Sensory Analysis and Consumer Preferences of Novel Ingredients and Foods
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensory and Consumer Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 August 2025 | Viewed by 123
Special Issue Editor
Interests: sensory analysis; consumer attitudes; consumer preferences; projective mapping; check all that apply; novel ingredients
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As the Guest Editor of this Special Issue, I would like to invite you to contribute a paper that focuses on the “Sensory Analysis and Consumer Preferences of Novel Ingredients and Foods”. As consumers continue to demand more from their food, including nutritional benefits, environmental benefits, and convenience, without sacrificing acceptable sensory properties, novel foods and ingredients need to be explored by the food industry. For these new and novel foods and ingredients to be successful, sensory analysis and consumer preferences studies are necessary. This Special Issue will provide a platform to discuss new and novel foods and ingredients and their corresponding sensory properties that are currently being explored by researchers. This Special Issue will allow for novel foods and ingredients to be created and allow for researchers to explore new ingredients that add value to various food items. Research articles and reviews on the various sensory properties of, and consumer attitudes toward, novel foods and ingredients are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Matthew McSweeney
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- novel ingredients
- value addition
- food product development
- sensory analysis
- consumer perception
- new foods
- food waste
- novel foods
- familiarity
- food neophobia
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