Do the Nutritional Value of Functional Food and Consumer Preferences to It Always Go Hand in Hand?
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 March 2026 | Viewed by 92
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sensory analysis; the stability of vitamins and minerals; food fortification; iodine prophylaxis
Interests: functional food; sensory analysis; survey research; assessment of the diet at different ages
2. Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznań, Poland
Interests: metabolic syndrome; obesity; polycystic ovary syndrome; reproduction; anthropometry; diet quality scores; food-frequency questionnaire; nutritional knowledge; body fatness; thyroid diseases; autoimmune disorders; Hashimoto's thyroiditis; fertility
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The consumption of foods should improve well-being and health, as well as reduce the risk of disease. Numerous studies have confirmed that functional food can effectively support the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle and even reduce the risk factors for various diseases, such as coronary or metabolic disorders. However, for such food to fulfil its functions, it must be consumed at regular and sufficient levels as part of a varied diet. In evaluating the quality of functional food, sensory analysis is also essential.
Therefore, this Special Issue focuses on assessing whether the nutritional value of functional food and consumer preferences for this food always go hand in hand.
We propose the following topics:
- Relationship between the effectiveness of nutrient fortification and the sensory perception of such food;
- Assessment of the relationship between age-related nutritional status and the sensory quality of food;
- Assessment of the effectiveness of functional food consumption in diet-related diseases related to the frequency of their consumption and their sensory perception;
- Research may focus on functional food of both plant and animal origin.
Dr. Krystyna Szymandera-Buszka
Dr. Anna Jędrusek-Golińska
Dr. Małgorzta Kałużna
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- functional food
- sensory analysis
- nutrient fortification
- maintaining a healthy lifestyle
- consumer analysis
- diet-related diseases
- age-related nutritional status
- anthropometry
- diet quality scores
- food-frequency questionnaire
- hormonal disorders/hormonal status
- metabolic disorders
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