Foods

Next-Gen Food Supply Chains: Innovation, Leadership, and Resilience

edited by

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: food culture and identity; agri-food innovation; sustainable food practices; culinary anthropology; traditional food systems; food security and sovereignty; consumer food narratives; ethnographic food studies; food system resilience; socio-technical food transitions

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

Food Safety and Fungal Toxins: Challenges and Advances in Control and Risk Assessment

edited by

Yelko Rodríguez-Carrasco

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; fungal contamination; food safety; toxin detection; risk assessment; foodborne toxins; analytical methods; mycology and food systems; toxin control strategies; food toxicology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Toxicology)

Research Progress on Electrochemical Sensors and Their Role in Food Analysis

edited by

Luis A. Romero-Cano

and

Xinai Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; chemometrics; food quality detection; food safety monitoring; electroanalytical methods; electrochemical sensors; electrode surface modification

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

Food Contamination: Threats, Impacts and Challenges to Food Security

edited by

Ge Chen

,

Donghui Xu

and

Lin Xu

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: food quality; food safety; food contaminants; residues; detection technology; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Toxicology)

Advances in Food Nutritional Biochemistry: Omics, Bioavailability and Gut Health

edited by

Gianfranco Picone

and

Mattia Santoni

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutritional biochemistry; food bioactive compounds; omics technologies; nutrigenomics; metabolomics; bioavailability; food digestion; gut microbiota; diet and gut health; functional foods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)

Food Innovations: Process Enhancements, Health-Promoting Product Developments, and Value-Adding Strategies

edited by

Emanuele Boselli

and Bartosz Kruszewski

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: food fortification; by-products utilization; functional food; non-thermal preservation; chemometrics; sensory profiles; bioavailability; bioactive compound extraction; product reformulation; harmful substance mitigation; packaging innovations

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

Component Change and Regulation of Cereal and Oil-Based Foods During Processing and Storage

edited by

Dongdong Zhang

,

Yukun Yang

, Qiong Wu and Ying Zhang

submission deadline 6 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4685 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal and oil-based foods; quality preservation; harmful components; environmental factors; detection and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Grain)

Natural Polysaccharides: Structure and Health Functions

edited by

Zichao Wang

and

Baoming Tian

submission deadline 8 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5431 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural polysaccharides; extraction; purification; structural analysis; health functions; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)

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 10 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16452 | 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)

Advances in Food Biotechnology and Enzyme Engineering

edited by

Muhammad Waheed Iqbal

and

Xianghui Qi

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4376 | Submission Open

Keywords: food biotechnology; biocatalysis and conversion; bio-based product engineering; microbial enzyme technology; enzyme characterization; protein purification; gene cloning and expression; docking and enzyme modifications; rare sugar production; food microbiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Biotechnology)

Research on the Botanical Beverages Ingredients and Their Functions

edited by

Qiang Chu

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: botanical beverages; plant-based ingredients; bioactive compounds; functional properties; health benefits; phytochemicals; hearbal teas; fruit juice; cereal drinks; functional beverages

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drinks and Liquid Nutrition)

Advancements in Food Microbiology: Antimicrobial Compounds and Microbiome Dynamics

edited by

Shoukui He

and

Joanna Trafiałek

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation antimicrobials; antibacterial activity and mechanism; microbiome-driven solutions; microbial food safety; food microbiome interactions; sustainable food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Effect of Processing and Cooking on Physicochemical, Sensory, and Functional Properties of Food: 3rd Edition

edited by

Sheng-Dun Lin

submission deadline 11 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

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

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

Volatile Aroma Compounds—Food Sensory and Nutrition Attributes

edited by

Rosaria Cozzolino

submission deadline 12 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: volatile organic compounds; microextraction techniques; HS-SPME; GC-MS; GCxGC-MS; electronic nose; sensory analysis; flavor and aroma; odor and odor threshold; odor activity values; consumer acceptability; fresh and fresh-cut vegetables; genotype; geographical origin; packaging; pre and postharvest treatments; cooked food; fermented food; food bioactive compounds; food quality/safety/authenticity; food contaminants; data statistical treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)

Sustainable Management, Recovery, and Transformation of Food Waste and By-Products

edited by

Maria Martuscelli

and

Ali Mohsin

submission deadline 14 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: food by-products; waste valorization; waste management; food supply chain wastes; food processing waste; bioactive compounds; functional ingredients; high-value products; nutraceuticals; sustainability

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

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

edited by Rui Liu,

Haotian Liu

and Jiao Liu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3744 | 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)

Dairy Science: Emerging Trends in Research for Dairy Products

edited by

Carmen Licon

and

Julieta Domínguez Soberanes

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1269 | Submission Open

Keywords: dairy foods; novelty; dairy ingredients; new technology; cheese; fermented products; milk; ice cream; frozen desserts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dairy)

Applications and Trends for Ultrasound in Food Processing

edited by

Hao Feng

,

Gulcin Yildiz

and

Wenjun Wang

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasound technology; extraction; synergistic processing technologies; drying enhancement; modification of functional components; functional foods; shelf-life extension; food safety; process optimization; cavitation

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

Advanced Technology for Rapid Comprehensive Analysis of the Food Composition

edited by

Marek Sikorski

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: food quality and safety; food analysis; spectroscopy; fluorescence; chemometrics; nondestructive testing; machine learning; foodomics; metabolomics

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

Research Progress of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Foodomics for Food Adulteration and Traceability Analysis

edited by

Chiara Roberta Girelli

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: NMR spectroscopy; metabolomics; food authenticity; traceability assessment; food frauds; geographical origin discrimination; adulteration detection

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

Effects of Processing Operations on Physicochemical and Nutritional Proprieties of Dairy Products

edited by Oleksandra Pryshchepa and

Paweł Piotr Pomastowski

submission deadline 16 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: dairy products; processing technologies; physicochemical properties; nutritional composition; bioactive peptides; bioactive proteins; fatty acid profile; vitamins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Dairy)

Advances in Food Processing Technologies: Enhancing Quality, Safety, and Sustainability

edited by

Pascal Degraeve

and

Mariya Dushkova

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1334 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced food technologies; food processing; food quality; food safety; food sustainability

Smart Solutions for Sustainable Food Production: Modeling, Simulation & Innovation

edited by

Szabolcs Fogarasi

submission deadline 24 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; cleaner production; pollution reduction; innovative foods and materials; mathematical modeling; process simulation software; large-scale production; industrial symbiosis

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

Innovations in Postharvest Physiology and Technology: Key to Optimizing the Quality of Fruits and Vegetables

edited by

Juan Luis Valenzuela

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1459 | Submission Open

Keywords: postharvest physiology; pathology and technology; innovative technologies; ethylene control and management; postharvest losses and wastes; fresh cut products; quality assessment methods; quality changes during handling; cold storage and marketing

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

Feature Review on Plant Foods

edited by

Gian Carlo Tenore

and

Francisca Rodrigues

submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 29380 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Foods)

3D Food Printing: Future Outlooks and Applications in Food Processing

edited by

Meiqi Fan

and

Chuan Li

submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D food printing; additive manufacturing; food processing innovation; personalized nutrition; food texture design; sustainable food production; food material science; digital gastronomy; food structure engineering; future food technology

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

New Aspects of Shaping Quality in Meat Production, Processing and Consumption

edited by

Mariusz Rudy

and

Ireneusz Kapusta

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8664 | Submission Open

Keywords: production of meat and meat products; determinants of meat consumption; safety of meat products; quantity and quality of meat and meat products; health and ecological trends in meat production and processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Meat)

Novel Strategies for Meat Processing, Preservation, and Quality Improvement

edited by

Ivan A. Garcia-Galicia

and

Mariana Huerta-Jiménez

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3383 | 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)

Advances in Bioactive Peptides: Innovations in Food Processing, Functional Foods, and Health

edited by

Mohammad Zarei

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2232 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive peptides; food-derived peptides; peptide mechanisms of action; molecular docking; functional foods; peptide bioactivities; food processing innovations; antihypertensive peptides; antidiabetic peptides; food sustainability

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

Proteins from Plant Food: Processing, Functionality, Flavour, and Nutritional Properties

edited by Bipro Nath Dubey and

Monika Doblin

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1995 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-based protein extraction; functional properties of plant proteins; flavour optimisation in plant proteins; nutritional profile of plant-based foods; novel plant protein sources; protein digestibility and bioavailability; anti-nutritional factors; food processing innovations; fermentation and flavour enhancement; consumer acceptance of plant-based foods

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

Responsible Approach Toward Food Safety: Contaminant Analysis and Removal Methods

edited by

Nebojša Potkonjak

,

Antonije Onjia

and

Milica Lučić

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 489 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; chemical contaminants; removal methods; analytical and removal methods; pesticide residues; heavy metals; veterinary drug residues; food additives; microplastics and nanoparticles; toxicity assessment; risk assessment

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

Microbial Production of Nutritional Compounds and Their Health Applications

edited by Guipeng Hu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biomanufacturing; nutritional compounds; synthetic biology; precision nutrition; metabolic regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Food Computing-Enabled Precision Nutrition

edited by

Weiqing Min

and Xiao-Jun Wu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision nutrition; food computing; artificial intelligence; fundamental models; food recommendation; nutrition estimation; diet– nutrition– disease interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)

Bioactive Phytochemicals and Antioxidants: Exploring Innovative Technology, Functional Properties and Health Benefits for Edible Fungi and Plant-Based Functional Foods

edited by Hua Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive phytochemicals; antioxidants; edible fungi; plant-based functional foods; health benefits; omics technologies; bioavailability; sustainable food

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

Next-Generation Approaches to Foodborne Pathogens: Genomics, Resistance, and Emerging Risks

edited by

Claudia Cortimiglia

,

Frédérique Pasquali

and

Giulia Tabanelli

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: foodborne pathogens; antimicrobial resistance; whole-genome sequencing; mitigations strategies; virulence and resistance mechanisms; biofilm formation; predictive modeling for food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Advanced Analytical Methods for Food Safety and Composition Analysis

edited by Zhen Yan and Yang Cheng

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; nutritional quality; analytical methods; mass spectrometry; nanotechnology; metabolomics; separation; extraction; and purification; molecularly imprinted polymers

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

The 6th International Electronic Conference on Foods—“Future Horizons in Foods and Sustainability” (Foods 2025)

edited by

Arun K. Bhunia

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: food science; sustainability; food technology; functional foods; food security; personalized nutrition; food biotechnology; food safety; global food systems

Foodborne Pathogens, Antimicrobial Resistance and Contaminants Risk Assessment and Management Along the Animal-Based Food Chain

edited by Joanna Pławińska-Czarnak, Magdalena Kizerwetter-Świda and

Elżbieta Rosiak

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: food-born pathogens (Listeria monocytogenes; Salmonella spp.; Campylobacter spp.; antibiotic resistance of microorganisms; antimicrobial bioactive compounds; safety in the supply chain; microbial contamination; pathogenic microorganisms; risk analysis in food safety; One Health approach; food processing hygiene

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

3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing in Foods

edited by

Changsheng Wang

and

Xingxun Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: three-dimensional food printing; additive manufacturing; food inks; personalized nutrition; food rheology; protein-based inks; polysaccharide-based inks

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

Dietary Folates in Foods

edited by

James H. Swain

and

Weiqun Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: folate; food folate; folate analysis; folate content of foods; folate nutrition; folate and health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)

Natural Bioactive Compounds: Extraction, Function and Application Research in Food

edited by Valentina Santoro and

Rita Celano

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: green extraction; bioactive compounds; agricultural byproduct; functional food; novel food; plant profiling; health promoting

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

Consumer Behavior and Food Choice—4th Edition

edited by

Cristina Calvo-Porral

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5606 | Submission Open

Keywords: consumer behavior; food choice; food perception; food sensory analysis; food marketing; food safety

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

Next-Generation Postharvest Technologies for Fruit Quality and Shelf Life Optimization

edited by

Antonio José Pérez-López

and

José Ramón Acosta-Motos

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins and IoT sensors for cold-chain monitoring; AI-driven modeling of fruit shelf-life and economic optimization; circularity metrics; LCA and cost– benefit analysis of emerging techniques; design of pressure vessels; packaging compatibility under HS/IF; Hyperbaric Storage (HS); and Isochoric Freezing (IF); UV-LED/pulsed light treatments; biodegradable nanocomposites from food by-products; control of microbial spoilage and physiological disorders; shelf-life extension and spoilage modeling; preservation of volatile and aromatic profiles; impact on nutritional and functional properties; sensory quality and consumer-oriented evaluation; application of preservation methods to climacteric and non-climacteric fruits; regulatory considerations and safety assessments; integration of omics technologies (metabolomics; transcriptomics); industrial scalability and economic feasibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Foods)

Green Processing Technology of Meat and Meat Products: 3rd Edition

edited by

Jinxuan Cao

and

Changyu Zhou

submission deadline 18 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4309 | Submission Open

Keywords: meat processing; green technologies; meat flavor; safety of meat products; nutrition of meat products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Meat)

Advances in Fruit and Vegetable Quality, Bioactive Compounds, and Nutritional Value: 3rd Edition

edited by

Lucía Cassani

and

Andrea Gomez-Zavaglia

submission deadline 18 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 46 | 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 Nutrition)

Novel Pickering Emulsions in Foods: Potential Applications and Recent Advances

edited by

Rajinder Pal

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: emulsions; pickering emulsions; solid particle stabilizers (nanoparticles); stability (coalescence; Ostwald ripening; and phase inversion); creaming and sedimentation; the characterization of physical and chemical properties; rheological properties; interfacial properties; applications in foods

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

Fermented Foods: Processing, Flavor Formation, Nutritional and Biological Activities

edited by

Aniela Pinto Kempka

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermented foods; fermentation processing; flavor formation; nutritional composition; biological activities; microbial communities; probiotics; antioxidants; food safety; traditional fermentation

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

Bioactive Compounds in Fruits and Vegetables

edited by

Stefano Piazza

and

Giulia Martinelli

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruits and vegetables; bioactive compounds; polyphenols; glucosinolates; fibres; food waste; chronic diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)

The Ethnobiology of Wild Foods: 2nd Edition

edited by

Andrea Pieroni

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4152 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethnobotany; ethnomycology; ethnozoology; ethnozymology; TEK; local development; gastronomy

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

Nutrition, Safety and Storage of Seafoods

edited by Deyang Li and Zhe Xu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2608 | Submission Open

Keywords: seafood; bioactive compounds; function; nutrition; sensory quality; processing and storage; utilization of by-products

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

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