Prospective Analysis of Hot Topics in Future Foods(未来食品:热点领域分析与展望)
LIAO Xiaojun(廖小军), ZHAO Jing(赵婧), RAO Lei(饶雷), WU Xiaomeng(吴晓蒙), Ji Junfu, XU Zhenzhen(徐贞贞)
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)
Abstract
The concept of ‘future foods’ has a far-reaching connotation and broad extension. It covers all aspects of the theories and technologies involved in food production, harvesting, storage, processing, packaging, distribution and consumption. At the same time, ‘future foods’ is inseparable with agriculture system, ecological resources, earth environment, animal welfare, and human spiritual civilization. This study summarized the currently challenges facing humanity needed to be continuously dealing with in the future, including inadequate food supply, serious food loss and waste, and nutrition and health crisis. A prospective analysis was carried out on the hot research areas in future foods. Novel food production systems including plant factory, cell factory, chemical synthesis based on soil