Foods

Insights into Chemical Composition, Authenticity and Nutrition Value of Honey

edited by

and Blanka Bilić Rajs

submission deadline 2 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 901

Keywords: honey; melissopalynological analysis; sensory analysis; physicochemical characteristics; nutritional properties; functional food; honey quality control; authenticity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)

Waste Reduction and Management in Food Security and Food Sustainability

edited by

Ali Khoddami

submission deadline 5 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13470 | Submission Open

Keywords: food system; food security; food sustainability; value adding to food waste; food loss; world hunger; consumer behaviour

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Security and Sustainability)

Active Packaging in Food Storage: From Development to Utilization—2nd Edition

edited by

Mariana Andrade

and

Ana Teresa Sanches-Silva

submission deadline 5 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 491 | Submission Open

Keywords: active packaging; shelf life; food safety; food waste; sustainable packaging; lipid oxidation; biopolymers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Packaging and Preservation)

Fermentation as a Strategy to Improve the Functional and Nutritional Value of Foods—2nd Edition

edited by

Morena Gabriele

and Laura Pucci

submission deadline 5 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation; food biotechnology; food and beverages; fermented foods; nutraceuticals; functional foods; microorganisms; bacteria; yeast; fungi; bioactive compounds; antioxidants; antimicrobial; food safety; food preservation; food quality; probiotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)

Food Contaminants: Detection, Toxicity and Safety Risk Assessment

edited by

Hongping Chen

,

Jing Qiu

and Zeying He

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 29026 | Submission Open

Keywords: foods; pesticides; environmental contaminants; migration and transformation; contaminated levels in food; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)

Food Waste as Ingredients in Functional Food Development: Sources, Extractions and Functionality

edited by

Gabriele Ballistreri

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1299 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste valorisation; functional food ingredients; bioactive compound extraction; nutritional sustainability; the circular economy in food systems; by-product utilisation; functional food development; green extraction technologies; waste-to-wealth strategies; food industry innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods)

Innovative Technologies of Control and Intervention for Foodborne Pathogens in Foods

edited by Na Ling

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1163 | Submission Open

Keywords: foodborne pathogens; food safety; antibacterial strategies; phage therapy; antibiotic resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)

Improving Food Quality and Safety: An Exploration of Natural Antimicrobials

edited by Patrícia Da Silva Malheiros and

Ioannis Savvaidis

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 830 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural preservatives; natural antimicrobials; bioactive compounds; essential oils; bacteriocins; food safety; food quality; nanotechnology; encapsulation; preservation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)

Novel Approaches for the Detection and Inactivation of Foodborne Pathogens

edited by Xinyi Pang and Lei Yuan

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 361 | Submission Open

Keywords: foodborne; pathogen; detection; inactivation; food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Food Allergen Detection, Identification and Risk Assessment

edited by

Shudong He

submission deadline 11 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1742 | Submission Open

Keywords: food allergens; allergen detection; allergen identification; risk assessment; food safety; allergenicity; allergen management; food processing; clinical studies; immunology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)

Livestock Products: Edible Quality, Flavor Characteristics, and Nutritional Value

edited by Rui Liu,

Haotian Liu

and Jiao Liu

submission deadline 13 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2583 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock products; edible quality; flavor characteristics; nutritional value; biological factors; biochemical metabolism; processing technologies; protein functionality; consumer preferences; value-added processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Meat)

Exploring the Potential of Bioactive Compounds and Extracts Obtained from Plants

edited by

Rafael Guillén Bejarano

,

María Rocío Rodríguez Arcos

and

Ana J Jiménez-Araujo

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9600 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant bioactives; phytochemicals; by-products; food ingredients; biological activities; circular economy; sustainability; valorisation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Foods)

Recent Advances in the Processing and Preservation of Agricultural Products

edited by

Antonela Ninčević Grassino

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8456 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural products; processing; preservation; thermal technique; non-thermal technique; drying methods; drying pretreatment; ultrasound-assisted extraction; physicochemical properties; bioactive composition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Packaging and Preservation)

Plant Foods: Biological Activity and Extraction of Bioactive Products

edited by

Joel Horacio Elizondo Luevano

, Abelardo Chávez Montes,

Sandra Castillo

and

Guillermo Cristian Guadalupe Martínez Ávila

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7292 | Submission Open

Keywords: food composition; ethnopharmacology; green chemistry; active ingredients; food analysis; nanoencapsulation of food compounds; food chemistry; food metabolomics; natural products chemistry; phytochemicals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry)

Advances in the Application of Cold Plasma Technology for Food Quality and Safety

edited by

Silvia Tappi

,

Ana Cristina De Aguiar Saldanha Pinheiro

and Junior Bernardo Molina-Hernández

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4624 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel systems; food safety; food quality; pathogen inactivation; shelf-life extension; surface decontamination; non thermal processing; functionality of food materials; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)

Emerging Researches in Postharvest Physiology and Shelf-Life Extension Technologies for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable

edited by

Bernardo Pace

,

Maria Cefola

and

Michela Palumbo

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2434 | Submission Open

Keywords: active and innovative packaging; chemical and physical treatments; edible coating; innovative processing technologies; microbial preservation; modified and controlled atmosphere; natural food preservatives; postharvest loss reduction; no-destructive and contactless quality evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)

Technology and Equipment for the Preservation, Cold Chain Transportation, and Green Processing of Aquatic Products

edited by

Luyun Cai

, Weiliang Guan and Fang Tian

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2068 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic products; preservation; cold chain transportation; green processing; technology and equipment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Foods of Marine Origin)

Advances in the Use of Unconventional Raw Materials for Improving Quality and Safety Characteristics, Flavor Chemistry and Nutritional Value of Fermented Foods

edited by Mariaelena Di Biase,

Francesca Valerio

and

Grazia Tamma

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1434 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation; unconventional plant matrices for fermentation; lactic acid bacteria; functional activity; nutritional and safety quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Novel Insights into Food Flavor Chemistry and Analysis

edited by

Gianluca Tripodi

and

Roberta Foligni

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1254 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensory analysis; SPME/GC– MS analysis; food flavor; volatile aroma compounds; sensory profile; consumer acceptance; novel food; innovative ingredients; emerging technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)

Trends to Green Processing and Preservation of Meats and Meat Products

edited by Shengjie Li

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 981 | Submission Open

Keywords: meat processing; green technology; natural ingredients; shelf life; meat byproducts; environment-friendly

(This special issue belongs to the Section Meat)

Advance in Starch Chemistry and Technology

edited by

Husnain Raza

and

Xiaofeng Ren

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 474 | Submission Open

Keywords: modified starch; physicochemical properties; green methods; non-thermal processing; starch interactions; ultrasound; resistant starch V; biodegradable food packaging; structural properties; digestibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Grain)

The Hidden Power of Milk: Bioactive Compounds and Their Health Impacts

edited by

Alexandre Lamas

,

Patricia Regal

and

Cristina A. Fente

submission deadline 17 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1531 | Submission Open

Keywords: milk; dairy product; breast milk; functional ingredients; probiotics; bioactive components; microbiota; microRNAs; in vitro studies; in vivo studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dairy)

Effect of Processing and Cooking on Physicochemical, Sensory, and Functional Properties of Food: 2nd Edition

edited by

Sheng-Dun Lin

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 12460 | Submission Open

Keywords: food technology; food processing; food cooking; functional food development; physicochemical quality characteristics; sensory quality characteristics (appearance; flavor; texture; and overall quality); antioxidant properties; bioactive compounds; functional properties evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)

Fermented Food: Processing Technology, Microbiology and Health Benefits

edited by W. F. Duarte,

Zlatina A. Genisheva

and Flaviano Santos Martins

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7647 | Submission Open

Keywords: food fermentation; probiotic; food byproducts; bioactive compounds; single-cell protein; yeast; bacteria; filamentous fungi; solid state fermentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Biotechnology)

Spectroscopic Methods Applied in Food Quality Determination

edited by

Xiaohong Wu

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4117 | Submission Open

Keywords: near-infrared spectroscopy; mid-infrared spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; hyperspectral imaging; fluorescence spectroscopy; nuclear magnetic resonance; terahertz spectroscopy; chemometrics; machine learning methods; rapid and non-destructive spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Analytical Methods)

Foodborne Pathogenic Bacteria: Prevalence and Control: Third Edition

edited by

Chunlei Shi

and

Shimo Kang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3113 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilm; antimicrobial resistance; stress response; cross-contamination; risk assessment; antimicrobial alternatives; antibiofilm

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Novel Strategies for Meat Processing, Preservation, and Quality Improvement

edited by

Ivan A. Garcia-Galicia

and

Mariana Huerta-Jiménez

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2469 | Submission Open

Keywords: meat processing; preservation techniques; quality improvement; advanced technology; microbial control; sensory quality; nutritional value; sustainability; consumer preferences

(This special issue belongs to the Section Meat)

Environmental and Comprehensive Utilization of Agricultural and Food Production Wastes and Residues

edited by

Jin Liang

, Guanhua Wang and

Wenjie Sui

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1598 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural and food wastes; clean production; comprehensive utilization; biorefining process; functional food additives; bio-fuels; -materials and -chemicals; separation and purification; bioconversion; pyrolysis; novel technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)

Cereal: Storage, Processing, and Nutritional Attributes (Third Edition)

edited by

Yingquan Zhang

,

Boli Guo

and

Lingxiao Gong

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1044 | Submission Open

Keywords: wheat; rice; oats; corn; buckwheat; cereal grain storage; cereal grain processing; nutritional attributes; cereal grain-based foods; whole grain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Grain)

Beneficial Effects of Probiotics and Active Substances: Advanced Food and Human Health Applications

edited by Jichun Zhao,

Chunqing Ai

and Nan Zhao

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 729 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotics; gut microbiota; prebiotics; novel fermented food; food enrichment; starter culture; bioactive substances; gut barrier

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Exploring the Nexus of Meat Consumption, Health, and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

João M. Almeida

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 425 | Submission Open

Keywords: meat consumption; health implications; environmental impact; sustainability; livestock production; animal welfare; protein sources; sustainable diets; public health; interdisciplinary research; global trends

(This special issue belongs to the Section Meat)

Starch Structure and Function in the Context of Functional Foods Development

edited by Jiayue Guo and Lingyan Kong

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 352 | Submission Open

Keywords: starch structure; starch function; functional foods; digestibility; nutritional profiles; processing techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Grain)

Emerging Challenges in the Management of Food Safety and Authenticity

edited by Angela Di Pinto

submission deadline 21 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3618 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety management system; food safety; food traceability; food authentication; food pathogens; food chemical contaminants; analytical approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)

Food Grade Immobilisation Systems for Enzymes

edited by

Jean-Christophe Jacquier

submission deadline 23 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4373 | Submission Open

Keywords: food grade encapsulation; delivery systems; enzyme; immobilisation; enzymatic biosensor; catalytic capabilities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Biotechnology)

Comprehensive Utilization of By-Products in Food Industry

edited by

Qian Yang

, Xiaofei Liu,

Liyan Wang

, Longwei Jiang and Congyu Lin

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 13129 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass resource utilization; food industry by-products; high-value utilization; environmentally friendly; processing of agricultural products; green biotechnology; food industry wastewater; clean energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods)

Bioactive Packaging for Preventing Food Spoilage

edited by Xiaoli Liu

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1288 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive packaging; food spoilage; bioactive ingredients (plant extracts; essential oils; enzymes; phytochemicals); edible coatings and films; different food packaging applications (meat; seafood; fruits; vegetables; cereal products; dairy products; etc.); shelf life/life cycle assessment analysis; food wastes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Packaging and Preservation)

Food Additives and Human Health: Valuable Source, Safety and Regulatory Mechanism

edited by

Ligia Rebelo Gomes

,

Elsa F. Vieira

and

Cristina Delerue-Matos

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 607 | Submission Open

Keywords: food additives; risk assessment; consumer health; food chemistry; food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)

Food Environmental Pollution Monitoring, the Transfer of Hazardous Materials in Soil–Crop Plant Systems and a Risk Assessment of Emerging Contaminants in Food

edited by Guozhong Feng and Qing Yan

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 518 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk assessment of human exposure to food contaminants; food environmental pollution monitoring; emerging contaminants in consumer products; emerging food contaminants; environmental contaminants; food safety; transfer of hazardous materials in soil– crop plant systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Toxicology)

Preparation, Characterization and Application of Antimicrobial Films for Foods

edited by Junxiang Zhu

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial films; antimicrobial agents; nanocomposites; antimicrobial mechanisms; smart packaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Packaging and Preservation)

Novel Techniques for Extraction and Characterization of Food Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Franklin Chamorro

and

María Carpena Rodríguez

submission deadline 26 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel extraction techniques; bioactive compounds; functional foods; nutraceuticals; green chemistry; sustainable food systems; supercritical fluid extraction (SFE); ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE); microwave-assisted extraction (MAE); high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC-MS/MS); nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy; gas chromatography– mass spectrometry (GC-MS); fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR); enzyme-assisted extraction (EAE); pressurized liquid extraction (PLE); health-promoting properties; food formulations; nutritional innovation; environmental sustainability; advanced characterization techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Analytical Methods)

Composition, Characteristics and Analysis of Honey and Beehive Products

edited by

Sónia Soares

,

Clara Grosso

and

Cristina Soares

submission deadline 27 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1221 | Submission Open

Keywords: honey composition; beehive products; food quality; food authenticity; nutritional value; honey biological properties; chemical analysis; spectroscopic methodologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry)

The Human Senses in Food and Healthy Eating: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives

edited by

Derek V. Byrne

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 30193 | Submission Open

Keywords: Food and health; Consumer; Sensory science; Food psychology; Physiology; Food acceptance; Food preference; Sensory perception; Food choice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensory and Consumer Sciences)

Effects and Implications of COVID-19 for the Human Senses, Consumer Preferences, Appetite and Eating Behaviour: 2nd Edition

edited by

Derek V. Byrne

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 27760 | Submission Open

Keywords: COVID-19 and the human senses; consumer preference and the global pandemic; multidiciplinary approahces to understanding COVID-19 effects on eating; perception; psychology and physiological changes in relation to COVID-19; appetite and COVID-19; short and long term effects of COVID-19; the Senses and health implications of COVID-19

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensory and Consumer Sciences)

Feature Review on Plant Foods

edited by

Gian Carlo Tenore

and

Francisca Rodrigues

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 22368 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetables; fruits; legumes; agri-food wastes; diet; health; bioactive compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Foods)

Advances in Fruit and Vegetable Quality, Bioactive Compounds, and Nutritional Value: 2nd Edition

edited by

Lucía Cassani

and

Andrea Gomez-Zavaglia

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14765 | Submission Open

Keywords: valorizing strategies; overall quality; extended shelf life; green processes; bioactive compounds; stabilizing approaches; nanotechnology; functional foods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)

Quality Changes and Improvement Technologies of Animal-Derived Foods During Storage and Processing

edited by

Jinxuan Cao

, Xinyan Peng,

Jin Zhang

and Juan Yu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14104 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal-derived food products; frozen; repeated freezing and thawing; proteins; functional properties; interactions between protein and other molecules; physicochemical characteristics; fermentation processing; nutrition; flavor; microorganism; novel processing and storage technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)

Healthy Lipids for Food Processing

edited by

Baocheng Xu

and

Xin Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12424 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthy lipids; structured lipids; functional lipids; chemical structure; molecular architecture; physicochemical features; health benefits; new oil processing technology; new edible oil; antioxidation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry)

How Does Consumers’ Perception Influence Their Food Choices?

edited by

Wilma Araújo

and

Sandra Fernandes Arruda

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12031 | Submission Open

Keywords: food choices; acceptance; eating behaviour; consumer perception; consumer understanding; consumer preference; consumer behaviour; consumer evaluations; consumer attitudes

Lactic Acid Bacteria: The Functions and Applications in Foods

edited by

Qingping Zhong

and Zhenlin Liao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11283 | Submission Open

Keywords: lactic acid bacteria; bioactive compounds; probiotics; prebiotics; postbiotics; gut microbiota; antibacterial; quorum sensing; biofilm

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Factors Influencing Public Acceptance of Innovative Food Technologies and Products

edited by

Christine Coker

and

Yuyun Lu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9374 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensory evaluation; consumer preference; food technology; food science; edible crops; postharvest technology; descriptive language; lexicons

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensory and Consumer Sciences)

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