Advances in Food Analysis

Dear Colleagues,

Nowadays, the growing awareness of the close relation among diet, health and social development is stimulating demands for high levels of quality and safety in agro-food production, as well as new studies to fill gaps in the actual body of knowledge about food composition. For these reasons, modern research in food science and human nutrition is moving from classical methodologies to advanced instrumental platforms for comprehensive characterization. Non-destructive spectroscopic and imaging technologies are also proposed for food process monitoring and quality control in real-time.

This Special Issue is intended to highlight the most recent advancements and trends within the framework of food analysis. Research papers and reviews illustrating the most interesting developments related to sample preparation, separation science, spectroscopic techniques, sensors and biosensors, as well as investigations dealing with characterization of macronutrients, micronutrients and other biomolecules of interest are welcome.

We warmly invite our colleagues to submit their original contributions to this Special Issue in order to provide updates regarding alternative food sources (e.g., algae), functional foods, chiral or achiral bioactive compounds, effects of processing, contaminants, and every topic related to food science that is appealing to readers.

We would be delighted if you could respond to confirm your contribution and the proposed title by 30 November, 2018.

Prof. Dr. Alessandra Gentili
Prof. Dr. Chiara Fanali
Guest Editors

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