Cinnamon is renowned worldwide for its beneficial health-promoting properties. However,
its application in the food industry faces significant challenges due to chemical instability …

Flavours and fragrances are volatile compounds of large interest for different applications.
Due to their high tendency of evaporation and, in most cases, poor chemical stability, these …

Background The increasing demand for healthy eating habits and the emergence of the
COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in a health crisis and global economic slowdown, has …

The encapsulation in the food industry has gained relevant importance, mainly due to its
contribution to solve food problems by reducing the loss of nutrients, prolong the shelf-life …

Despite centuries of use for the preservation of foods and treatment of infections, plant-
derived antimicrobials enjoy a renewed interest amongst food safety researchers and food …

The resistance mechanisms of bacteria and protozoans have evidenced the need of
discover new compounds with potential pharmaceutical activity against pathogenic …

Background Oleoresins are concentrated extracts from plants, spices, and herbs which have
been studied as additives in foods. Extracted from natural sources by different techniques …

Nutraceuticals, functional foods, immunity boosters, microcapsules, nanoemulsions, edible
packaging, and safe food are the new progressive terms, adopted to describe the food …

Red propolis, originary from Northeast Brazil, has a unique composition and a great
commercial interest. However, due to the presence of ethanol and its remarkable sensory …

The global demand for safe and healthy food with minimal synthetic preservatives is
continuously increasing. Some natural food antimicrobials with strong antimicrobial activity …