Editorial
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Food-Derived Bioactive Peptides: A New Paradigm from Fundamental Research to Industrial Translation
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School of Light Industry Science and Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
* Corresponding Author:
Chunming Xu,
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Volume 3, Issue 3
2026
Received: 29 June 2026
Accepted: 10 July 2026
Published: 13 July 2026
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Agricultural Science and Food Processing
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Volume 3, Issue 3, 2026
Pages
120-123
Abstract
As functional foods and precision nutrition take center stage in food science, bioactive peptides are transitioning from laboratory validation to industrial application. This editorial reviews the latest advances in food-derived bioactive peptide research, covering raw material valorization, preparation technologies including enzymatic hydrolysis and AI-assisted design, and applications in functional foods and precision nutritional interventions. Key challenges and future research priorities for the agricultural and food processing community are also outlined.
Keywords
food-derived bioactive peptides
agricultural byproducts
editorial
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Chunming Xu served as an Editor-in-Chief of the Agricultural Science and Food Processing at the time of manuscript submission. To ensure the integrity of the peer-review process, Chunming Xu was not involved in the editorial handling, peer review, or decision-making process for this manuscript, which was handled independently by another editor.
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Xu, C. (2026). Food-Derived Bioactive Peptides: A New Paradigm from Fundamental Research to Industrial Translation. Agricultural Science and Food Processing, 3(3), 120-123. https://doi.org/10.62762/ASFP.2026.485102
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TY - JOUR AU - Xu, Chunming PY - 2026 DA - 2026/07/13 TI - Food-Derived Bioactive Peptides: A New Paradigm from Fundamental Research to Industrial Translation JO - Agricultural Science and Food Processing T2 - Agricultural Science and Food Processing JF - Agricultural Science and Food Processing VL - 3 IS - 3 SP - 120 EP - 123 DO - 10.62762/ASFP.2026.485102 UR - https://www.icck.org/article/abs/ASFP.2026.485102 KW - food-derived bioactive peptides KW - agricultural byproducts KW - editorial AB - As functional foods and precision nutrition take center stage in food science, bioactive peptides are transitioning from laboratory validation to industrial application. This editorial reviews the latest advances in food-derived bioactive peptide research, covering raw material valorization, preparation technologies including enzymatic hydrolysis and AI-assisted design, and applications in functional foods and precision nutritional interventions. Key challenges and future research priorities for the agricultural and food processing community are also outlined. SN - 3066-1579 PB - Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge LA - English ER -
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