Current Opinion in Food Science

Papers
(The median citation count of Current Opinion in Food Science is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
Challenges and opportunities for sensory and consumer science in new cultivar development and fresh produce marketing198
Recent advances in the microbial production of human milk oligosaccharides140
Editorial Board140
Recent advances in the production of emulsifying peptides with the aid of proteomics and bioinformatics135
Lipidomics in grape and wine research: past, present and future applications135
Editorial overview: Food emulsions117
Engineering strategies to modulate nutrient digestion kinetics and bioaccessibility of plant-based foods114
Editorial overview: Acrylamide: What is known after two decades114
Editorial overview: Are we prepared for ground-breaking innovations in food science and technology?107
Editorial Board104
Aqueous biphasic systems as a key tool for food processing102
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Editorial overview: Food microbiology91
Acrylamide in sugar products90
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Enhancing the bioavailability of encapsulated hydrophobic nutraceuticals: Insights from in vitro, in vivo, and clinical studies86
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Editorial overview: Food bioprocessing: challenges and perspectives80
Trends in nanozymes development versus traditional enzymes in food science79
Editorial overview: From mechanisms and phenomena description, to design of new processes for different needs and environments: Engineering and Processing as strategies to enhance food products79
External application of RNA interference (RNAi): an innovative tool for controlling fungi during food storage78
Editorial Board77
Enzyme-aided oil and oilseed processing: opportunities and challenges73
A quick look to the use of time domain nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry and magnetic resonance imaging for food quality applications71
Acrylamide: perspectives from international, national, and regional exposure assessments68
The starch hydrolysis and aroma retention caused by salivary α-amylase during oral processing of food67
Application prospects and opportunities of inorganic nanomaterials for enzyme immobilization in the food-processing industry65
When microbiology meets chemistry: generation, properties and prospects of pyranoanthocyanins as natural food colorants65
Recent advances in targeted manipulation of the gut microbiome by prebiotics: from taxonomic composition to metabolic function65
Nutrigenomics: an underestimated contribution to the functional role of polyphenols65
Akkermansia muciniphila, an important link between dietary fiber and host health64
All food processes have a residual risk, some are small, some very small and some are extremely small: zero risk does not exist64
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Rheology of wheat flour dough at mixing62
Metabolic syndrome and synbiotic targeting of the gut microbiome61
Foodomics: a new perspective on gut probiotics nutrition and health research61
Understanding the relationship between umami taste sensitivity and genetics, food-related behavior, and nutrition61
Effect of food-grade biopolymers coated Pickering emulsions on carotenoids' stability during processing, storage, and passage through the gastrointestinal tract59
The gut-mediated function of polyphenols: Opinions on functional food development for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease57
The structure design and application of oxidized polysaccharides delivery systems for controlled uptake and release of food functional ingredients57
Food-polysaccharide utilization via in vitro fermentation: microbiota, structure, and function57
Redefining the plate: biofabrication in cultivated meat for sustainability, cost efficiency, nutrient enrichment, and enhanced organoleptic experiences55
Towards valorisation of indigenous traditional fermented milk: mabisi as a model55
Microplastics in drinking water? Present state of knowledge and open questions54
Overcoming challenges in microalgal bioprocessing through data-driven and computational approaches54
Proposing processomics as the methodology of food quality monitoring: reconceptualization, opportunities, and challenges53
Genetic variation in sensation affects food liking and intake53
Recent advances in predictive microbiology: theory and application of conversion from population dynamics to individual cell heterogeneity during inactivation process53
Bacillus spp. as a strategy to control fungi and mycotoxins in food52
Pet food safety: emerging bacterial hazards and implications for public health52
Update on emerging sensory methodologies applied to investigating dairy products51
Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces and relevance to the food industry50
Use and limitations of genome-scale metabolic models in food microbiology50
Recent advances in the health benefits of pea protein (Pisum sativum): bioactive peptides and the interaction with the gut microbiome48
Current and future challenges in starch research48
Recent progress on the management of the industrial washing of fresh produce with a focus on microbiological risks47
Yeast viruses and their implications in fermented foods and beverages47
Influence of nut structure and processing on lipid bioaccessibility and absorption46
Consumer perceptions towards healthier meat products45
Fortifying foods with synbiotic and postbiotic preparations of the probiotic yeast, Saccharomyces boulardii44
Use of temporal sensory evaluation methods with consumers: a position paper44
Liquid microbial lipase — recent applications and expanded use through immobilization43
Effects of cultural background on consumer perception and acceptability of foods and drinks: a review of latest cross-cultural studies43
Biodegradation of microplastics in food and agriculture42
Conventional versus green extraction techniques — a comparative perspective41
Recent advances in meat color research41
The (gradual) development of emotion measurement for food40
Research progress of Lycium barbarum L. as functional food: phytochemical composition and health benefits40
Advances in typing and identification of foodborne pathogens40
Dietary proanthocyanidins for improving gut immune health40
An overview of mycotoxin biomarker application in exposome-health studies39
Static and semi-dynamic in vitro digestion methods: state of the art and recent achievements towards standardization39
Glycerolysis structured oils as natural fat replacements38
Advances in yeast preservation: physiological aspects for cell perpetuation38
Cruciferous vegetables as sources of nitrate in meat products38
Microbially produced short-chain carboxylic acids are ancient food biopreservatives with complex mode of action37
Latest development in low-pressure osmotic-based membrane separation for liquid food concentration: a review37
Overcoming the application limitations of pH-driven encapsulation of bioactive compounds: strategies and perspectives37
Understanding the health implications of furan and its derivatives in thermally processed foods: occurrence, toxicology, and mixture analysis37
The global overview of the occurrence of mycotoxins in cereals: a three-year survey36
Enhanced nutritional and phytochemical profiles of selected underutilized fruits, vegetables, and legumes36
Advances in bacteriophage-mediated control strategies to reduce bacterial virulence36
Impact of diet on gut microbiota36
Challenges in simulating the biochemical environment of the infant stomach to assess the gastric digestion of infant formulae36
Starch nutritional quality: beyond intraluminal digestion in response to current trends36
Food glycomics in food science: recent advances and future perspectives36
Advances in smartphone-based biosensors for food testing35
Contemporary bioinformatics and cheminformatics support for food peptidomics35
Potential in microwave combined with hot air for home cooking35
Next-generation probiotics delivery: innovations and applications of single-cell encapsulation34
The extent and mechanism of the effect of protectant material in the production of active lactic acid bacteria powder using spray drying: a review34
Dimensional reduction of meat structure to create novel applications33
Strain-level identification of bacteria persisting in food and in food processing facilities: when do two isolates represent the same strain and which tools identify a strain?33
Waste to wealth: bioprocessing methods for the conversion of food byproducts into value-added products: a mini-review33
Microbial diversity and ecology of bottled water33
Bacterial spore inactivation by non-thermal technologies: resistance and inactivation mechanisms32
Caenorhabditis elegans: a nature present for advanced food science32
Recent research advances of lactic acid bacteria in sourdough: origin, diversity, and function32
Microbial diversity of seafood31
Food-grade microgel capsules tailored for anti-obesity strategies through microfluidic preparation31
Use of nanocellulose in meat products30
Microplastics in edible salt: a literature review focusing on uncertainty related with measured minimum cutoff sizes30
Foods to deliver immune-supporting nutrients29
Recent advances in Grifola frondosa polysaccharides: production, properties, and bioactivities29
Microencapsulation of healthier oils: an efficient strategy to improve the lipid profile of meat products29
Health-promoting benefits of plant-based by-product extracts obtained by innovative technologies28
Protein-stabilized interfaces in multiphase food: comparing structure-function relations of plant-based and animal-based proteins28
Bioethanol production from food wastes rich in carbohydrates27
Fermented protein hydrolysates: biological activities and applications27
Recent advances in dietary flavonoids for management of type 2 diabetes27
Bacteriophage ecology of fermented foods: anything new under the sun?26
A mosaic-structured framework applied in the healthy food design: insights from integrated in silico and in vitro approaches26
Unlocking the potential of amaranth, chia, and quinoa to alleviate the food crisis: a review26
Microbial diversity and function of soybean paste in East Asia: what we know and what we don’t26
Multisensory marketing: effects of environmental aroma cues on perception, appetite, and consumption of foods and drinks26
Innovative modifications in food processing to reduce the levels of mycotoxins26
May phenolics mitigate the antimicrobial resistance in foodborne pathogens?25
Traditional and novel approaches to derive health-based guidance values for pesticides25
Editorial Board25
Editorial Overview: Food microbiology25
Association between diagnostic imaging and biochemical markers: a possible tool for monitoring metabolic disorders24
Crocin-loaded nanocarriers; approaches and applications24
Recent progress on nano-carriers fabrication for food applications with special reference to olive oil-based systems24
Editorial overview: Food bioprocessing23
Editorial overview: Foodomics focusing on food nutrition and health23
Confusion of food-date label with food safety — implications for food waste23
Towards efficient use of data, models and tools in food microbiology23
In vitro and in vivo methods to predict carbohydrate bioaccessibility23
Editorial overview: Mycotoxins in food products: current challenges and perspectives23
How recent approaches to improve the nutritional quality of chocolate affect processing and consumer acceptance22
Design of shear-based microfluidic channels for production and stability assessment of food emulsions22
Designing polymeric interactions toward smart particles22
Editorial overview — Food engineering and processing 202222
Foodomics in meat quality22
Cooking in space: current situation, needs, and perspectives22
Risks associated with the consumption of irrigation water contaminated produce: on the role of quantitative microbial risk assessment21
Biological activity and toxicity of plant nutraceuticals: an overview21
Schizophyllum commune (Fries) mushroom: a review on its nutritional components, antioxidative, and anti-inflammatory properties21
Safety concerns of processed foods in terms of neo-formed contaminants and NOVA classification21
Recent advances in anti-adhesion mechanism of natural antimicrobial agents on fresh produce20
Biodegradable packaging reinforced with plant-based food waste and by-products20
Improving the utility of surrogates intended for foodborne pathogen preventive control validations20
Structural properties of food proteins underlying stability or susceptibility to human gastrointestinal digestion20
Does Mediterranean diet could have a role on age at menopause and in the management of vasomotor menopausal symptoms? The viewpoint of the endocrinological nutritionist20
Innovative technologies in tea-beverage processing for quality improvement20
Yeast domestication in fermented food and beverages: past research and new avenues20
Use of predictive modelling as tool for prevention of fungal spoilage at different points of the food chain19
Advancements in texturization processes for the development of plant-based meat analogs: a review19
Sensory quality and consumer perception of reduced/free-from nitrates/nitrites cured meats19
Edible insect proteins: how can they be a driver for food innovation?19
The shift from meat to plant-based proteins: consumers and public policy19
Precision fermentation to advance fungal food fermentations18
Expanded metabolic diversity of Propionibacterium freudenreichii potentiates novel applications in food biotechnology18
Application of inkjet-printing technology in developing indicators/sensors for intelligent packaging systems18
Advances and emerging trends in cultivation substrates for growing sprouts and microgreens toward safe and sustainable agriculture18
Microbial valorization of fruit processing waste: opportunities, challenges, and strategies18
Demystification of fermented foods by omics technologies17
Mathematical modeling of food thermal processing: current and future challenges17
Applications of synthetic microbial consortia in biological control of mycotoxins and fungi17
Improving complementary feeding in low- and middle-income countries: a review of crayfish’s nutritive and health values17
Gaps and solutions for large scale production of cultured meat: a review on last findings17
Progress towards the production of potatoes and cereals with low acrylamide-forming potential17
Recent progress in the application of plasma-activated water (PAW) for food decontamination17
Genomic insights into probiotic metabolism of dietary carbohydrates, proteins, and fats17
Nutritional quality and nutrient bioaccessibility in sourdough bread16
Application of metabolomics to assess milk quality and traceability16
Toward nutrient cycling from organic waste streams for soilless cultivation16
Unconventional sources of vegetable proteins: technological properties16
Microbial diversity and ecology of biofilms in food industry environments associated with Listeria monocytogenes persistence16
Maillard reaction-based conjugates as carrier strategies for delivery of bioactive compounds: A review16
Next-generation sequencing to enhance the taxonomic resolution of the microbiological analysis of meat and meat-derived products16
Peptidomics: new trends in food science16
Process development of high pressure-based technologies for food: research advances and future perspectives15
Structural characterization of high-protein system through ultra-small and small-angle X-ray scattering15
Cattle, swine, poultry, and fish cells for meat production: addressing challenges of co-culture and the innovative approaches for muscle and fat integration15
Formulated food inks for extrusion-based 3D printing of personalized foods: a mini review15
Bioaccessibility of bioactive peptides: recent advances and perspectives15
The role of probiotic foods in acute pancreatitis: current status and future directions15
Nanoscale substance–integrated optical sensing platform for pesticide detection in perishable foods15
Low resolution food fingerprinting: vibrational spectroscopic methods for nondestructive food authentication15
How to think about the future of food? Speculative design and design fiction applied to consumer research15
Application of non-thermal technologies as a stress factor to increase the content of health-promoting compounds of minimally processed fruits and vegetables14
Immobilization of oils using hydrogels as strategy to replace animal fats and improve the healthiness of meat products14
Environmental microbiome mapping as a strategy to improve quality and safety in the food industry14
Influence of enzymatic treatments on legume proteins for improved functional and nutritional properties: expansion of legume protein utilization as food ingredients14
Irrigation water and contamination of fresh produce with bacterial foodborne pathogens14
Glycyrrhizic acid: self-assembly and applications in multiphase food systems14
In vivo bioactivities of food protein-derived peptides – a current review14
Unexpected possible consequences of plastic packaging reuse14
The use of cold pressing technique associated with emerging nonthermal technologies in the preservation of bioactive compounds in tropical fruit juices: an overview14
Nanoencapsulated essential oils as a sustainable approach for control of fungal and mycotoxin contamination of food commodities14
Novel functional properties and applications of steviol glycosides in foods14
Sustainability-oriented research and innovation in ‘farm to fork’ value chains14
Proteins and peptides: proteomics approaches for food authentication and allergen profiling14
Plant polysaccharides: sources, structures, and antidiabetic effects14
Raman spectroscopy for food quality assurance and safety monitoring: a review13
Synthetic antimicrobial peptides for controlling fungi in foods13
Extrolites from nonaflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus: potentials and challenges as emerging control strategy against Aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin contamination13
Effects of thermal processing on transformation of polyphenols and flavor quality13
Soluble epoxide hydrolase: an emerging target for nutraceuticals against inflammation and oxidative stress13
Application of Risk Management Metrics for ochratoxin-A control in the coffee chain13
Design of sporopollenin-based functional ingredients for gastrointestinal tract targeted delivery13
Comparison of fatty acid characteristics in human milk, bovine milk, and infant formula for better emulation13
Application of (multi-)omics approaches for advancing food allergy: an updated review13
Multi-omic data integration in food science and analysis12
Plant-based milk substitutes as emerging probiotic carriers12
Current perspectives in the biotechnological production of sweetening syrups and polyols12
Green techniques for starch modification to stabilize Pickering emulsions: a current review and future perspectives12
Two-dimensional liquid chromatography approaches for food authenticity12
How nuclear magnetic resonance contributes to food authentication: current trends and perspectives12
Recent applications of regenerated cellulose films and hydrogels in food packaging12
Lipid oxidation in food emulsions: a review dedicated to the role of the interfacial area12
Microbiological hazards associated with salt and nitrite reduction in cured meat products: control strategies based on antimicrobial effect of natural ingredients and protective microbiota12
Risk-benefit analysis in food safety and nutrition12
Dietary carbohydrates: a trade-off between appealing organoleptic and physicochemical properties and ability to control glucose release and weight management12
In vitro digestibility of plant proteins: strategies for improvement and health implications12
Insights into protein digestion in plant-based meat analogs12
Intestinal cell models for investigating the uptake, metabolism and absorption of dietary nutrients and bioactive compounds11
Emerging technologies to enhance starch performance11
Data mining/machine learning methods in foodomics11
Elemental metabolomics: food elemental assessment could reveal geographical origin11
Taste perception and oral microbiota: recent advances and future perspectives11
Dry sanitization in the food industry: a review11
Associated bacterial microbiota of honey and related products from stingless bees as novel sources of bioactive compounds for biotechnological applications10
Sustainable oil-based ingredients with health benefits for food colloids and products10
Application of innovative technologies to produce activated safe ice10
Cooperation and competition between CRISPR- and omics-based technologies in foodborne pathogens detection: a state of the art review10
Defining bacterial heterogeneity and dormancy with the parallel use of single-cell and population level approaches10
Films with antimicrobial activity for meat products10
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Prospects for the applicability of coagulase-negative cocci in fermented-meat products using omics approaches10
Non-invasive techniques to study starch structure and starchy products properties10
High-intensity ultrasound in cheese processing10
Perspectives on preserving lipid quality and strategies for value enhancement10
Iron compounds and their organoleptic properties in salt fortification with iron and iodine: an overview10
Endoplasmic reticulum stress in metabolic disorders: opposite roles of phytochemicals and food contaminants10
BIOPEP-UWM database — present and future9
Sensory research in the post-COVID era — turning challenges into opportunities9
Metallic-based salt substitutes to reduce sodium content in meat products9
Editorial Board9
Approaches for cumulative dietary risk assessment of pesticides9
Predicting global diet-disease relationships at the atomic level: a COVID-19 case study9
Can low-income consumers choose food from sustainable production methods?9
Bovine lactoferrin and its potential use as a functional ingredient for tackling the global challenge of iron deficiency9
Legume-derived bioactive peptides: role in cardiovascular disease prevention and control9
The relevance of genomics in food mycology with a focus on food safety9
Food profiling: progress in ensuring the authenticity of truffle species and their geographical origin9
Quinoa and chia products as ingredients for healthier processed meat products: technological strategies for their application and effects on the final product9
Editorial overview: Unlocking the potential of food bioprocessing9
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