Advances in Sensory Analyses of Novel Foods
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 78
Special Issue Editor
Interests: edible insects; novel foods; antioxidant activity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development of various diet-related diseases and increasing public awareness have oriented the food market towards functional products with high health, sensory, and utility values. In recent years, there has been increasing evidence that functional foods, food components, and bioactive molecules of plant, animal, and microbial origins can offer significant health benefits. However, from a market perspective, consumer acceptance, which includes habits, preferences, and dietary behaviors, is crucial alongside health-promoting properties. To this end, new methods for the sensory evaluation of novel foods are being developed to best match the quality of new foods to consumer expectations and requirements. Functional foods represent one of the most dynamically developing sectors of the food industry, yet the existing body of literature remains insufficient, leaving ample room for pioneering and bold projects.
For this reason, this Special Issue from the journal Foods is being published, focusing on modern methods of the sensory evaluation of new foods. It will place particular emphasis on research related to advanced sensory evaluation methods. Additionally, submissions promoting functional foods are welcome. We invite the submission of both original research and review articles on topics including but not limited to the following:
- New methods of sensory evaluation;
- The critical assessment of existing sensory methods;
- The design of new food products with the addition of biologically active substances;
- Insect-based functional foods.
Dr. Skotnicka Magdalena
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sensory analyses
- new methods of sensory evaluation
- novel food
- food neophobia scale
- functional food
- consumer acceptance
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