Food Bioactive Components in Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 825
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nutrients; bioactive compounds; grain legumes; FTIR; cereals; rheological analysis; food safety; mycotoxins
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Interests: food microbiology; biotechnology; fermentation; molecular microbiology
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Interests: natural products analysis; natural products processing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Global interest in functional foods and nutraceuticals has surged dramatically over the past decade and this heightened attention is largely due to the potential health benefits these foods offer, including promoting wellness and preventing illness. Functional foods contain biologically and physiologically active compounds that provide health benefits beyond basic nutrition. These compounds, known as "bioactive compounds", include both nutritive and non-nutritive elements naturally found in food, which have positive effects on the human body, ideally enhancing health. The consumption of bioactive compounds in functional foods has drawn significant interest from researchers because of their beneficial roles in human health. More than ever, functional diets incorporating bioactive ingredients are seen as alternatives to conventional treatments for many diseases.
This Special Issue aims to provide comprehensive insights into bioactive food components and their biological mechanisms, based on recent research in the development of functional foods and nutraceuticals.
Potential topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Bioactive Compounds in Functional Foods: Types and Health Benefits;
- The Role of Functional Foods in Disease Prevention and Management;
- Nutraceuticals and Their Impact on Human Health;
- Probiotics and Prebiotics as Functional Food Components.
Dr. Maria Aspri
Dr. Dimitrios Tsaltas
Dr. Vlasios Goulas
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- functional foods
- nutraceuticals
- bioactive compounds
- health benefits
- disease prevention
- bioavailability
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