Functional and Sustainable Foods from Marine Resources
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Foods of Marine Origin".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 9 April 2026 | Viewed by 39
Special Issue Editor
2. LEAF—Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food Research Center, Associate Laboratory TERRA, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: analytical chemistry; organic chemistry; chromatography; natural products; biorenewable resources; microalgae; GC-MS analysis; seaweeds; sustainable food ingredients; food-industry byproducts; blue economy; bioactive compounds; novel food
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Oceans are a vast reservoir of bioactive compounds and high-value nutrients, offering unique opportunities for food innovation, sustainability, and human health promotion. This Special Issue aims to explore the incorporation of marine-derived ingredients—such as seaweeds, microalgae, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, and marine by-products—into foods with enhanced nutritional, functional, and sensory profiles.
We welcome original research articles, reviews, and short communications that address innovative processing technologies, nutritional and functional characterization, consumer acceptance, environmental impact assessment, and applications of marine ingredients in both traditional and novel food products. Interdisciplinary studies that link marine biotechnology, the blue bioeconomy, and sustainable food systems are highly encouraged.
Dr. Joana Ferreira
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- marine bioactives
- algae-derived ingredients
- marine peptides
- omega-3 fatty acids
- marine polysaccharides
- blue bioeconomy
- functional foods
- sustainable aquaculture
- marine by-product valorization
- nutraceuticals from the sea
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