Probiotics, Paraprobiotics and Postbiotics: A New Perspective for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 125
Special Issue Editor
Interests: probiotics; paraprobiotics; microbial metabolites; functional foods; food safety
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Probiotics are live microorganisms that, after administration in sufficient amounts, give health benefits to the consumer. These microorganisms are recognized as safe biocontrol agents against pathogenic microorganisms. Despite knowing the health-promoting benefits (HPBs) of probiotics since the distant past, their derivatives (like paraprobiotics and postbiotics) have garnered increased attention from researchers and the food industry in recent years. This heightened interest can be attributed to the advantages of using probiotic derivatives in the food industry over probiotics. The HPBs of probiotic derivatives depend significantly on the type of their obtainment method and its conditions, and some recent studies show better effects of modern processes (like ultrasound and ohmic heating) on them over the conventional heating method. This Special Issue aims to cover the studies on obtaining the HPBs of probiotic derivatives and their potential to be used to produce functional foods. The Guest Editor welcomes submissions from researchers working on probiotics and their derivatives. Researchers can submit original research articles, short communications, and reviews to this Special Issue.
Dr. Mahmoud Yolmeh
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- probiotics
- paraprobiotics
- postbiotics
- functional foods
- nutraceuticals
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