Innovative Natural Functional Ingredients from Byproducts in the Food Industry
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 March 2025) | Viewed by 3917
Special Issue Editor
Interests: natural extracts; meat science; bakery science; dairy products; lipolysis and proteolysis; bioactive compounds; development of healthier food products; nutrients; food preservation; bioaccessibility; bioavailability
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Foods will be publishing a Special Issue titled "Innovative Natural Functional Ingredients from Byproducts in the Food Industry". A substantial amount of byproducts is generated during food processing, which could serve as a valuable source of various bioactive compounds. These by-products from the primary food industry hold great potential for reuse, as they are rich in natural compounds that can be transformed into high-value-added products for the food sector. Many of these materials remain underutilized and can be re-evaluated as natural sources of ingredients for food applications. Numerous studies have explored the reuse of agro-industrial waste, which provides access to pigments, antimicrobials, fibers, sugars, proteins, oils, antioxidants, vitamins, and organic acids, all at no additional cost.
For this Special Issue, the Guest Editor has gathered contributions from a group of distinguished international researchers to create a valuable resource for researchers, faculty, students, and nutrition as well as health practitioners, in addition to professionals in the food and nutraceutical industries, with a special focus on the development of functional foods in the meat, bakery, and dairy sectors. This Special Issue of Foods will enhance understanding of plant extracts, exploring various aspects, such as preservative properties and health benefits, including studies on the in vivo biological activity of bioactive compounds.
We invite investigators to contribute original research and review articles to this Special Issue, with a focus on characterizing the bioactive properties of plant extracts, addressing challenges, and highlighting achievements related to their incorporation into functional foods. Papers that examine the bioavailability and bioaccessibility of bioactive compounds, or those that explore the application of natural bioactive compounds as alternatives to synthetic additives in the development of functional foods, are especially welcome.
Dr. Gema Nieto
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- bioactive compounds
- antioxidant activity
- antimicrobial activity
- preservatives’ properties
- byproducts as preservatives in meat products, bakery products, milk products, and beverages
- in vitro and in vivo biological activity of plant secondary metabolites
- food applications
- phenolic compounds
- vitamins
- nutrients
- fiber
- pigments
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