| Foreword | Structural Diversity and Functions of Food Polysaccharides | Akira Misaki | Professor Emeritus, Osaka City University |  |
| Feature Articles: Structure and Physical Properties of Polysaccharides for Food Industry (3) | Gel-forming Polysaccharide of Aw-keo (Ficus awkeotsang)
-Structure, Enzyme-induced Gel-formation and Food Utilization- | Akira Misaki | Professor Emeritus, Osaka City University |  |
| Kouzo Komae | National Institute of Crop Science |
| Mariko Kakuta | Konan Women's University |
| Elsinan, an Extracellular a 1,3:1,4 Glucan Produced by Elsinoe leucospila: Production, Structure, Properties and Potential Food Utilization | Akira Misaki | Professor Emeritus, Osaka City University |  |
| Structural Characterization of Water-shield Mucilage of "Junsai (Brasenia schreberi J.F.Gmel)" Polysaccharide | Mariko Kakuta | Konan Women's University |  |
| Akira Misaki | Professor Emeritus, Osaka City University |
| Functions of Chitin and Chitosan Acceptable for Food Science | Seiichi Tokura
Hiroshi Tamura | Faculty of Engineering, Kansai University |  |
| Molecular Conformations of Chitin and Chitosan | Kozo Ogawa | RIAST, Osaka Prefecture, University |  |
| Toshifumi Yui | Faculty of Engineering, Miyazaki University |
| Kenji Okuyama | Faculty of Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology |
| Large-ring Cyclodextrins and Highly Branched Cyclic Dextrin | Michiyo Yanase
Hiroki Takata | Biochemical Research Laboratory, Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. |  |
| Shinichi Kitamura | Graduate School of Agriculture and Biological Sciences. Osaka Prefecture University |
| Influence of Insoluble Dietary Fiber on Bacterial Metabolism in the Large Intestine | Takashi Sakata | School of Science and Engineering, Ishinomaki Senshu University |  |
| Review | Application of Risk Analysis to Regulatory Policies for Food Safety
-Expectation and request to the Food Safety Commission- | Yuzo Hayashi | Ex-Director, Biological, Safety Research Center, National Institute of Health Sciences
NPO Information Center for Food and Health Sciences |  |
| ArtTaste | A History of Buckwheat (soba noodle seed) and its Advantages | Tsuneo Namba | Professor Emeritus of Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University |  |