The Influence of Processing on Shaping the Sensory and Health-Promoting Qualities of Dried, Baked, or Roasted Foods
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 2700
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food properties; pretreatment; drying; roasting; osmotic enrichment; innovative technologies; fruit and vegetables; multigrain bars
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Interests: textural and sensory properties of food; drying techniques
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Interests: reformulation of raw material composition; health and sensory properties of food; food enrichment; analysis of physical and chemical properties of food; food safety
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to present the latest research on the influence of various pre-treatments and drying techniques on the properties of dried fruits and vegetables, especially their pro-healthy and sensory qualities.
Experts point to the diet's low consumption of fruit and vegetables as a source of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and other essential bio-components. Various snacks are gaining more and more popularity. Consumers eat snacks because they satisfy hunger quickly and do not require preparation. Many consumers are looking for products that meet their health expectations. They choose products with a “clean label”, but which exhibit appropriate sensory qualities. They are also aware of saving energy resources on a global scale.
In response to consumer expectations and global needs, the research scope of this Special Issue includes the latest solutions using pre- or post-treatment and improved drying methods, including hybrid methods, enabling the production of high-quality dried fruit and vegetable snacks towards the development of sustainable technologies. As part of the development of their production technology, thermal and non-thermal treatments are being studied which affect changes in the structure of plant tissue in the direction of increasing drying efficiency and reducing energy demand.
Osmotic enrichment as pre-treatment or final roasting with spices increases the content of desired ingredients and shapes the attractiveness of products from a health-promoting and sensory perspective.
Prof. Dr. Hanna Kowalska
Prof. Dr. Agata Marzec
Prof. Dr. Jolanta Kowalska
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- thermal/non-thermal treatment
- osmotic dehydration
- roasting and roasting with spices
- enriching
- drying methods/hybrid drying
- dried fruit/vegetable snacks
- pro-healthy food
- drying efficiency
- sustainable techniques
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