Extraction, Characterization and Bioactive Properties of Plants Foods: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Foods".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2025) | Viewed by 2082
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food chemistry; food nanotechnology; bioactivity of micronutrients; antioxidants; extracted from plants; active-packaging techniques; nanoencapsulation; nanofiltration; food safety and toxicology; quality control and assurance; improving the food quality and safety; analyzing the bioactive constituents and micronutrients; producing high value-added food products and ingredients; manufacturing functional food constituents and foods
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Interests: bee keeping products (propolis, honeys, royal jelly, pollen); pyrrolizidine alkaloids; regulatory issues on herbal medicines (EMA, NCAs); phenolics; herbals for veterinary use
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plant foods have received increasing attention due to their potential biological properties. The bioactive compounds that are present in plant foods are believed to play a major role in these properties, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, cardioprotective, and anticancer properties. These compounds vary widely when it comes to their chemical structure and function; hence, there are several categories, such as flavonoids, flavonols, phytoestrogens, lignans, isoflavones, monoterpenes, and plant sterols. The methodology that is used to extract these bioactive compounds from plant foods varies widely. Several environmentally friendly methods are currently used, without the use of organic solvents, and are quickly replacing older methods, such as liquid–liquid extraction and Soxhlet extraction. These methods include but are not limited to ultrasound-assisted extraction, microwave-assisted extraction, cloud point extraction, hydrodistillation, and steam distillation. Although many chemicals have been identified and purified from plant materials, it is clear that there are still more phytochemicals to discover, especially in foods
For this purpose, the aim of this Special Issue is to highlight the emerging technologies of extraction, analysis, and characterization of plant phytochemicals by pointing out critical parts of the whole process.
Prof. Dr. Olga Gortzi
Prof. Dr. Ioanna Chinou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- extraction
- cloud point extraction
- bioactive compounds
- monoterpenes
- sterols
- plant foods
- phenolic compounds
- polyphenols
- flavonoids
- phytoestrogens
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