Polysaccharides are critical in human nutrition and health, functioning at the molecular level to regulate processes such as gene expression, immunity, and metabolism. Current research highlights the importance of dietary fibers like polysaccharides in modulating the intestinal microbiota and influencing metabolic and inflammatory pathways crucial for effective immune responses. Despite their biological benefits, the extraction and isolation techniques used to obtain these functional polysaccharides significantly influence their physico-chemical properties and, consequently, their health benefits. The shift towards green extraction methods reflects a wider scientific recognition of their environmental benefits and their ability to preserve the bioactivities of polysaccharides.
This Research Topic aims to explore innovative strategies for the extraction and isolation of polysaccharides, as well as to assess their biological properties and health benefits. Key questions include how these dietary polysaccharides from both conventional and unconventional sources can contribute to nutrition and health, and how their bioactivities are influenced by their extraction and isolation processes. The research will also delve into the sustainable acquisition of polysaccharides from agro-industrial byproducts, examining the nutritional mechanisms and bioavailability of these bioactive carbohydrates through in vitro and in vivo models.
To gather further insights in the areas of Nutrition and Food Science Technology, we welcome articles addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:
- Novel strategies for obtaining polysaccharides using green extraction methods and from agroindustrial subproducts.
- Impact of extraction methods on the physico-chemical, biological, and technological properties of polysaccharides.
- Evaluating the nutritional and health benefits of dietary polysaccharides with a focus on their biological properties.
- Nutritional impact of bioactive carbohydrates including their bioavailability and kinetic mechanisms, assessed by in vitro and/or in vivo studies.
- Systematic reviews on the challenges and opportunities in developing sustainable and functional foods.
Keywords:
Polysaccharides, carbohydrates, functional compounds, nutrition, prebiotics, green extraction, dietary fibers, nutrient bioavailability, functional foods, carbohydrate bioactivity, gene expression, mmune modulation, metabolic regulation, microbiota modulation, food science, nutrition research, health benefits, agro-industrial byproducts, sustainable food, extraction techniques, environmental benefits, physico-chemical properties, in vitro studies, in vivo studies.
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
Polysaccharides are critical in human nutrition and health, functioning at the molecular level to regulate processes such as gene expression, immunity, and metabolism. Current research highlights the importance of dietary fibers like polysaccharides in modulating the intestinal microbiota and influencing metabolic and inflammatory pathways crucial for effective immune responses. Despite their biological benefits, the extraction and isolation techniques used to obtain these functional polysaccharides significantly influence their physico-chemical properties and, consequently, their health benefits. The shift towards green extraction methods reflects a wider scientific recognition of their environmental benefits and their ability to preserve the bioactivities of polysaccharides.
This Research Topic aims to explore innovative strategies for the extraction and isolation of polysaccharides, as well as to assess their biological properties and health benefits. Key questions include how these dietary polysaccharides from both conventional and unconventional sources can contribute to nutrition and health, and how their bioactivities are influenced by their extraction and isolation processes. The research will also delve into the sustainable acquisition of polysaccharides from agro-industrial byproducts, examining the nutritional mechanisms and bioavailability of these bioactive carbohydrates through in vitro and in vivo models.
To gather further insights in the areas of Nutrition and Food Science Technology, we welcome articles addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:
- Novel strategies for obtaining polysaccharides using green extraction methods and from agroindustrial subproducts.
- Impact of extraction methods on the physico-chemical, biological, and technological properties of polysaccharides.
- Evaluating the nutritional and health benefits of dietary polysaccharides with a focus on their biological properties.
- Nutritional impact of bioactive carbohydrates including their bioavailability and kinetic mechanisms, assessed by in vitro and/or in vivo studies.
- Systematic reviews on the challenges and opportunities in developing sustainable and functional foods.
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Keywords:
Polysaccharides, carbohydrates, functional compounds, nutrition, prebiotics, green extraction, dietary fibers, nutrient bioavailability, functional foods, carbohydrate bioactivity, gene expression, mmune modulation, metabolic regulation, microbiota modulation, food science, nutrition research, health benefits, agro-industrial byproducts, sustainable food, extraction techniques, environmental benefits, physico-chemical properties, in vitro studies, in vivo studies.
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
