Erick Almeida Esmerino Editor

Elane Schwinden Prudencio works in the Department of Food Science and Technology at Federal University of Santa Catarina Erick Almeida Esmerino works at Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Marcia Cristina da Silva works in the Departamento de Alimentos at Instituto Federal de Educacao Ciencia e Tecnologia of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Adriano Gomes da Cruz is professor of Federal Institute of Rio de Janeiro within the departament of food. Dr. Cruz’s research focuses on the development of dairy science and technology, with emphasis in probiotic and prebiotic dairy foods development as well as probiotic technology and food quality, microbiology, and safety.