Molecular Nutrition & Food Research is a primary research journal devoted to health, safety and all aspects of molecular nutrition such as nutritional biochemistry, nutrigenomics and metabolomics aiming to link the information arising from related disciplines:Bioactivity: Nutritional and medical effects of food constituents including bioavailability and kinetics.Immunology: Understanding the interactions of food and the immune system.Microbiology: Food spoilage, food pathogens, chemical and physical approaches of fermented foods and novel microbial processes.Chemistry: Isolation and analysis of bioactive food ingredients while considering environmental aspects.