Dear Colleagues,

Throughout history, food has been a basic need for humans to survive, has been part of the culture of each society, and (along with many plants) has been used in traditional medicine for health care. Nowadays, this relationship between health and diet has become an emergent concern evolving into the consumption of natural products. Thus, healthy foods and nutraceuticals are used for the prevention of many diseases.

This Special Issue, entitled “Healthy Foods and Nutraceuticals: Exploring their Value”, intends to display an overview of the latest trends on this topic, with a specific focus on:

• The bioactive composition of healthy foods and nutraceuticals via the use of advanced analytical techniques (such as LC, GC coupled with MS, and NMR);
• The effect of sample pre-treatment, extraction conditions, and extraction technology;
• The relationship between composition and beneficial health effects (both in vitro and in vivo);
• The valorisation of food waste and further applications.

We look forward to receiving your contributions to this Special Issue, including both original research articles and reviews.

Dr. Elixabet Díaz-de-Cerio
Prof. Dr. Ana María Gomez-Caravaca
Dr. Silvia Valverde
Guest Editors

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• bioactive compounds
• nutritional value
• secondary metabolites
• green extraction techniques
• chromatography–mass spectrometry
• bioactivity
• healthy foods
• nutraceuticals
• food wastes
• sample treatment