Nowadays, many consumers prefer foods with a high content of nutraceuticals that
contribute to the prevention or healing of chronic diseases. Therefore, in recent years, more …

Background Food processing has been used to convert raw agricultural produce into edible,
safe, healthy and nutritious food products and to preserve foods. Emerging non-thermal …

There is an increasing demand for functional foods to attend the consumers preference for
products with health benefits. Peach (Prunus persica), from Rosaceae family, is a worldwide …

In recent years, researchers' concern for the applications of nanotechnologies in the food
industry has grown exponentially. This has led to a major change in both consumer and …

Background Consumers' demands are changing how foods are produced, processed, and
delivered. In this respect, the term rational food design (RFD) appears in an increasing …

Current food system evolved in a great degree because of the development of processing
and food engineering technologies: people learned to bake bread long before the advent of …

The relationship between packaging and sustainability has caused the evolution of literature
towards the minimization of environmental damage. The task of packaging professionals is …

Background Scientific software incorporates models that capture fundamental domain
knowledge. This software is becoming increasingly more relevant as an instrument for food …

Microscopy is often used to assist the development of cheese products, but manufacturers
can benefit from a much broader application of these techniques to assess structure …

Due to the increased popularity of plant-based products, new alternatives for animal-derived
products are being developed. Before market introduction, food business operators (FBOs) …