Polysaccharides for Nutraceuticals and Future Foods
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Carbohydrates".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 710
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Interests: bioprocess engineering; technology with medicinal fungi and plant tissue cultures; food science and engineering; functional foods; ultrasound-assisted extraction and processing of food and medicinal products
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Interests: bone and mineral metabolism; phytoestrogens; vitamin D and calcium metabolism; gut microbiota; osteoporosis; maternal nutrition
Interests: developmental origins of health and disease; women and children nutrition; nutition on bone health; phytochemicals on health; dairy and health; functional food
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The 2025 International Conference on Polysaccharides for Nutraceuticals and Future Foods (ICPNFF-2025) aims to provide a unique opportunity for scientists and professionals to share their ideas and findings regarding the discovery, function and application of polysaccharides for human health and food sustainability. It is a medium-sized conference that will welcome ~300 participants from all over the world. The conference program comprises main and parallel sessions for the presentation of plenary and specific lectures by eminent and outstanding scholars, as well as talks and posters by front-line researchers and postgraduate students. The conference program is highly interdisciplinary, and will encompass the fields of polymers, food and health sciences and the application of polysaccharides for the development of nutraceutical products and sustainable materials.
This Special Issue is dedicated to the high-quality papers presented at ICPNFF-2025, focusing on the following areas of the conference program:
- bioactivities, nutraceutical functions and the underlying mechanisms;
- structure–nutraceutical function relationships;
- gastrointestinal digestion and microbiota metabolism;
- other areas related to the aim and scope of the journal.
Authors are reminded that they should strictly follow the Instructions for Authors of the Nutrients journal when preparing and submitting their papers. When submitting your articles, please select “SI: Polysaccharides for Nutraceuticals and Future Foods”. All submissions will be subject to a rigorous peer-review process.
Prof. Dr. Jian-Yong Wu
Prof. Dr. Man Sau Wong
Prof. Dr. Yajun Xu
Dr. Angxin Song
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polysaccharides
- nutraceutical functions
- structure–bioactivity relationships
- natural and medicinal resources
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