edge research findings on the mechanisms, optimization processes, and application effectiveness of novel food processing technologies (including original research papers and reviews). Topics include, but are not limited to, the following: mechanistic understanding and process optimization of non-thermal food processing technologies (such as ultra-high pressure, cold plasma, pulsed electric fields, static magnetic fields, etc.); food additive manufacturing and structured food design technologies (such as 3D/4D printing, electrospinning, microfluidic manufacturing, vacuum freeze-drying, nanotechnology, etc.); emerging extrusion technology for polysaccharide/protein structural modification and enhancement (such as reactive extrusion, high-moisture extrusion, supercritical CO2-assisted extrusion, etc.). Submissions should focus on the principles, advantages, efficiency, and applicability of novel food processing technologies. Furthermore, the cost, regulatory, and safety issues associated with these technologies should also be considered.
This Special Issue aims to promote the transformation of food processing technology towards high efficiency, intelligence, and low-carbon sustainability, while fostering the practical application of related technologies in the food industry.
Prof. Dr. Zhengyu Jin
Dr. Long Chen
Dr. Hao Cheng
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- food processing technology
- non-thermal processing
- food additive manufacturing
- food extrusion
- vacuum freeze-drying
- principle
- efficiency
- applicability
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