| Foreword | Regulation of Osmo-Stress Response of Microorganism in Relation to Fermentation | Takafumi Kasumi | Department of Agricultural & Biological Chemistry, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University |  |
| Review | Nutritional and Physiological Mechanisms Involved in specific Taste Preferences of Rats | Michio Komai | Laboratory of Nutrition, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University |  |
| Association Behavior of Native and Regenerated Silk Fibroin in Aqueous Solution | Khandker S. Hossain | Department of Food and Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Human Life Science, Osaka City University |  |
| "Molecular-Targeting Prevention" of Cancer by Dietary Factors | Mano Horinaka
Toshiyuki Sakai | Department of Molecular-Targeting Cancer Prevention, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine |  |
| Characterization of Quinoa Starch and Protein | Katsumi Watanabe | Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University |  |
| Chemical Structures and Antioxidant Activity of Natural Food Colorants | Hiroshi Matsufuji | Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University |  |
The Science of Useful Plants in the Central Andes Area in South America II
-Cereals and Corn- | Toshio Mitsunaga a)
Hitomi Ando b) | a) Professor Emeritus of Kinki University
b) Kyoto Bunkyo Junior College |  |
Research for Ensuring Food Safety and Improving Human Health
-Carried out at the National Food Research Institute | Toru Hayashi | National Food Research Institute, NARO |  |
| Blessing of Inca (VIII): A Lot of Cultivated Plants Supported Our Diet | Jun Takano | |  |
| ArtTaste | Culture and Science of the Acorn IX
-Acorns in Europe and America 2- | Toshio Mitsunaga | Professor Emeritus of Kinki University |  |