Foodomics Approaches to Make Possible the Verification of the Authenticity of Foods
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Foodomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 506
Special Issue Editors
Interests: molecular mechanism research on dynamic changes in flavor components; associated hazards and functional components in food processing via multi-omics fusion analysis
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Interests: exploration of flavor formation mechanism in food processing via multi-omics fusion analysis; development of quality control technology; innovation of fermented foods
Interests: food flavor and quality control; aquatic product processing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recently, in the complex food market, food adulteration has become prevalent, deceiving consumers and posing health risks. Detection faces challenges as traditional methods have limitations. Foodomics is an emerging field that offers powerful approaches to ensure the authenticity of foods. By integrating various omics technologies such as proteomics, flavoromics, lipidomics, and metabolomics, it provides comprehensive insights into the composition and characteristics of foods. These techniques can be employed to detect and analyze specific biomarkers or signatures unique to genuine foods. Through advanced analytical methods and data analytics, foodomics helps researchers to establish reliable criteria and models to verify the authenticity of different food products. This enables accurate identification of adulterants, substitutions, or cases of mislabeling, thus safeguarding consumers' rights and promoting food safety and quality. Applying foodomics approaches holds great potential in enhancing transparency and trust in the food supply chain, ensuring that consumers can enjoy genuine and unadulterated food products.
Dr. Xuhui Huang
Dr. Jia-Nan Chen
Prof. Dr. Lei Qin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- authenticity
- foodomics
- flavoromics
- metabolomics
- biomarkers
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