​【特刊征稿】Food Chemistry Advances

Traditional and Ethnic Foods in the Context of One Health

Guest editors:

Hongtao Lei - hongtao@scau.edu.cn

Ashish Rawson - ashish.rawson@iifpt.edu.in 

Anastasios Tassos Koidis - t.koidis@qub.ac.uk

Special issue information:

The modern era is witnessing a significant shift towards sustainable practices and a holistic approach to human well-being. The role of the food systems in promoting this move has never been more important. Traditional and ethnic foods, deeply rooted in cultural heritage, are emerging in the arsenal of tools to address these challenges. Traditional foods are often cultivated and prepared using time-tested techniques and hold inherent sustainability advantages. Many traditional food systems are built upon local and seasonal ingredients, which reduces the carbon footprint associated with transportation and storage. Traditional and ethnic foods offer a diverse array of ingredients and flavours, and often include a wide variety of plant-based foods. Plant-based foods can promote health by providing essential nutrients and potent bioactive substances such as vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and dietary fibres. These foods contribute significantly to nutritional diversity, a crucial aspect to address contemporary health challenges. These plant-based foods often utilize unique and sustainable food preservation methods or species and varieties long forgotten that can increase resilience against the changing environment.

Manuscript submission information:

Please submit your papers at https://www2.cloud.editorialmanager.com/focha/default2.aspx and select 'VSI: Traditional and Ethnic Foods' while selecting the article type.

FOCHA is an open access journal, provided full waiver for submissions submitted to this particular special issue.

The current deadline is 30-June-2024.

Please contact the above Editors directly in regard to any queries.

Keywords:

traditional foods, sustainability, one health, processing, cultural preservation of food production bioactives, health

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