Functional Carbohydrate Products: From Structure to Application
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 December 2024 | Viewed by 1935
Special Issue Editors
Interests: functional starch; molecular structure; functional characteristics; modification strategy; structure-property relationship; low glycemic reponse; dietary fiber; colonic fermentation; food matrix interactions; biomimetic plant foods; bioactive delivery system
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Interests: food nutrition evaluation; food nutrient composition analysis; food composition database construction; carbohydrate digestion properties; glycemic index; intestinal function
Interests: food science and technology; food chemistry; carbohydrate polymers; starch; rice; flavor; food processing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Functional carbohydrates mainly include dietary fiber, resistant/slow-digestible starch, active polysaccharides, etc. They have various physiological functions that are closely related to human health, being involved in energy supply, metabolic regulation, and body protection. Thus, their preparation, structural analysis, functional evaluation, and applications have garnered significant attention. The development of functional carbohydrates is an ongoing process continually driven by new trends in nutrition and health. We are interested in the development of new carbohydrates with specific functional characteristics. The structural changes occurring in functional carbohydrates during food processing and in the digestion/metabolism pathways are closely related to their characteristics. We also welcome articles clarifying the relationship between the structure and functions of functional carbohydrates, as well as their beneficial health effects, through different molecular mechanisms. Furthermore, the applications of functional carbohydrates in different bio-industries depending on their bioactive functions are also of interest.
Prof. Dr. Ming Miao
Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. Xuesong Xiang
Dr. Rongrong Ma
Guest Editor Assistants
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Keywords
- starch
- dietary fiber
- structural design
- precision processing
- nutrition
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