Biofortified Foods for a Healthier Future: Analytical Tools and Technological Advances
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: 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 1049
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Interests: biopolymers; food waste recovery; rheology; innovative processing technologies; functional foods; sustainability
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Interests: biopolymers; emulsion science; food colloids; food processing; food rheology; food waste and by-products valorization; interfacial rheology; sustainability
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Interests: proteins; protein-based materials; bioplastics; matrices; horticulture; soy; micronutrients; fertilization; slow-release fertilization; controlled-release fertilizers; biomaterials; scaffolds; tissue engineering; emulsions; composites
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biofortification has gained relevance as a sustainable and cost-effective strategy to enhance global food and nutrition security. By breeding or engineering staple crops to increase their vitamin and mineral content, biofortified foods can be developed, helping to address hidden hunger and micronutrient deficiencies in worldwide populations. That being said, understanding the nutritional benefits and trade-offs involved in biofortification is critical for its success; in this context, advanced analytical technologies play a key role: methods such as spectroscopy, chromatography, mass spectrometry and metabolomics provide powerful tools to characterize the nutritional and chemical profiles of biofortified crops. These techniques enable precise quantification of vitamins, minerals and bioactive compounds, as well as insights into biochemical changes during growth and processing. This Special Issue will cover a range of topics related to biofortified foods and crops. We invite contributions that apply innovative analytical methods and technologies to evaluate nutritional content, bioavailability, biochemical transformations, sensory attributes and sustainability outcomes in biofortification.
We kindly encourage you to submit a manuscript(s) for this Special Issue. Research articles, short communications, and reviews are all welcome. Submissions can cover, but are not limited to, the following topics: (i) the development and evaluation of biofortified crops and food products, (ii) analytical assessment of bioactive compounds and nutrient levels, and (iii) agronomic and genetic strategies for biofortification.
Dr. Víctor Manuel Pérez Puyana
Prof. Dr. Alberto Romero
Dr. Mercedes Jiménez Rosado
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- biofortification
- biofortified foods and crops
- bioactive compounds
- nutrition
- security
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