Volatiles in Foods—Its Importance on Consumer Acceptance Volume II
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 March 2024) | Viewed by 6772
Special Issue Editors
Interests: volatile organic compounds (VOCs); head space solid phase micro-extraction (HS SPME); gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS); electronic nose; food quality; food safety; plant response to abiotic stress; packaging and/or storage conditions; innovative crops pre-treatment; modified and controlled atmosphere; logistic cold chain; innovative transport system; no-destructive systems for quality evaluation of fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables; sensorial evaluation of fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables; consumer acceptability based on the sensory properties of food
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Interests: food chemistry; food composition; food bioactive; foodomics; fgeographical markers; food markers; food authenticity; fraceability; food contaminants; microextraction techniques; instrumental techniques
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) play a crucial role in the development of food aroma, which is the primary attribute for consumers’ acceptability. Scientific evidence suggests that odour is the main parameter that defines the quality of foods, since it acts as a signal of the presence of edible or inedible food even before the consumer sees the food itself. Different VOC patterns are obtained depending on cultivars, geographical origin, and different pre- and postharvest treatments or storage conditions, contributing to the discrimination of foodstuff in different sensory qualities. Recent studies have established that specific VOCs can enhance the flavour perception in plant-origin food, evaluating the overall acceptance by the statistical correlations among sensory attributes, assessed by a consumer panel and analytical data, including the VOCs profile.
In this context, this Special Issue of Foods invites you to send novel contributions concerning any aspect related to the monitoring of the VOCs profile, with the aim of contributing to the identification of possible signature metabolites (bio-markers) or patterns able to guarantee desirable aromatic characteristics for consumers, meet the expectations of the audience in a specifically targeted consumer market, and ensure the highest possible quality.
Dr. Rosaria Cozzolino
Prof. Dr. José Sousa Câmara
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- volatile organic compounds
- HS SPME/GC-MS
- electronic nose
- plant-origin food
- consumer acceptability
- fresh and fresh-cut vegetables
- genotype
- geographical origin
- packaging
- pre- and postharvest treatments
- food quality/safety/authenticity
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