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A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Quality and Safety".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2023 | Viewed by 2995

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Prof. Dr. Alberto Angioni

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Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Università degli studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Interests: fruit; pesticides; fruit quality; agricultural science; postharvest; processing
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Dr. Mariateresa Russo

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Department of Agricultural Science, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Località Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Interests: food safety; food authentication; biomimetic analytical techniques (e-nose, e-tongue)
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Dr. Francesco Corrias

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Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Università degli studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Interests: pesticide residue; food analysis; nanotechnology; heavy metal; risk assessment

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Dear Colleagues,

Considering the success and popularity of the Special Issue " Food Processing: Chemical Composition, Sensory Quality, and Xenobiotic Evaluation" previously published in the Journal Foods (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/foods/special_issues/food_composition), we now release a Second Issue.

The efforts of the food industry to develop new products through innovative processing, and to reduce production waste by reusing it to obtain new products with high added value represent the new food challenges. Processing can affect both the quality and safety of foods, byproducts, and beverages. The processes applied to raw food materials to obtain edible foods, increase shelf life, or modify foods’ structure to obtain new products, together with the new packaging strategies can influences foods’ chemical composition, as well as the bioavailability and bioaccessibility of nutrients and active compounds, modifying their nutritional and safety properties. Moreover, the effect of process aimed to reduce toxicant in foods will be considered.

This Special Issue aims to collect relevant papers in the field of conventional and innovative food transformation processes focused on the chemical changes produced in the quality, composition, and safety aspects. Newly formed flavor, nutraceutical, or toxic substances, as well as advanced analytical techniques, are of particular interest.

Prof. Dr. Alberto Angioni
Dr. Mariateresa Russo
Dr. Francesco Corrias
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foods’ process-induced changes
food chemical composition
xenobiotics
nutritional properties
advanced analytical techniques
aroma
newly formed nutraceuticals

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Evaluation of Roasting and Grilling Effects on Chemical Composition, Volatile Profiles, and Toxicity of Stink Bugs (Tessaratoma papillosa): Implications for Utilization as Functional Food Ingredients

Hua Li

Theeraphan Chumroenphat

Parinya Boonarsa

Jantana Yahuafai

Colin Wrigley

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Sirithon Siriamornpun

Foods 2023, 12(16), 3053; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12163053 - 15 Aug 2023

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The stink bug (Tessaratoma papillosa) is a highly popular edible insect in Thai traditional cuisine, but little research has investigated the effects of heat treatment on the quality of stink bugs. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the effects of roasting and grilling on the chemical changes and volatile compounds of late nymph and adult stink bugs. In general, all treated samples showed increases in phenolic acid, tocopherols, and amino acid contents and a decrease in the content of fiber compared with raw stink bugs (p < 0.05). Cinnamic acid significantly increased by over 200% in late nymph insects and 30% in adult insects after roasting, whereas syringic acid decreased after cooking (p < 0.05). The most predominant volatile compound found in all samples was 5-methyl-octadecane and it decreased after cooking, while volatile alkane compounds increased after cooking. The processed sample extracts showed higher toxicity on oral cancer KB and cervical cancer Hela cells than on Vero cells. We have demonstrated that different cooking methods affected the chemical components which may result in quality attributes if stink bug is to be used as a functional ingredient/food. It may be helpful to improve the nutritional and functional values of stink bugs during deep processing. Full article

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Determination of Pesticide Residues in IV Range Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus L.) and Its Industrial Wastes

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Foods 2023, 12(9), 1807; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12091807 - 26 Apr 2023

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Fourth-range products are those types of fresh fruit and vegetables that are ready for raw consumption or after cooking, and belong to organic or integrated cultivations. These products are subject to mild post-harvesting processing procedures (selection, sorting, husking, cutting, and washing), and are afterwards packaged in packets or closed food plates, with an average shelf life of 5–10 days. Artichokes are stripped of the leaves, stems and outer bracts, and the remaining heads are washed with acidifying solutions. The A LC-MS/MS analytical method was developed and validated following SANTE guidelines for the detection of 220 pesticides. This work evaluated the distribution of pesticide residues among the fraction of artichokes obtained during the industrial processing, and the residues of their wastes left on the field were also investigated. The results showed quantifiable residues of one herbicide (pendimethalin) and four fungicides (azoxystrobin, propyzamide, tebuconazole, and pyraclostrobin). Pendimethalin was found in all samples, with the higher values in leaves 0.046 ± 8.2 mg/kg and in field waste 0.30 ± 6.7 mg/kg. Azoxystrobin was the most concentrated in the outer bracts (0.18 ± 2.9 mg/kg). The outer bracts showed the highest number of residues. The industrial waste showed a significant decrease in the number of residues and their concentration. Full article

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Effects of Different Processing Methods on the Quality and Physicochemical Characteristics of Laminaria japonica

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Foods 2023, 12(8), 1619; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12081619 - 12 Apr 2023

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The effects of four domestic cooking methods, including blanching, steaming, boiling, and baking treatments, on processing properties, bioactive compound, pigments, flavor components, and tissue structure of Laminaria japonica were investigated. The results showed that the color and structure of kelp changed most obviously after baking; steaming was most beneficial in reducing the color change of the kelp (ΔE < 1), while boiling was most effective in maintaining the texture of the kelp (its hardness and chewiness were close to that of raw kelp); eight volatile compounds were detected in raw kelp, four and six compounds were detected in blanched and boiled kelp, while eleven and thirty kinds of compounds were detected in steamed and baked kelp, respectively. In addition, the contents of phloroglucinol and fucoxanthin in kelp after the four processing methods were significantly reduced (p < 0.05). However, of all the methods, steaming and boiling were the best at preserving these two bioactive substances (phloroglucinol and fucoxanthin) in kelp. Therefore, steaming and boiling seemed more appropriate to maintain the original quality of the kelp. Generally, to improve the sensory characteristics of each meal of Laminaria japonica and to maximize the retention of active nutrients, several different processing methods are provided according to the respective effects. Full article

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