Food Chemistry
A section of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049).
Section Information
The Section “Food Chemistry” of the journal Molecules publishes original research and review articles on all aspects of Food Chemistry. The Section is open to research on Food Chemistry, including functional foods and ingredients, nutraceuticals and edible traditional medicines. All research needs to be related to molecules that are constituents of the food matrix. The Section “Food Chemistry” will contribute to the scientific analysis of foods and herbs/ingredients that are traditionally used as medicines based on molecules and the development of effective food or model foods.
Identification and isolation of constituents, analytical characterization, chemical structure, biological activity, bioaccessibility and bioavailability of molecules/constituents, fermentation changes, biosynthesis, etc. will be considered.
As this Section belongs to the journal Molecules, all research should be based on molecules. Biological activity reports with extracts without identifying active constituents or chemical structures will not be considered for publication.
In particular (but not exclusively), this Section invites contributions that report on:
- Isolation and structure elucidation of compounds from natural or fermented foods or medicinal resources (materials with traditional use);
- Analytical characterization of food resources using advanced technologies based on molecules;
- Methods for the quality control of functional foods and nutraceuticals, including herbal and traditional medicines as explored in Molecules;
- Bioactivity of food as well as functional food or ingredient samples based on molecules;
- Structure–activity relationship between chemical constituents and activity;
- Fermentation studies, including chemical changes related to biological activity;
- Total or semi-synthesis of phytochemical studies of natural food resources;
- Research on vitamins or foods, including bioactive constituents;
- Food package;
- Food quality and safety of other bio-based materials, byproducts, and processing wastes as explored in Molecules;
- Food additives (natural or synthetics);
- Food contaminants;
- Chemistry-related components and their physiological, sensory, flavor, physical, and chemical properties.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Wine Chemistry: Flavor and Quality (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Natural Colorants in Food Chemistry (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Exclusive Papers Collection of Editorial Board Members and Invited Scholars on Food Chemistry (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Chemistry of Tea and Coffee—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Current Emerging Trends of Extraction and Encapsulation in Food (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Recent Advances of Natural Products in Food Science (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Bioactive Compounds from Functional Foods, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Bioactive Compounds in Food: Characterization and Role in Human Health (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Characterization, and Protective Effects on Metabolic Syndrome of Functional Components in Food (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Grain Starch—from Structure to Functionalization and Physicochemical Properties (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Extraction, Purification, Structural Analysis, Biological Evaluation, and Molecular Mechanisms of Dietary Bioactive Compounds from Natural Resources (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Food Sustainability: Promising By-Products for Valorization—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Effects of Functional Foods and Dietary Bioactives on Human Health (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Bioactive Compounds in Food and Their Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Biomass-Based Value-Added Bioactive Products: Recovery and Valorization (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Bioactive Tannins in Foods and Feeds (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Molecular Level Changes in Food Processing: Invisible Treasures (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Research and Application of Food By-Products, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Secondary Metabolites of Natural Origin as the Bioactive Resources (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Nutritional Properties, Sensory Profile and Bioactive Components of Food, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Feature Papers in Food Chemistry—3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Direct Injection Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Volatile Compounds in Food Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Food Chemistry in Europe (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Advancing Food Safety: Chemistry in Food Microbiology Control (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Food Chemistry and Bioactive Compounds in Relation to Health, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Marine Natural Products with Biologically Active Properties (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Enzymes Applied in Biomedicine, Cosmetic, and Food Chemistry (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Food Flavor: Molecular Decoding, Multimodal Interaction and Perception (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Advances in Wine Chemistry (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Advanced Materials, Technologies, and Innovations in Food Packaging towards Sustainability (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Research on Bioactive Compounds in Milk (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Food Chemistry in Asia—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Unveiling the Applications of Bioactive Compounds in Functional Foods for Optimal Human Health (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Innovative Chemical Approaches in Food Safety, Food Analysis, and Food Quality (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Lipids in Food Chemistry, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Functional and Bioactive Compounds from Food (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Research Progress of Antioxidant Compounds in Foods and Beverages (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Functional Foods: Chemical Challenges and Opportunities (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Research Progress on the Processing and Modification of Lipid Compounds in Food (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Chemistry of Food: From Molecules to Processing (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- The Impact of Advances in Fermentation Processes on the Chemical Composition of the Final Product, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Natural Antioxidants in Functional Food (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- New Insight into Edible Oil: From Food Chemistry to Health Benefits (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Analyses and Applications of Phenolic Compounds in Food—2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Innovative Analytical Techniques in Food Chemistry (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Recent Advances in Bioactive Compounds for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Functional Proteins in Food: Chemistry, Applications, and Health Benefits (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Food Bioactive Components in Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Bioactive Molecules in Agrifood Waste: Isolation, Analysis and Reuse (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- New Synthetic and Natural Molecules in the Production of Plant-Based Food—from Farm to Fork (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Plant-Based Food Science: Chemical Composition and Biological Activity (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Development of Food Packaging Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Biologically Active Compounds in Food (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Nutritional Components of Non-animal Origin Foods: Structure, Synthesis, Funtions and Mechanisms (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: