Special Issues

Foods publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series in “Edible or Active Food Packaging” submission deadline 18 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5063 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural bioactive compounds; antimicrobials and antioxidants; scavenging and releasing systems; bio-polymers (biosourced and/or biodegradable); bioactivity; shelf life
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Packaging and Preservation)
Functionality and Food Applications of Plant Proteins (Volume II)
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submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 19784 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant proteins; animal protein alternatives; food applications; protein hydrolysates; bioactive peptides; physicochemical properties; techno-functional properties; structure– function relationships; sensory; nutrition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Foods)
Modeling of Food Systems and Design of Experiments
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submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17945 | Submission Open
Keywords: food; optimization; design and analysis of experiments; factorial designs; response surface designs; mixture designs; optimal designs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)
Recent Advances in Lactic Acid Bacteria and Metabolite for Food Quality submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12229 | Submission Open
Keywords: lactic acid bacteria  ; bacteriocins  ; probiotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)
Protein-Based Functional Colloids and Their Potential Applications in Foods
edited by and
submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4691 | Submission Open
Keywords: protein colloids; protein or peptide self-assembly; micro- or nanoparticles; pickering emulsions; gels; films; encapsulation; target delivery; digestion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry)
Chemical Composition and Nutritional Properties of Oils
edited by and Siyu Zhang
submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4682 | Submission Open
Keywords: fatty acid; triacylglycerol; tocopherol; tocotrienol; sterol; phenolic lipids; phospholipid; sphingomyelin; oxidation; health benefit
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry)
The Effect of Processing Technologies on the Physicochemical and Sensory Properties of Foods
edited by Andriana Lazou and
submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3857 | Submission Open
Keywords: food processing; process parameters; food engineering; properties; quality; mathematical modelling; organoleptic attributes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)
Influence of Diet on Intestinal Ecology submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3377 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial ecology; gut microbiome and metabolome; digestion; probiotics; prebiotics; functional foods; bioactive compounds; multiomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)
Analysis, Detection Technology and Safety Risk Assessment of Food Contaminants—2nd Edition submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1988 | Submission Open
Keywords: food contaminants; food analysis; food safety; risk assessment; biosensors; detection technology; novel signal transducers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Analytical Methods)
Functional Lipids and Nutrition submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1766 | Submission Open
Keywords: lipids; chromatography; mass spectrometry; functional foods; metabolomics; foodomics; nutrient analysis; food bioactives; dietary supplements; food composition analysis; bioactivities of functional food
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)
Innovative Processing and Food Safety: Chemical and Microbiological Hazards submission deadline 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel preservation techniques; hurdle technology; foodborne pathogens; novel food; microbial communities; microbial and chemical hazards; novel packaging materials; challenge studies; risk assesment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)
Toxicological Risks in Foodstuffs Due to Chemical Contaminants
edited by and Emmeline Lagrange
submission deadline 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open
Keywords: food toxicology; food safety; food contaminants; food hazards; risk analysis; risk assessment; risk management; risk reduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Toxicology)
Bioactive Compounds, Nutritional Quality and Oxidative Stability of Edible Oils and By-Products of Their Extraction—Volume II submission deadline 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open
Keywords: edible oils; cold-pressed oils; by-products of oil pressing in food production; bioactive compounds; nutritional quality; oxidative stability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)
Chemical and Functional Characterization of Food Proteins in Different Processing Methods
edited by Xingfei Li
submission deadline 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional property; protein composition and chemical structure; physical modification; chemical modification; bio-modification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)
Starch Modifications: Physicochemical and Enzymatic Properties
edited by Chunsen Wu and Lunan Guo
submission deadline 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: starch modification; physicochemical properties; enzymatic properties; retrogradation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grain)
Functional Carbohydrate Products: From Structure to Application
edited by , Xuesong Xiang and Rongrong Ma
submission deadline 22 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 987 | Submission Open
Keywords: starch; dietary fiber; structural design; precision processing; nutrition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry)
Novel Technologies to Improve the Nutritional Properties of Food
edited by Yuhuan Liu and Leipeng Cao
submission deadline 25 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5011 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional activity; non-thermal processing; nutritional quality; traditional processing; emerging processing technologies; microalgae food; functional oligosaccharides; biodiversity; intestinal microbiota
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)
Valorization of Seafood Resources to Obtain High-Value Products
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submission deadline 25 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4878 | Submission Open
Keywords: seafood resources  ; by-products  ; waste  ; value-added products  ; bioactive compounds  ; nutritional compounds  ; quality  ; preservation  ; extraction  ; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Foods of Marine Origin)
Nutritional Value of Meat and Meat Products and Their Role in Human Health
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submission deadline 25 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3565 | Submission Open
Keywords: meat; processed meat; nutritional value of meat; health benefits; cardiovascular disease; cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)
Food Quality Characterization under Different Preservation Methods and Storage Conditions
edited by Yi Dong
submission deadline 25 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3203 | Submission Open
Keywords: food quality characterization; microbial safety; preservation and storage; taste; nutritional value
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)
Plant-Based Dietary as Part of Sustainable Food System
edited by Belal J. Muhialdin
submission deadline 25 May 2024 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-based; plant proteins; meat analogs; pasta analogs; functional foods; bioprocessing; extrusion; mechanical elongation; vegetarian; flexitarian
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Security and Sustainability)
Exploring Local Foods and Its Supply Chains: Resilience, Autonomy and Sustainability
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submission deadline 26 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2002 | Submission Open
Keywords: local foods; food supply chains; supply chain resilience; food autonomy; food sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Systems)
The Application of Biotechnology in Food Contaminant Detection and Monitoring submission deadline 27 May 2024 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: food contaminant; contaminant detection; contaminant monitoring; food safety; food prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Toxicology)
Effects of Microbial Disease, Mechanical Damage and Chilling Injury on Storage and Processing Quality of Postharvest Fruits and Vegetables
edited by Lanhua Yi
submission deadline 29 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1338 | Submission Open
Keywords: postharvest fruits and vegetables; microbial disease; mechanical damage; chilling injury
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)
Nutritional, Functional, and Health Benefits of Seed- and Grain-Based Foods
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submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14534 | Submission Open
Keywords: seed and grain; storage; processing; functional; nutrients; bioactive; bioavailability; safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grain)
Innovative Sample Pretreatment and Detection Techniques for Foods
edited by and
submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1681 | Submission Open
Keywords: foods; sample pre-treatment; nanomaterials; biosensors; food detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Analytical Methods)
The Role of Diet and Food as Sources of Pollutants submission deadline 30 May 2024 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open
Keywords: toxic metals; pesticides; trace elements; marine food; seaweeds; macroelements; fluoride; iodine; dietary intake; risk assessment; pollution; vegan foods; nitrates; organic foods; novel foods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Toxicology)
The Past, Present and Future of the Fruit Wine Industry
edited by , Tingting Ma and Qian Ge
submission deadline 30 May 2024 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit wine; wine; yeast; processing and wine making; bioactive compounds; health effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drinks and Liquid Nutrition)
Advances in the Development of Biotic Foods: Probiotics, Prebiotics, Synbiotics, and Postbiotics
edited by Thatyane Vidal Fonteles and
submission deadline 30 May 2024 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open
Keywords: probiotics; prebiotics; synbiotics; postbiotics; fermented foods; microbiota; non-thermal processing; oligosaccharides; polysaccharides; toxicity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Biotechnology)
Functional Foods: Composition Detection, Benefits and High-Value Development
edited by Kewei Chen and Jianquan Kan
submission deadline 30 May 2024 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional foods; functional evaluation; high-value development; food analyses; health benefits; detection techniques; functionality screening; phytochemicals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods)
Further Research in Food Processing Safety and Quality from Field to Fork submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17322 | Submission Open
Keywords: (bio)sensors for food safety and quality; safety and toxicity of natural products; pesticides in food; microorganisms in food; metallic contaminants in food; organic pollutants in food; veterinary drug residues in food; toxins in food; radionuclides in food; nutritional properties of food; antioxidant properties of food; natural antioxidants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)
Advances in Bioactive Compounds from Food on Human Health submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 17242 | Submission Open
Keywords: oxidative stress; inflammation; non-communicable diseases; health-related potential; microbial fermentation; phenolic compounds; carotenoids; isoflavones; phytosterols; analytical methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods)
Heavy Metals and Potentially Toxic Elements (PTE) in Foods submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10968 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metals; potentially toxic metals; occurrence; hazard identification; hazard characterization; exposure assessments; risk assessments; risk analysis; risk management; risk communication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Toxicology)
Coffee and Coffee Byproducts: Processing, Quality, Nutritional and Health Aspects - Volume II submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10759 | Submission Open
Keywords: byproduct valorization; coffee; coffee byproducts; coffee waste recovery; bioactive compounds; nutraceutical value
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drinks and Liquid Nutrition)
Insights on the Health Benefits and Functional Potential of Food Bioactive Compounds
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9828 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive compounds; antioxidant; anti-inflammatory; hypocholesterolemia; antiproliferation  ; antihypertension  ; prebiotic  ; antidiabetic  ; functional food  ; microbiota
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)
Effects of Novel Processing Technologies on Physicochemical and Nutraceutical Properties of Foods
edited by , and Lizhen Deng
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9766 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging processing technologies; nonthermal technologies; thermal technologies; physicochemical properties; nutritional properties; functional properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Foods)
New Advances in Management and Characterization of Zoonotic Pathogens in Foodstuffs and Food Processing Facilities submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7254 | Submission Open
Keywords: foodborne pathogens; food contamination; food safety; omics technologies; challenge tests; predictive microbiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)
Dietary Polyphenols in Foods
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7164 | Submission Open
Keywords: phenolic compounds; in vitro and in vivo metabolism of polyphenols; polyphenols characterization; food sources of polyphenols; clean strategies for polyphenol extraction; phenolic ingredients; development of foods enriched in phenolics; optimization of polyphenols extraction; analytical developments for polyphenols analysis; digestion of polyphenols
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)
Risk Assessment of Exposure to Multiple Toxic Chemicals from Foods submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6618 | Submission Open
Keywords: risk assessment; food; chemical mixtures; exposure; food safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Toxicology)
Starch Chemistry and Function
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6570 | Submission Open
Keywords: structures; slow-digesting starch; starch modification; complex; resistant starch; digestibility; intestinal microbiota; interaction; gut-brain axis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grain)
Exploring the Rise of Alternative Foods: A Consumer Behavior Perspective
edited by and Carlos Diaz-Caro
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6541 | Submission Open
Keywords: alternative food; sustainable food; ethical food; food consumption; willingness to pay; behaviour choice consumer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensory and Consumer Sciences)
Food Proteins: Structural, Physicochemical, Functional and Nutritional Properties
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6215 | Submission Open
Keywords: food proteins  ; structure  ; physicochemical properties  ; functionality  ; nutritional properties  ; food processing  ; protein modification  ; digestive profile
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry)
Factors Affecting Food Preferences and Their Association with Consumption
edited by Voltaire Sant'Anna
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5634 | Submission Open
Keywords: consumer behaviors; sensory acceptance; perception; consumer attitudes; sensory science
Novel Techniques for Food Authentication submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4164 | Submission Open
Keywords: food authentication; geographical origin; food safety and quality; food fraud/adulteration; physical/chemical methods; molecular biology techniques; multi-elemental analysis; stable isotope analysis; fingerprinting / profiling; food production methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Analytical Methods)
Advances and Future Challenges to Microbial Food Safety—Volume II
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3161 | Submission Open
Keywords: food safety; foodborne pathogens; natural preservatives; biocontrol; microbial detection; microbial inactivation; emerging technologies; active packaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)
Structure Identification and Functional Mechanism of Natural Active Components (Volume II)
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3033 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural active components; antioxidant; structure identification; immunoregulation; functional mechanism; interaction; anti-inflammatory
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Foods)
Ethnic Foods: Scientific Insights and Innovative Development submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2740 | Submission Open
Keywords: ethnic foods; traditional foods; underutilized crops; lesser-known foods; food diversity; food and culture; tastes and preferences; local dietary habits; traditional ingredients; cooking methods; ethnic culture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Security and Sustainability)
Novel and Green Processing Technology Applied in Dairy Products Series II submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2380 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane technologies; byproduct valorization; whey; probiotics; active packaging; cleaning; disinfection; life cycle analysis; new product development; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Dairy)
Advances in Analytical Techniques for Food Quality and Safety
edited by , and Yongxin She
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2260 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanomaterial-based pretreatment; contaminant monitoring; bioactive extraction and quantitation; novel analytical techniques; rapid detection device; bioactive separation mechanism; analytical methods; evaluation model; dietary risk assessment; food quality and safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Quality and Safety)
Recent Progress on Multifunctional Food Packaging and Film Applications
edited by and Gustavo Cabrera Barjas
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1962 | Submission Open
Keywords: food packaging materials; polysaccharides; edible films; bioplastic; biobased antimicrobials; composite materials; nanotechnology; bio-adhesives
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Packaging and Preservation)
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