Microbiology of Processed Foods: Vegetable and Fruit-Derived Products
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2020) | Viewed by 477
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food microbiology; foodborne pathogens; food safety; food preservation; probiotics; predictive microbiology
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: food science; food microbiology and safety; functional food; food preservation; yeasts; fermentation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As the Guest Editors of this Special Issue, I would like to invite you to contribute an original research paper or review article focused on the microbiology of processed foods, with a special focus on vegetable and fruit-derived products. The scope of submission includes novel aspects related to the microbiology of foods produced from fruit and vegetables, including the following topics: canned foods, juices, intermediate moisture foods, minimally processed foods and highly perishable foods, and bio-preserved foods, including emerging techniques and the optimized use of starter cultures for the improvement of the different fermentative processes in juices and vegetables, new beverages (like cereal-based drinks), production of functional foods from fruits and vegetables by the addition of “functional” microorganisms. Likewise, analytical methods and prediction models for the traceability of the products and predictive models for the quality and the shelf life of these products are welcome.
Prof. Antonio Bevilacqua
Prof. Clelia Altieri
Dr. Leonardo Petruzzi
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Foods is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- Fruit and vegetable
- Canned foods
- Minimally processed foods
- Probiotication
- Fermentation
- Juices and new beverages
- Shelf life prolongation
- Bio-preservation
- Safety
