Foods

Recent Advances in Bioactive Ingredients from Marine Foods

edited by Yifeng Zhang,

Xiaoli Shen

,

Zihao Wei

and Bingbing Guo

submission deadline 3 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1600 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive ingredient; marine foods; biological activity; functional food; digestion and metabolism; interaction with gut microbiota

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

Exploring the Antimicrobial Potential of Essential Oils in Food Products

edited by

Oberdan Ferreira

,

Eloisa Helena De Aguiar Andrade

and Mozaniel de Oliveira

submission deadline 3 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; essential oils; bioactive compounds; food industry; antioxidants; antimicrobials; food preservation

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

Health Effects of Edible Oils and Their Functional Components

edited by Xia Xiang

submission deadline 5 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5569 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible oils; health effects; lipid; functional components; encapsulation; metabolic health; microbiome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)

Impact of Climate Change on the Safety of Fish Products: New or Re-Emerging Risks

edited by

Pierina Visciano

submission deadline 6 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: global warming; eutrophication; harmful algal blooms; marine biotoxins; marine biogeochemistry; mercury; microbial pathogens; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; Vibrio vulnificus

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

Healthy Foods and Nutraceuticals: Exploring Their Value

edited by Elixabet Díaz-de-Cerio,

Ana María Gomez-Caravaca

and Silvia Valverde

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9941 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; nutritional value; secondary metabolites; green extraction techniques; chromatography– mass spectrometry; bioactivity; healthy foods; nutraceuticals; food wastes; sample treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)

Cereal Processing and Quality Control Technology

edited by

Federica Taddei

and

Roberto Ciccoritti

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5599 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereals; transformation processes; food safety; cereal food products; cereal quality; milling; dough formulation; pasta; bakery products; bioactive compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Grain)

Recent Advances in Biological and Technological Research of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable: Third Edition

edited by

Zhongqi Fan

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit and vegetable; quality deterioration; biological mechanism; physiology disorder; preservation technology

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

Application of Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy in Food Analysis and Quality Control

edited by Zhengyong Zhang,

Béla Kovács

and Min Sha

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: SERS substrate preparation; integrated device; multi-technology integration; molecular detection technology; molecular interaction; spectral analysis; parameter optimization; modification approaches

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

Novel Foods Made with New Ingredients Derived from Industrial Waste

edited by

Nicolò Merendino

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: human nutrition; functional foods; novel food; by-product; foods science; human health; non-transmissible pathology; prebiotic; antioxidants; encapsulation; marker compounds; bioactive compound; techniques; coatings; valorization

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

Plant-Based Alternatives to Meat Products: Innovative Processing Technologies and Their Future Perspectives

edited by Claire Darizu Munialo, Parag Acharya and

Frank Vriesekoop

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11083 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-based foods; meat analogues; meat alternatives; meat substitutes; substitute meat products; alternative foods; foods of plant origin; plant-based meat alternatives; future foods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Foods)

Polyphenols and Health Benefits: 2nd Edition

edited by

Daniela Joyce Trujillo Silva

,

Victoria Ramírez González

and José Pedraza Chaverrí

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10507 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; polyphenols; phenolic compound; chronic diseases; cardiorenal diseases; inflammation; oxidative stress; antioxidants; vasoactive effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)

Individual Differences in Sensory Perception with Implications for Food Choice, Eating Behavior, and Health

edited by

Alissa A. Nolden

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6933 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensory science; consumer; culture and environment; qualitative and quantitative research; health and wellness; across a lifespan; eating habits; emotions and psychology; food preference; sensory perception; food choice; food intake; food and health

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

Interactions Between Food Compounds and Gut Microbiota

edited by

Yi Xu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4846 | Submission Open

Keywords: food compounds; gut microbiota; natural substances; firmicutes; proteobacteria; bacteroidetes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Research on Processing Characteristics, Bioactive Substances and Product Development of Cereals

edited by Iwona Kowalska

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3933 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal grains; bioactive compounds; cereal products; nutritional value; processing technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Grain)

Postharvest Technologies for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable: Developments for Loss Reduction During Handling and Storage

edited by

Hongsheng Zhou

and Yongjin Qiao

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3693 | Submission Open

Keywords: post-harvest biology; post-harvest technological innovations; innovations in equipment; packaging; smart label; post-harvest handling and storage; chain management

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

State-of-the-Art Technology for Rapid Detection of Pesticide/Chemical Residues in Foods

edited by

Xinghua Zhou

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3316 | Submission Open

Keywords: rapid detection technology; pesticide; veterinary drug; heavy metal; allergen; monoclonal antibody; polyclonal antibody; ic-ELISA (an indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay); colloidal gold immunochromatographic strip; fluoroimmunoassay; nanomaterial biosensors; surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Toxicology)

Food Proteins in Functional Food Development, Nutritional Health Promotion, and Modern Food Industry

edited by

Xiaowen Pi

and Guangming Liu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2922 | Submission Open

Keywords: food protein; functional characteristics; structure; food processing; nutrition; interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)

Detecting the Quality and Geographic Origin of Agri-Food Products by Using Spectroscopic Methods

edited by

Yue Huang

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2810 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food products; spectroscopies; quality; geographical origin; chemometrics

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

Fermented Foods: Microbiology, Technology, and Health Benefits

edited by

Juan Bai

and

Wenjing Sun

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2721 | Submission Open

Keywords: food microbiology; fermentation engineering; fermented food; food nutrition and health; synthetic biology; microbial genome editing; microbial metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Biotechnology)

Phytochemical and Functional Characterization of Plant Food Extracts

edited by

Jelena Živković

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2499 | Submission Open

Keywords: extraction optimization; natural additives; stability; phytochemical analysis; functional food

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Foods)

Quality Ingredients for the Animal Products Alternatives Industry

edited by

Nurit Argov-Argaman

and Roni Tadmor-Levi

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1939 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative proteins; alternative fats; biomimicking; fermentation; cellular agriculture; synthetic biology

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

Emerging Technologies in Food Processing: Impacts on Food Characteristics and Safety

edited by

Cinzia Mannozzi

and

Roberta Foligni

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 764 | Submission Open

Keywords: food processing; non-thermal processing technologies; nutritional quality; food safety; emerging food technologies

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

Utilizing Lactic Acid Bacteria in Food Products

edited by

Xiang Xiao

,

Bao-Hong Lee

and

Wei-Hsuan Hsu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 590 | Submission Open

Keywords: lactic acid bacteria; precision fermentation; microbial omics; food omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Diversity, Distribution, and Application of Yeasts in Fermented Foods and Beverages

edited by

Maja Vukasinovic-Sekulic

and

Vesna M. Vučurović

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: yeast; food; beverage; fermentation; saccharomyces cerevisiae; ethanol; volatile compound

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

Food Perception: Mechanism and Applications

edited by

Maomao Zeng

submission deadline 18 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 778 | Submission Open

Keywords: perception; olfaction; taste; interaction; intelligence; emotion; preference

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

The Non-destructive Testing, In Situ Analysis, and Automated Sorting of Food/Agricultural Product Quality

edited by

Qiaohua Wang

,

Meihu Ma

and Wei Fan

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12799 | Submission Open

Keywords: the quality of food/agricultural products; non-destructive inspection; in situ analysis; automated sorting; spectral technology; machine vision; vibration signal analysis; electromagnetic ultrasonic technology; electronic nose/electronic tongue

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

Emerging Analytical Technologies Based on Various Nano-Structured Materials for Food Analysis

edited by

Mingfei Pan

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1014 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-structured materials; food contaminants; nutrients; food analysis; food safety; food quality

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

Functional Foods for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

edited by

Zheng Feei Ma

,

Iain A. Brownlee

and

Caili Fu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 666 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional foods; novel food products; bioactive compounds; non-communicable diseases; health promotion; disease prevention

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

Preparation and Functional Activity of Food Bioactive Peptides

edited by

Bo Li

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 328 | Submission Open

Keywords: proteins; enzyme hydrolysis; bioactive peptides; in vitro cell model; animal experiments; preparation; identification; bioactivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)

Novel Smart Packaging in Foods

edited by

Xiaodong Zhai

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart packaging; functional materials; food safety; sustainability; big data

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

Agri-Food Wastes and Residues as Sources of Biopolymers for Food-Related Applications

edited by

Adriana Franca

and

Leandro S. Oliveira

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural wastes; agri-food by-products; upcycling; circular economy; sustainability in the agri-food sector; biopolymers

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

Analysis of Functional Components and Efficient Processing and Utilization of Seafoods and Their Byproducts

edited by

Abul Hossain

and

Deepika Dave

submission deadline 23 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6809 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine bioactives; marine lipids; marine polysaccharides; marine proteins; marine phytochemicals; nutrient analysis; marine byproducts; seafood processing; health benefits

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

Advances in Sensory Science: Integrating Cutting-Edge Technologies to Decode Sensory and Consumer Perceptions

edited by

Youngseung Lee

submission deadline 23 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 412 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI and machine learning applications in sensory and consumer data analysis and predictive modeling; Electronic sensing systems: electronic noses; tongues; and robotic sensory evaluation; ; Neurosensory and cognitive tools: EEG; fMRI; fNIRS applied to flavor; aroma; and texture perception; ; XR technologies: use of VR; AR; and MR to simulate environments; enhance sensory immersion; and conduct contextualized food studies; ; Digital twins and computational models for food product development and sensory optimization; ; Biometrics in sensory testing: EMG; EGN; EEG; eye tracking; galvanic skin response; heart rate variability; and facial expression analysis; ; Temporal sensory methods (e.g.; Temporal Dominance of Sensations; Time– Intensity) integrated with real-time analytics; ; Flavoromics; metabolomics; and chemometrics to uncover molecular sensory drivers; ; Multimodal sensory integration using data fusion from vision; taste; smell; and texture; ; Ethical; practical; and methodological considerations in the adoption of advanced technologies for sensory research

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

The 5th International Electronic Conference on Foods—"The Future of Technology, Sustainability, and Nutrition in the Food Domain" (Foods2024)

edited by Arun K. Bhunia,

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Vicente M. Gómez-López

, Saji George,

Igor Tomasevic

and

Yonghui Li

submission deadline 24 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10080 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation in food technology and engineering; food nutrition and functional foods; sustainable food security and food systems; food microbiology; chemistry and physicochemical properties of foods; emerging methods of food analysis; novel preservation and packaging technologies; food quality and safety; food cultures; policy and consumer science; application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in the food industry

Emerging Analytical Technologies for Food Contaminants Detection—Volume II

edited by

Xing Liu

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3960 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibody; aptamer; peptidomimetic; immunoassay; immunosensor; nanomaterial; food contaminants

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

Microalgae for the Food Industry: From Biochemical Composition to the Development of Functional Foods

edited by Pengfei Cheng, Changhong Yao,

Shuhao Huo

and Kang Chen

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 725 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae; biochemical composition; functional foods; omics; chronic disease

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

Innovation of Packaging Technologies for Improving Food Quality and Extending Shelf Life

edited by

Agnieszka Richert

, Maria Swiontek-Brzezinska and

Agnieszka Kalwasińska

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 460 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocidal assay; biocidal substances; packing materials; biodegradation; food industry; extending shelf life; aging of materials

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

Effect of Pre-slaughter and Stunning Methods on Farmed Fish Quality

edited by

Elenice Souza dos Reis Goes

, Alex Augusto Gonçalves and Maria Luiza Rodrigues de Souza

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish slaughter; fish welfare; physiology indicators; food quality

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

Recent Research on Chitin, Chitosan, and Chitinase in Food Field

edited by

Xing Fu

,

Alei Zhang

and

Bin Zhang

submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 627 | Submission Open

Keywords: chitin; chitinase; chitosan; oligosacch; shrimp; bio-material; packaging; function; bacteria; enzyme; protein engineering

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

Advances in Food Analysis: The Role of Chemometrics and Smart Analytical Systems

edited by Giuseppina Gullifa,

Roberta Risoluti

and

Stefano Materazzi

submission deadline 29 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 1152 | Submission Open

Keywords: food analysis; food quality control; food product characterization; food product authentication; chemometrics; multiparametric quality control; multivariate statistical analysis; smart screening systems; quality identifiers

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

Flavor, Palatability, and Consumer Acceptance of Foods

edited by

Xi Feng

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6435 | Submission Open

Keywords: flavor chemistry; perception; consumer acceptance; sensory characteristics; biosensors; food processing

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

Bioactive Compounds in Plant Food: Discovering Their Health Benefits

edited by Elvira Maria Sardão Monteiro Gaspar

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2833 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant food characterization/identification; plant food bioactive chemical composition; bioactive compound isolation; biological properties and health effects; analytical methods; biological methodologies; novel plant food

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

Health Benefits of Bioactive Compounds from Vegetable Sources

edited by Carlos Díaz Romero,

Jesús Heras-Roger

,

José Luis Guil Guerrero

and Miguel Ángel Rincón-Cervera

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1317 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenolics; carotenoids; tocopherols; phytosterols; immunomodulatory properties; anti-inflammatory activity; antioxidant activity; functional foods; vegetable foods; unprocessed foods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)

Microplastics and Medium/High-Processed Food: The Impact of Food Processing on Microplastic Contamination and Effects on Human Health

edited by

Pasquale Avino

and

Cristina Di Fiore

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 516 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastic contamination; medium/high-processed food; effects of microplastics in food on human health

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

Food Design for Enhancing Quality and Sensory Attributes

edited by

Ilija Djekic

and Nikola Tomic

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: food quality; food packaging; eating utensils; sensory characterization; acceptance and emotional responses; food product design; design for food

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

Food Sensory Characteristics and Their Impact on Consumer Acceptance and Behavior

edited by Paulo Henrique Machado de Sousa

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensory evaluation; consumer acceptance; food perception; sensory attributes; eating behavior; cross-cultural studies; emotional and cognitive influences; food innovation; sensory marketing; multisensory experience

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

Food Proteins: Nutritional Properties, Allergenicity, and Functional Properties

edited by

Xuli Wu

,

Lan Liao

and

Jin Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 21380 | Submission Open

Keywords: proteins; nutritional properties; allergenicity; functional properties; processing; structure; protein modification; digestibility; food allergy

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

Application of Fermentation Biotechnology in Food Science

edited by

Sae-Byuk Lee

, Daeung Yu and

Ki-Bae Hong

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13886 | Submission Open

Keywords: omics; metabolic engineering; microbiomes; flavoromics; upcycling; precision fermentation; smart fermentation monitoring; sensory evaluation; functional food

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Biotechnology)

Advances in Utilizing Lactic Acid Bacteria for Enhanced Quality and Nutrition in Fruit and Vegetable Beverages

edited by

Kan Shi

,

Lu Wang

and

Huawei Gu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13632 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit and vegetable beverages; lactic acid bacteria; fermentation; food quality; food nutrition; sensory characteristics; fruit wine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)

The Latest Advances in Phenolic Compounds and Their Application in Healthy Food

edited by

Corina Nicoleta Predescu

and

Mihaela Saracila

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 10128 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenolic compounds; antioxidant properties and anti-inflammatory effects for chronic disease prevention; antimicrobial activity; functional ingredients for functional foods; gut microbiota modulation; bioavailability; nanoencapsulation for healthy food innovation; natural preservatives; food sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)

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