Dear Colleagues,

We are organizing a Special Issue on “Carbohydrate Chemistry and Cereal Science” in Applied Sciences (MDPI).

In the era of depleting fossil resources and climate change, the sustainable development of the economy in all its aspects presents challenges in the field of new technologies and scientific knowledge regarding the possibility of using biodegradable and renewable materials and raw materials. At the same time, the development of modern societies causes the search for effective sources of functional and convenient food for the growing population of the planet.

Moreover, modern lifestyle and improper diet cause more and more chronic non-communicable diseases (formerly civilization diseases). Hence the great importance of research on cereals as raw materials, which, due to their properties and composition, are extremely valuable for the human body as one of the factors in the treatment of these diseases. Food allergies and intolerances are also an important problem. The number of people diagnosed with gluten disorders is increasing day by day. That is why it is so important to conduct research on new gluten-free products, the basis of which will be various types of polysaccharides. Designing such products is a challenge in order to bring together a high-quality product with nutritional value and acceptable price. On the other hand, plant proteins, including gluten, are becoming one of the alternatives to animal processing products, many times being the basis for vegetable meat analogues.

In the above context, it can be clearly stated that saccharides are the future of our civilization, and research on their acquisition and use becomes crucial for human survival. Thanks to them, it is possible to feed the planet, but also to obtain functional materials for many areas of industry and economy, including medicine, the packaging industry, and even organic synthesis. These activities should be undertaken as part of sustainable development, in the interests of the natural environment and the development of society.

The topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Polysaccharides as new packaging materials;
2. Chemical, enzymatic, and physical modification of carbohydrates. New routes, new products, new value;
3. Carbohydrate-based nanomaterials;
4. New sources of carbohydrates—beyond cereals and tubers;
5. Chemistry of glycosides;
6. The phenomena we observe—new tools for carbohydrates analysis;
7. Structure and physicochemical properties of functionally and nutritionally important components of cereal grains;
8. Functional and nutritional aspects of cereal products;
9. Quality and nutritional value of gluten-free products;
10. Food safety of cereal products;
11. New trends in the cereal industry;
12. Plant-protein-based meat analogues.

Prof. Dr. Marcin Łukasiewicz
Dr. Gabriela Ziec
Guest Editors

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• Carbohydrates
• Polysaccharides
• Glicosides
• Cereal products and processing
• Structure
• Nutritional and functional properties
• Gluten-free products
• Plant protein based meat analogues
• Hydrocolloids
• Nanotechnology