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Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: "Food Design to Improve Quality and Sensory Aspects of Foods"

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A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 7014

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Prof. Dr. Harald Rohm

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Chair of Food Engineering, Institute of Food Technology and Bioprocess Engineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Interests: sustainability; food processing; by-products; rheology; physical properties
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Prof. Dr. Isabel Hernando

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Food Technology Department, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Interests: food structure; bioactive compounds; food digestion; functional foods; agricultural by-products; hydrocolloids
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Dear Colleagues,

The development and growth of mankind is closely associated to our ability to transform raw ingredients, found in nature, into processed foods. An excellent example is bread, an ancient food with a long history, which is a staple food today and still the focus of continuous research.

Over the last few years, consumers have increasingly demanded higher quality, cheaper, more convenient, and healthier foods. They also look for the best sensory characteristics when buying these foods, and are considering environmental impact and sustainability issues more and more. In this context, the investigation of new ingredients, the replacement of critical compounds, the modification of food components, and the reformulation and design of new foods is crucial for creating high-quality products that are well accepted by consumers. Innovative processing, preservation, or packaging methods also play a key role in improving the final quality of food products.

This Special Issue aims to publish original research, review articles, and opinion works dealing with innovative strategies to design, develop, and produce foods with enhanced nutritional and sensory quality and prolonged shelf life, which are adapted to current consumer demands and new consumption habits.

Prof. Dr. Harald Rohm
Prof. Dr. Isabel Hernando
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Foods is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

consumer acceptance
food reformulation
food processing
sensory properties
physicochemical properties
nutritional improvement

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Shaping Future Foods through Fermentation of Side Streams: Microbial, Chemical, and Physical Characteristics of Fermented Blends from Sunflower Seed Press Cake and Cheese Whey

by Norbert Raak, Nicola Mangieri, Roberto Foschino and Milena Corredig

Foods 2023, 12(22), 4099; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12224099 - 12 Nov 2023

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The current food system suffers from the inefficient use of resources, including the generation of side streams of low economic value that still contain nutritional components. One potential approach to reach a more sustainable food system is to reintroduce such side streams into a circular value chain and valorise them in novel food products, preferably in an unrefined or minimally refined manner. Blending side streams from different industries might be a suitable way to improve the nutritional value of the final matrix. In this study, sunflower seed press cake and cheese whey were combined to obtain matrices containing valuable proteins, structuring polysaccharides, as well as lactose and minerals facilitating fermentation with three different co-cultures of lactic acid bacteria and yeasts. Fermentation for 48 h at 26 °C decreased the pH from ~6.3 to ~4.7 and enhanced the storage stability of the blends with no effect on their rheological properties and microstructure. This research demonstrates the potential of fermentation as a mean to stabilise side stream blends while only minimally affecting their physical appearance. Full article

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Towards Sustainable and Nutritionally Enhanced Flatbreads from Sprouted Sorghum, Tapioca, and Cowpea Climate-Resilient Crops

by Mia Marchini, Maria Paciulli, Lorenza Broccardo, Maria Grazia Tuccio, Francesca Scazzina, Martina Cirlini and Eleonora Carini

Foods 2023, 12(8), 1638; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12081638 - 13 Apr 2023

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This study aimed to develop high-quality flatbreads for low-income countries by using composite flours from climate-resilient crops, i.e., sprouted sorghum, tapioca, and cowpea, as partial alternatives to imported wheat. Through the experimental design, several flatbread prototypes were developed that maximized the content of sprouted sorghum and cowpea flours and minimized the content of wholewheat flour. Three of them were chosen based on the best textural, nutritional (highest intake of energy, proteins, and micronutrients—iron, zinc and vitamin A), and economic (cheapest in Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Burundi, and Togo) features. The physicochemical properties, in vitro starch digestibility, total phenolic content, antioxidant capacity, and sensory acceptability were also measured for the samples. The experimental flatbreads showed lower rapidly digestible starch and higher resistant starch contents than the control (100% wholewheat based), and were also richer in phenolic content and higher in antioxidant activity. Moreover, one of the prototypes was perceived to be as acceptable as the control for texture and flavour properties. The ranking test, performed after explaining the nature of the samples, revealed that the flatbread meeting the nutritional criteria was the preferred one. Overall, the use of composite flour from climate-resilient crops was proven to be an efficient strategy to obtain high-quality flatbread. Full article

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Sustainability on Bread: How Fiber-Rich Currant Pomace Affects Rheological and Sensory Properties of Sweet Fat-Based Spreads

by Anne-Marie Reißner, Harald Rohm and Susanne Struck

Foods 2023, 12(6), 1315; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12061315 - 20 Mar 2023

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Dietary fiber may contribute to increasing the nutritional value of “unhealthy food”—for instance, spreads with high fat and sugar content. The high amount of fiber and the presence of phenolic compounds, organic fruit acids, and aroma compounds make currant pomace a promising ingredient to be used in a wide range of foods. However, the particle size of this by-product is a key factor influencing texture, rheology, physical stability, and sensory properties of the final commodities. Wet planetary ball milling of seedless currant pomace suspended in oil resulted in particles <30 µm, which is required for a creamy texture. Spread stiffness and viscosity were adapted by lowering the solid fat content in a way that the fruity spreads with 16 g/100 g pomace resembled a sweet commercial nut spread. The pomace showed stabilizing effects, as oil separation was reduced and a viscosity increase during storage was prevented. Principal component analysis after sensory flash profiling of five formulations highlighted differences in fruitiness, sweetness, greasiness, and viscosity. Hence, depending on the pomace level and fat composition in the formulation, the properties of sweet spreads can be specifically designed to fulfill the respective requirements. Additionally, sweet and savory wafer fillings provide great potential to be enriched with fruit pomace. Full article

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Four-Dimensional (4D) Printing of Dynamic Foods—Definitions, Considerations, and Current Scientific Status

by Ahmed Raouf Fahmy, Antonio Derossi and Mario Jekle

Foods 2023, 12(18), 3410; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12183410 - 13 Sep 2023

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Since its conception, the application of 3D printing in the structuring of food materials has been focused on the processing of novel material formulations and customized textures for innovative food applications, such as personalized nutrition and full sensory design. The continuous evolution of the used methods, approaches, and materials has created a solid foundation for technology to process dynamic food structures. Four-dimensional food printing is an extension of 3D printing where food structures are designed and printed to perform time-dependent changes activated by internal or external stimuli. In 4D food printing, structures are engineered through material tailoring and custom designs to achieve a transformation from one configuration to another. Different engineered 4D behaviors include stimulated color change, shape morphing, and biological growth. As 4D food printing is considered an emerging application, imperatively, this article proposes new considerations and definitions in 4D food printing. Moreover, this article presents an overview of 4D food printing within the current scientific progress, status, and approaches. Full article

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