Food Hydrocolloids: Physicochemical and Bioactive Properties and Applications
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2027
Editors
Interests: biochemical changes in fruits and vegetables; natural food hydrocolloids (isolation, characterization, functionality, health benefits); development and application of active edible packaging materials; isolation and characterization of food enzymes; food applications of antimicrobial enzymes (biopreservation); value added products from agro-industrial wastes
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Interests: extraction and characterization of functional hydrocolloids from plant wastes; active and intelligent food packaging; encapsulation of bioactive agents; nanoemulsions
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to publish a high-impact article collection focusing on recent and future trends of extracting, preparing, tailoring, and applying hydrocolloids in order to maximize their physicochemical effects in the food system and bioactivity in the human body. The Special Issue will cover physicochemical properties of hydrocolloids affecting their water binding/holding capacity, rheological/textural properties, emulsifying activity/stability, film-forming, coating, and encapsulation ability, and processing by emerging methods (e.g., electrospinning, electrospraying, 3D or 4D-printing). The bioactive properties of hydrocolloids in the Special Issue are expected to involve, but are not limited to, those making proved positive contributions to human health (e.g., prebiotic activity, blood sugar and cholesterol control, weight management, antioxidant and antimicrobial activity, antihypertensive effect). Studies exploring the antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of hydrocolloids in food preservation are also welcome. In addition to these essential topics, this Special Issue also intends to highlight recently emerging trends that brings the functionality of hydrocolloids beyond their individual limits. Such trends involve the combinational use of different synergistic hydrocolloids, complexes of different hydrocolloids with each other and with other food components (especially with phenolic compounds, lipids and fatty acids), and employing different highly functional nanoforms of hydrocolloids in formulations. Moreover, tailoring of hydrocolloids’ structure to boost their functionality via physical (e.g., cold plasma, ultrasonication, pulsed electrical fields), biochemical (specific enzymes) and biotechnological methods (fermentation) is of particular interest. Finally, the Special Issue encourages studies discovering highly functional hydrocolloids from unusual sources and wastes.
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Yemenicioglu
Dr. Elif Çavdaroğlu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hydrocolloid
- protein
- polysaccharide
- techno-functional
- bioactive
- physicochemical
- films
- prebiotic
- encapsulation
- nanoencapsulation
- emulsion stabilization
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