Metabolite Profiling and Metabolic Pathways in the Food Industry

Dear Colleagues,

Metabolite profiling and the analysis of metabolic pathways have become indispensable approaches for understanding the complex biochemical composition of foods and evaluating the effects of processing, storage, and production practices on food quality and safety. Recent advances in high-resolution analytical technologies and bioinformatics have enabled comprehensive metabolite profiling, providing valuable insights into nutritional quality, authenticity, functional properties, and sustainability throughout the food supply chain.

This Special Issue aims to present the latest developments in food metabolite profiling and metabolic pathway analysis with applications across the food industry. We welcome original research articles, reviews, and communications addressing innovative analytical techniques, metabolomic data analysis, biomarker discovery, food authentication, quality assessment, functional food development, and sustainable food production. Studies integrating metabolomics with other omics technologies, machine learning, or advanced statistical approaches are also encouraged.

We invite researchers from academia, industry, and research institutes to contribute high-quality manuscripts that advance our understanding of food metabolites and their practical applications in food science and technology.

We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions.

Dr. Menekşe Bulut
Guest Editor

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