Dear Colleagues,

The field of metabolomics has witnessed remarkable advancements in recent years, emerging as a crucial resource for exploring the molecular complexity of food and its impact on human health. Endowed with the capability to comprehensively and globally analyze the molecular profile of foods, metabolomics reaffirms itself as an indispensable tool to:

• Deepen our understanding of the nutritional and organoleptic characteristics of foods;
• Monitor food quality throughout the stages of production, preservation and distribution, ensuring high-quality standards and safety for consumers;
• Uncover complex relationships between the chemical composition of foods and their impacts on human health, opening new perspectives in the prevention of diet-related diseases.

This Special Issue aims to collect a series of innovative and relevant contributions that highlight the importance of this advanced technique in the context of food science. Offering a thorough overview of the strides made in applied metabolomics to food, this issue is open to papers and review that provide valuable insights for:

• Researchers;
• Professionals in the food industry;
• Those engaged in comprehending and optimizing approaches to nutrition.

Dr. Flaminia Cesare Marincola
Guest Editor

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• metabolomics
• NMR spectroscopy
• mass spectrometer
• food chemistry
• food quality
• food processing
• nutrition
• fraud
• chemometrics