Quality Evaluation and Functional Food Development of Cereals, Pseudocereals and Pulse Products

Dear Colleagues,

The journal Plants will be publishing a Special Issue “Quality Evaluation and Functional Food Development of Cereals, Pseudocereals and Pulse Products”.

In the recent decades, consumer expectations in the field of food production have changed considerably. Modern consumers are increasingly demanding food with a high qualitative standard which arises from the use of high-quality raw materials. Moreover, today, foods are not only intended to satisfy hunger and provide the needed nutrients but also to prevent nutrition-related diseases and improve physical and mental wellbeing. In this regard, cereals, pseudocereals, and pulses, representing the most important agricultural products for human and animal nutrition worldwide, play an outstanding role. These crops and their products are important staple foods, providing essential nutrients and bioactive compounds, and can be easily functionalized. With regard to wheat, bread is an essential part of the diet throughout the world and is consumed daily, so it represents an ideal food to vehicle health-promoting substances. The other baked goods and pasta can also act as ideal functional foods. Today, advances in food science and technology have led to a wide range of strategies to produce cereals, pseudocereals, and pulse-based functional products.

Therefore, considering the high interest in quality assessment and development of functional foods from cereals, pseudocereals, and pulses as an emerging challenge for modern food industries, this Special Issue will cover a wide variety of related areas, with the aim of contributing to the overall knowledge of different quality aspects, such as physical–chemical, rheological, technological, microbiological, and sensorial aspects.

Dr. Alfio Spina
Prof. Dr. Antonella Pasqualone
Guest Editors

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