Traditional and Emerging Food Drying Technologies
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 7871
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food engineering; infrared drying; freeze drying; food properties; bioengineering; biotechnological production of food ingredients
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Interests: food engineering; food rheology; freeze drying; foam drying; food structure; 3D printing in food production
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Drying food is one of the oldest food processing processes. By reducing the water content of food, this technique allows for the establishment of microbiologically stable products. This method not only addresses the needs of traditional consumers, but also aligns with contemporary expectations for convenient and nutritionally dense food. Dried foods attract the interest of distributors due to their extended shelf life and reduced weight. Moreover, dried foods represent a concentrated source of nutritional components, establishing themselves as fundamental ingredients in natural dietary supplements. There is ongoing interest in both traditional drying technologies, including solar drying and convection drying, and modern techniques leveraging unconventional heat sources. Some modern technologies, such as freeze-drying, have long histories. The integration of modern technology with conventional drying methods often fosters innovative approaches, as exemplified by the application of modern pre-treatment techniques, such as pulsed electric fields, prior to convective drying processes.
A comprehensive understanding of food science facilitates the design of new products, enabling modifications in structure and shape through the synergistic application of both traditional and modern drying methods. Therefore, this Special Issue invites submissions of research findings and evaluations pertaining to both classical techniques and novel technologies in drying, alongside their application in the production of both traditional and modern food products.
Dr. Dorota Nowak
Prof. Dr. Ewa Jakubczyk
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- convenience food
- solar drying
- convection drying
- infrared drying
- vacuum drying
- freeze drying
- microwave drying
- hybrid food supplements
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