| Dr | Nafiseh | Nematshahi | Hakim Sabzevari University/Department of Biology | Iran | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yaşar | ZENGİN | Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa/Hayat Kimya | Turkey | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Hemant | Soni | CARI, Jhansi, U.P. (under CCRAS, Delhi) | India | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Elif | Kütahneci | Cappadocia University | Turkey | Innovative Food Product Development Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Li | Weixia | China Jiliang University | China | Food Packaging Technology Award | View Profile |
| Dr | R. | Pandiselvam | ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute | India | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Monica | Vazquez-Levin | CONICET-IBYME | Argentina | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Rongbo | Wang | Jiangsu Ocean University | China | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Mohammad | Hashemi-Tabatabaei | Allameh Tabataba'i University | Iran | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Adebola | Oladunjoye | University of Ibadan, Ibadan | Nigeria | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Khayelihle | Ncama | Durban University of Technology | South Africa | Sustainable Food Science Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Vivek | Kuttappan | Cargill, Inc. | United States | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Wenfeng | Han | Zhejiang Industry Polytechnic College | China | Excellence in Food Science Education | View Profile |
| Dr | Dragica | Đurđević-Milošević | Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Microbiology | Serbia | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Mustapha | Aliyu | University of South Africa/University of Ilorin, Nigeria | South Africa | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Maharjan | Maharjan | Texas A & M AgriLife Research | United States | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Shakoor Ahmed | Soalngi | NCEAC, University of Sindh, Jamshoro | Pakistan | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Ze | Fu | Harbin Institute of Technology Weihai | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Songjian | Li | Biotechnology Research Institute, Inner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural & Animal Husbandry Sciences | China | Outstanding Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Sajjad | Hussain | Xinxiang University | China | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |