Advances in the Valorization of Food Waste for Novel Products
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Security and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 January 2024) | Viewed by 22195
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agro-food wastes; bioactive compounds; antioxidants; green extraction techniques; value added products; food; biochar production; agroforestry wastes; contaminants; adsorption
Interests: natural extracts; bioactive compounds; antioxidants; in vitro assays; in vivo cosmetic assays; pharmaceutics
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Interests: chromatographic determinations; electrochemistry; sensors/biosensors; sample preparation; environment and food control; environmental monitoring; contaminant detection; PAHs; pesticides; pharmaceuticals; heavy metals; allergens
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, there has been an increasing amount of interest in recovering bioactive compounds from agricultural, forestry, and food industry wastes, aiming to reduce their environmental impact and simultaneously improve the sustainability of economy and society. The recovery of these compounds involves several steps, where the extraction technique is one of the most important techniques. Furthermore, due to their recognized health properties, such as antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory activities, the recovered compounds can be incorporated in food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products, giving them an extra value.
Despite the large number of publications on the extraction of bioactive compounds from agro-food wastes, there is still a great deal of interest in the topic and a lack of papers regarding the incorporation of the obtained natural extracts.
This Special Issue welcomes research articles and reviews that could fill the gap between research and industrial applications, addressing the new advances in biowaste valorization for novel product application. Manuscripts devoted to the extraction of bioactive compounds from agro-food wastes and their chemical and safety characterization are also welcome. Particular attention will be given to manuscripts that demonstrate the application of the obtained extracts in new products and evaluate their effect.
An integrated approach to the challenge of sustainable food systems: adaptive and mitigatory strategies to address climate change and malnutrition (https://www.nibio.no/en/projects/systemic).
Dr. Manuela M. Moreira
Dr. Francisca Rodrigues
Prof. Dr. Cristina Delerue-Matos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- food waste valorization
- bioactive compounds
- green extraction techniques
- safety assessment
- food applications
- non-food applications