Next-Generation Oil Processing Technologies: From Quality Control to Functionality Enhancement
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: oil processing; analysis methods; quality formation and regulation; quality and safety evaluation; mechanism
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Interests: trans fatty acids; functional edible oil; functional lipid synthesis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Edible oils are an essential part of our lives, and their quality control and functionality enhancement are crucial. In recent years, the deterioration of quality, safe production, structural optimization, and the functional enhancement of oils have been extensively studied. The submission of papers for this Special Issue is encouraged based on the following areas from the perspective of new technological advances:
- The deterioration of quality and increase in hazards;
- The safe production of edible oil;
- Structural optimization processing technology;
- The functional enhancement of structured lipids.
Dr. Qin Guo
Prof. Dr. Weimin Zhang
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Foods is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- next-generation oil processing
- nutritional functionality
- functional lipid modification
- lipidomics profiling
- green oil refining
- functionality-oriented processing
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