Microbiome Dynamics and Flavor Formation Mechanism in Baijiu Fermentation
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Drinks and Liquid Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2026 | Viewed by 6
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fermented foods; starter culuture (Daqu); microbiome; synthetic community; microbial interactions; flavor chemistry; baijiu
Interests: flavor chemistry; food authenticity; novel analysis method; aroma compounds; baijiu
Interests: metatranscriptomics; pit mud; bactercial commnutiy; clostridia
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Baijiu, as a typical fermented food, is the Chinese national alcohol, whose flavor formations are associated with the metabolism of complex microbial communities. With the development of modern biological technology, the mystery behind the flavor formation of baijiu has been unveiled. This spontaneous solid-state fermentation of outstanding oriented fermented products uncovers abundance microbial resources (strains, enzymes, metabolites, etc.), complex metabolism of microbial communities, dynamic interactions between local environment, microbes and manufacturing. Consequently, scientific and industrial interest is increasingly directed towards microbial-driven fermentations for the improvement of traditional products and development of new fermented foods and beverages with outstanding flavor, healthy, safe and functional properties.
Despite the flavor formation of baijiu having been explored, there are still the problems of associations between microbiome dynamics and flavor formation that need to be overcome. Therefore, we invite you to submit your recent research in this area to the Special Issue of Foods under the title “Microbiome Dynamics and Flavor Formation Mechanism in Baijiu Fermentation". This Special Issue aims to cover recent studies addressing novel analysis methods, new omics approaches to flavor formations mechanism, microbial succession patterns and metabolic networks related to flavor formations, dynamics of environmental factors shaping microbial consortia, innovative starter culture designed on microbial ecology.
Dr. Bowen Wang
Dr. Hehe Li
Dr. Xiaolong Hu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- baijiu
- flavor
- microbiome
- enzyme
- undefined or defined starter culture
- Daqu
- microbial interaction
- microbial succession
- environmental factor
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