As part of our ongoing review of our editorial structure, the Topical Advisor Panel (TAP) role will be discontinued effective January 1, 2027.
Topical Advisory Panel
- Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry Section
- Food Engineering and Technology Section
- Food Quality and Safety Section
- Food Analytical Methods Section
- Food Microbiology Section
- Food Nutrition Section
- Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods Section
- Food Security and Sustainability Section
- Food Packaging and Preservation Section
- Sensory and Consumer Sciences Section
- Foodomics Section
- Food Toxicology Section
- Meat Section
- Plant Foods Section
- Grain Section
- Dairy Section
Members
Dipartimento di Gestione dei Sistemi Agrari, Alimentari e Forestali, University of Florence, Italy
Interests: wine; grapes; EVOO; by-products; bioactive compounds; phenols and enzymes
Interests: wine; grapes; EVOO; by-products; bioactive compounds; phenols and enzymes
Chemistry Research Centre-Vila Real (CQ-VR), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Interests: food chemistry; oenology; analytical methods; winemaking; wine stability; phenolic compounds; aroma compounds; sensory analysis
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Interests: food chemistry; oenology; analytical methods; winemaking; wine stability; phenolic compounds; aroma compounds; sensory analysis
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Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: seafood processing; spectroscopic techniques in quality control of foods, hygiene and sanitation in food preparation and processing
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Interests: seafood processing; spectroscopic techniques in quality control of foods, hygiene and sanitation in food preparation and processing
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Dr. Franca Finocchiaro
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA)-Research Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics, via S. Protaso, 302, I -29017 Fiorenzuola d'Arda, PC, Italy
Interests: quality and nutritional aspects of cereal products; structural characterization of secondary metabolites in several cereal species, particularly wheat, rice, and barley, using chromatographic (HPLC-DAD) and mass spectrometry techniques (LC-MSn); genetic association studies in cereal crops for qualitative and metabolic traits (metabolite GWAS)
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Interests: quality and nutritional aspects of cereal products; structural characterization of secondary metabolites in several cereal species, particularly wheat, rice, and barley, using chromatographic (HPLC-DAD) and mass spectrometry techniques (LC-MSn); genetic association studies in cereal crops for qualitative and metabolic traits (metabolite GWAS)
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UniLaSalle, ULR7519 Transformation & Agroressource, Beauvais, France
Interests: health claims; functional foods; phytochemicals (polyphenols, cruciferous, carotenoids); micronutrients; dietary fibers; gut health; bioavailability; biotransformation and bioactivity; nutrigenomics
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Interests: health claims; functional foods; phytochemicals (polyphenols, cruciferous, carotenoids); micronutrients; dietary fibers; gut health; bioavailability; biotransformation and bioactivity; nutrigenomics
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Department of Food and Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 1118 Budapest, Hungary
Interests: food analysis; chemometrics; UV/Vis spectroscopy; NIR spectroscopy
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Interests: food analysis; chemometrics; UV/Vis spectroscopy; NIR spectroscopy
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Dr. Damian Frank
The University of Sydney, Centre for Advanced Food Enginomics (CAFE), Room 108, Link Building (J13)
Interests: flavour and food chemistry; meat quality; flavour release; saliva food interactions; sensory preferences; plant-based meat; metabolomics
Interests: flavour and food chemistry; meat quality; flavour release; saliva food interactions; sensory preferences; plant-based meat; metabolomics
Dr. Scott Frost
Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
Interests: descriptive sensory; consumer sensory; chemometrics; sensometrics; analytical analysis; HPLC-MS; GC-MS; GCxGC-MS
Interests: descriptive sensory; consumer sensory; chemometrics; sensometrics; analytical analysis; HPLC-MS; GC-MS; GCxGC-MS
Agrofood Technol Department, Miguel Hernandez University, Ctra Beniel, Km 3-2, 03312 Alicante, Spain
Interests: polyphenols; functional foods; probiotics and prebiotics; fermented foods; food additives; food flavourings; plant extracts; antioxidants; food processing effects on composition; food chemistry; interactions of food components; bioactive compounds; encapsulation
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Interests: polyphenols; functional foods; probiotics and prebiotics; fermented foods; food additives; food flavourings; plant extracts; antioxidants; food processing effects on composition; food chemistry; interactions of food components; bioactive compounds; encapsulation
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Biochemistry Laboratory, CITACA, Agri-Food Research and Transfer Cluster, Campus Auga, University of Vigo, 32004, Ourense, Spain
Interests: food nanotechnology; proteins; food waste; enzymes; texture modifiers; hydrolysis
Interests: food nanotechnology; proteins; food waste; enzymes; texture modifiers; hydrolysis
Department of Food Science & Engineering, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Interests: food toxicology; food authentication
Interests: food toxicology; food authentication
Division of Milk Technology, Department of Food Technology and Assessment, Institute of Food Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159c Street, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: lactic acid bacteria; bioactive component (peptides); functional food; food microbiology; probiotic organisms; identification of bacteria; cheese composition; dairy biochemistry; dairy biotechnology
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Interests: lactic acid bacteria; bioactive component (peptides); functional food; food microbiology; probiotic organisms; identification of bacteria; cheese composition; dairy biochemistry; dairy biotechnology
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QualiSud, Université de La Réunion, CIRAD, Université Montpellier, Montpellier SupAgro,
Université d'Avignon, 97490 Sainte Clotilde, France
Interests: food processing; fermentation; antioxidants; exploration of health effects
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Interests: food processing; fermentation; antioxidants; exploration of health effects
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Centro de Enseñanza, Investigación y Extensión en Ganadería Tropical, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Km. 5.5 Carretera Federal Tlapacoyan-Martínez de la Torre, Martínez de la Torre 93600, Mexico
Interests: meat quality; animal production; meat science; beef production; high-intensity ultrasound
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Interests: meat quality; animal production; meat science; beef production; high-intensity ultrasound
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Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia | UCAM · Departamento de Tecnología de la Alimentación y Nutrición
Interests: Food Quality and Safety
Interests: Food Quality and Safety
Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos (IATA-CSIC), 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
Interests: wine yeasts; fermentation; genomics; QTL; ALE; hybrids
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Interests: wine yeasts; fermentation; genomics; QTL; ALE; hybrids
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Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
Interests: nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy; chemometrics; foodomics; metabolomics; foodstuff geographical origin and quality assessment
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Interests: nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy; chemometrics; foodomics; metabolomics; foodstuff geographical origin and quality assessment
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Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Interests: bioactive compounds; health effects of animal-derived foods; functional feed/food; animal nutrition; human nutrition
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Interests: bioactive compounds; health effects of animal-derived foods; functional feed/food; animal nutrition; human nutrition
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Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DISAFA), University of Turin, 10095 Turin, Italy
Interests: fruit quality; storage; packaging; sustainability; shelf life
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Interests: fruit quality; storage; packaging; sustainability; shelf life
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Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Interests: natural preservative agents; antimicrobials; antimicrobial biodegradable packaging; shelf life; food microbiology; food preservation; food safety
Interests: natural preservative agents; antimicrobials; antimicrobial biodegradable packaging; shelf life; food microbiology; food preservation; food safety
Department of Food Technology, Vocational School of Technical Sciences at Mersin Tarsus Organized Industrial Zone, Tarsus University, 33100 Mersin, Turkey
Interests: nanomaterials; nanoencapsulation; microencapsulation; biodegradable packaging materials; edible; seaweeds; dairy products; bioactive compounds; antimicrobial actvity; antioxidant properties
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Interests: nanomaterials; nanoencapsulation; microencapsulation; biodegradable packaging materials; edible; seaweeds; dairy products; bioactive compounds; antimicrobial actvity; antioxidant properties
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Department of Public Health, Miguel Hernandez University, Campus San Juan, Alicante, Spain
Interests: diet quality; ultra-processed foods; sugar-sweetened beverages; food frequency questionnaire validation; obesity; cardiovascular risk factors
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Interests: diet quality; ultra-processed foods; sugar-sweetened beverages; food frequency questionnaire validation; obesity; cardiovascular risk factors
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Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, Via G. Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
Interests: process analytical technology (PAT) applied to food; food quality evaluation; food authentication; non-invasive technologies; e-sensing technologies; spectroscopy; image analysis; electronic nose; chemometrics
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Interests: process analytical technology (PAT) applied to food; food quality evaluation; food authentication; non-invasive technologies; e-sensing technologies; spectroscopy; image analysis; electronic nose; chemometrics
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Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: analytical chemistry; food chemistry; food packaging; waste and by-product valorisation; innovative extraction technology
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Interests: analytical chemistry; food chemistry; food packaging; waste and by-product valorisation; innovative extraction technology
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Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH), School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Reading, UK
Interests: food reformulation; functional foods; healthier and hybrid meat products; food by-product valorisation; upcycled foods; consumer attitudes and rapid sensory profiling techniques
Interests: food reformulation; functional foods; healthier and hybrid meat products; food by-product valorisation; upcycled foods; consumer attitudes and rapid sensory profiling techniques
Institute for Food Safety and Analytics, Veterinary Faculty, Ludwig-Maximillians-University of Munich (LMU), München, Germany
Interests: host-pathogen interactions; Listeria monocytogenes; Salmonella; pathogen-environment interactions; food-borne pathogens; resistance against disinfectants
Interests: host-pathogen interactions; Listeria monocytogenes; Salmonella; pathogen-environment interactions; food-borne pathogens; resistance against disinfectants
Dr. Jiajing Guo
Hunan Agriculture Product Processing Institute, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410125, China
Interests: food microbiology; by-products utilization; food safety; nutrition; intestinal flora; functional food
Interests: food microbiology; by-products utilization; food safety; nutrition; intestinal flora; functional food
Department of Plant Food Technology and Gastronomy, Faculty of Food Science and Biotechnology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland
Interests: lactic acid bacteria; probiotics; edible mushrooms; bioactive peptides; lactic acid fermentations of vegetables and mushrooms; functional foods
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Interests: lactic acid bacteria; probiotics; edible mushrooms; bioactive peptides; lactic acid fermentations of vegetables and mushrooms; functional foods
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Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea “La Mayora”, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM, UMA-CSIC), Bulevar Louis Pasteur 49, 29010 Malaga, Spain
Interests: polymers; bioplastics; biodegradability; circular economy
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Interests: polymers; bioplastics; biodegradability; circular economy
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Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Chunan, Korea
Interests: human health and nutrition; foods and health; phytochemicals; functional foods; biochemical mechanism
Interests: human health and nutrition; foods and health; phytochemicals; functional foods; biochemical mechanism
