Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Functional Foods
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Functional foods have advanced significantly in recent years [...]
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OpenAlex topics: Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques · Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
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Affiliations
Laboratory of Food Chemistry and of Technology and Quality of Animal Origin Food, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, School of the Environment, University of the Aegean, 81440 Myrina, Greece
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