Linking Fruit and Vegetable Bioactives to Human Health and Wellness
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemicals and Human Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2026 | Viewed by 1587
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Interests: food science; bioactive compounds; circular economy; integrated valorisation; upcycling
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Interests: antioxidant; bioactive compound; phenolic compound; activity probiotics; polyphenol
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the past few years, dietary phytochemicals have garnered increasing research interest globally for their health-promoting effects and ability to prevent chronic diseases, particularly constituent compounds in foods. In addition to those required to meet basic human nutritional needs, these compounds can modify health status and are generally considered safe in foods at normal consumption levels (e.g., anthocyanins in berries). Their bioactivity can be attributed to a single compound (e.g., lutein in spinach) or a mixture of multiple compounds (e.g., avenanthryl alkaloids in oats), often not fully known, with the latter demonstrating greater efficacy. Classes of similar compounds are often found in similar types of plants, but their content in foods can vary greatly due to environmental influences such as cultivation, soil, altitude, and weather conditions. A significant volume of scientific evidence indicates that some phytochemicals have beneficial health effects, including dose–response relationships and statistically significant relationships with improved physiological function and/or a reduced risk of chronic diseases. However, our understanding of the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of many dietary bioactives remains limited, constituting a noticeable gap in the scientific literature.
This Special Issue aims to foster more research that will advance our understanding of the nutritional value of dietary bioactives, particularly those from fruits and vegetables, and how they affect human health.
Dr. Débora A. Campos
Prof. Dr. Manuela Pintado
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nutrition
- fruits
- vegetables
- whole grains
- dietary bioactives
- health
- disease prevention
- functional foods
- antioxidant
- non-essential nutrient
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