Themed collection Editors' collection: Food Engineering, Science, Technology, and Nutrition

The Capsicum genus is economically important due to its chemical profile which is rich in capsaicinoids, carotenoids and flavonoids. Its unique chemical composition allows this genus to be applied from food additives to medicinal application.

This paper presents an overview of alternative uses for products of sugar beet processing, especially sucrose, as chemical raw materials for the production of biodegradable polymers.

Supplementation of potato powders with 54.88 g kg⁻¹ would significantly reduce the body weight gain by enriching Bifidobacterium and Parasutterella.

An oscillating uniform magnetic field was applied during the freezing of surimi.

Sucrose-free milk chocolates containing different types of bulk (isomalt, xylitol and maltitol) and high intensity (Stevia) sweeteners were produced by using a ball mill.

New antifungal agrochemicals, derived from 2-(benzylsulfonyl)benzothiazole were synthesized by an environmentally friendly method, using water as reaction medium.

Hydrocinnamic acid interacts with LasR receptor averts the autoinducer biding to modulate the expression of quorum sensing mediated phenotypes that strengthens the speculation of hydrocinnamic acid acts as a competitive inhibitor for autoinducer molecule.

Three-dimensional (3D) plasmonic structures have been intensively investigated as high performance surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates.

A satellite-like AuNP aggregate-based nitrite detection nanosensor was designed via diazotization coupling reaction and can significantly lower the naked-eye detection limit to 3.0 ng mL⁻¹. This nanosensor has important applications in food detection and cancer prevention.

Fatty acids and triglycerides impact lysine-derived AGE formation through modulating the formation of α-dicarbonyl compounds and Amadori products.

Robust and efficient solid-phase extraction adsorbents based on magnetic core–shell covalent organic frameworks gave excellent analytical performance for determination of sulfonamide residues in food samples.

GSPE alleviates high-fat diet induced testicular toxicity in rats by promoting anti-apoptotic activity.

The aim of this study was to conduct a comparative analysis on the stability and anticancer activities of anthocyanin, anthocyanidin and pyranoanthocyanidin pigments derived from blueberries.

This paper reports a SERS aptasensor developed to detect DEHP at relevant ranges with ultrasensitive performance and good selectivity.

Polysaccharides from red algae Porphyra haitanensis and Gracilaria lemaneiformis possess various bioactive functions, however, their anti-diarrhea activity remains incompletely defined.

In the process of yellowing, methyl jasmonate and melatonin treatments effectively improved the color, taste, flavor and bioactive compound content in broccoli.

Two tripeptides with ACE inhibitory activity were isolated from Jiupei (the raw material of Baijiu) distillation.

RSV metabolites R3G and R4G protected HepG2 cell from insulin resistance by improving glucose uptake and glycogen synthesis, along with inhibiting ROS generation and modulating the RS-1/AMPK signaling pathway.

The overall gastrointestinal digestibility of hydrothermally-treated bovine serum albumin drops dramatically following GO-derived glycation.

The hemicelluloses extracted from dissolving pulp were applied to produce xylooligosaccharides (XOS) by acid and enzymatic hydrolysis.

Fucoxanthin is a major marine carotenoid with many biological activities.

Sensitive and selective colorimetric sensors have come into a high demand due to their simplicity, rapidity, precision and use of common laboratory instruments.

MP significantly reduced Cd accumulation in the shoots of pak choi in comparison to the control, in consecutive growing seasons, and the minimum Cd contents were less than the maximum permitted level proposed by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.

Polypeptide decorated nanoliposomes were prepared as novel delivery systems to enhance the stability, release and bioactivity of lutein.

Third generation bio-ionic liquids (bio-ILs) were synthesized based on cheap and increasingly available camelina oil.

Construction of persistent luminescence nanophosphor-copper sulfide hybrid FRET nanoprobes for background-free bioimaging-guided investigation of food-borne aflatoxin in vivo.

Many of the functional foods are designed to decrease the risk of chronic diseases like osteoporosis (OP) which is the most common bone disorder affecting millions of people.

With the prevalence of chronic conditions in patients due to a dietary imbalance, the demand for inexpensive, nutritious and high dietary fiber extruded rice is increasing rapidly.

Inspired by nature, a bio-inspired antifogging PDMS is designed and fabricated successfully using UV lithography and a template method. It achieves an excellent superhydrophobic antifogging property, which benefits from a coupling effect.

Vitamin C is more powerful than casein phosphopeptides at controlling the combined toxic effects induced by ZnO NPs on gastric epithelium cells and intestinal absorption in mice.

A strategy of immunomagnetic beads coupled with biotin-streptavidin system (BAS-IMB) for detecting AFB₁ was suggested and applied in agricultural products.

(A) Chemical structure of apigenin. (B) Graph illuminating the experimental design for the time course of fructose and apigenin administration, and the timelines for the histological studies, biochemical analysis and western blot analysis.

Excessive alcohol consumption can cause serious hepatic injury which is associated with oxidative stress and fatty metabolic disturbance.

A new approach to increase root growth in legumes by pre-soaking seeds in iron oxide nanoparticle growth solution.

Acrylamide (AA) is a toxic compound formed in thermally prepared foods by Maillard reaction.

The aroma components in Meilanchun sesame flavor style baijiu were identified by aroma extract dilution analysis (AEDA), quantitative analysis, aroma active compound recombination, and omission/addition experiments.

In this study, a direct competitive biomimetic enzyme-linked immune-sorbent assay (BELISA) based on a molecularly imprinted nanomembrane as an artificial antibody was developed for the determination of triazophos in real samples.

Horseradish peroxidase-mediated grafting of gallic acid to chitosan with good antioxidant capacity for preservation of cherry tomatoes.

The groove binding of thiabendazole and hsDNA was studied by computer simulation and experimental methods.

Tri-doped porous carbon derived from waste-biomass was developed for a highly efficient counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cell with an efficiency of 7.83%.

Processing caused different levels of formation of disulfide bonds, and associated it with protein structure changes and digested products.

A new competitive aptasensor combined with HCR was developed for SEB detection.

Lycopene is a terpenoid pigment that has diverse applications in the fields of food and medicine.

D. aphyllum polysaccharide showed variational tendencies after artificial stimulated gastrointestinal digestion and fermentation by human feces.

Alginate oligosaccharide (AOS), prepared from depolymerised alginate, a natural polysaccharide occurring in the cell walls of brown algae, provides beneficial effects for intestinal health.

Liquiritin (LQ), the main bioactive constituent of licorice, is a common flavoring and sweetening agent in food products and has a wide range of pharmacological properties, including antidepressant-like, neuroprotective and anti-cancer properties.

Antioxidant activity of NTWP-II, evaluated in vitro, indicates that NTWP-II has good potential as a natural antioxidant used in the food industry.

PHP up-regulated gene and protein expression levels of intracellular antioxidant enzymes by activation of the Nrf2/ARE pathway in HepG2 cells.

Response surface methodology was applied to optimal VFA production from food waste, which could evaluate the interactive effect of each parameter as compared to the traditional approach about just one variable a time on VFA production.

The present study aimed to develop an aptamer-based FRET detection strategy for the specific and sensitive detection of AFB1 in contaminated food grains.

A 2D-IC system was successfully fabricated for clean isocratic chromatographic separations and sensitive post column UV induced fluorescence determination of two NNIs in six complex food samples.

Oyster protein hydrolysate could be a functional food candidate to improve learning and memory ability.

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is an emerging technique for the detection of pesticide residues on food surfaces, permitting quantitative measurement of pesticide residues without pretreating the sample.

For the first time sodium alginate is used to improve the stability of oil body emulsions against salt, pH and freeze–thaw cycling.

Magnolia officinalis var. biloba is used as a traditional medicine in China and as a food additive in the United Kingdom and the European Union.

The objective of this work was to study the effect of the emulsifier (soy lecithin) and solvent (water and ethanol) in infeed systems for encapsulation of fish oil (FO) by spray-drying.

Chitosan films blended with stem, leaf and seed extracts of Pistacia terebinthus for active food packaging.

A new molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP)-based fluorometric assay was developed to directly quantify histamine in real samples.

The study developed a NIR-SVM model for accurate recognition of osmotolerant yeasts in kiwi juice for the first time.