Bioactivity and Bioavailability of Fortified Foods
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 301
Special Issue Editors
Interests: lignocellulose; bioethanol; biomass conversion; bioprocess technology; enzyme technology; food preservation; food toxicology
Interests: health-promoting ingredients; pro-health food standards; bioavailability of modified food; digestion and absorption; food enrichment methods
Interests: fruit and vegetables; storage; ozonation; herbicide residues; active compounds
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Dear Colleagues,
In modern society, unprocessed products and foods with a simple, natural composition and a “clean label” play a valuable role in everyday nutrition. As such, additives are expected to come from natural sources, mainly in the form of plant extracts with health-promoting potential and that exhibit immunostimulant, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities. Such products, the number of which is continuously growing on the market, often receive commercial recommendations without reliable confirmation of their beneficial effects on our health. Although metabolic dynamics differ between individuals, from the point of view of human nutrition and the true impact of health-promoting substances on the body, it is necessary to analyze the mechanisms of the breakdown of bioactive substances present in enriched foods when exposed to unavoidable digestive barriers, such as low pH or the action of digestive enzymes, i.e., in conditions simulating the digestive system. In this way, we can more confidently indicate the directions of food enrichment and its real health-promoting potential.
According to the expression “Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food”, we aim to summarize the effectiveness and efficiency of food fortification in order to improve its health-promoting properties. In recent years, the consumption of super foods has become an alternative method in the prevention of many diseases, including lifestyle-induced diseases. It is important to determine the most effective methods of food enrichment along with their health-promoting effects, and to indicate the mechanisms, transport factors, and/or secondary metabolites that result from the breakdown, degradation, digestion, and absorption of molecules from enriched foods. This Special Issue will present a unified model for the control of such parameters based on various in vitro techniques and analytical methods.
Prof. Dr. Czesław Puchalski
Dr. Maria Czernicka
Prof. Dr. Maciej Balawejder
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- health-promoting ingredients
- pro-health food standards
- bioavailability of modified food
- digestion and absorption
- food enrichment methods
- quality standards
- secondary metabolites
- bioactivity in food processing
- in vitro methods of food control
- clinical investigations
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