| Dr | Ze | Fu | Harbin Institute of Technology Weihai | China | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Prof | Zejian | Wang | 华东理工大学 | China | Research Excellence Award | foodscientists.org |
| Mr | Zemenu | Adimas | Bahir Dar Univesity Intitute of Technology | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Prof. Dr | Zhao | Chen | Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences | China | Research Excellence Award | foodscientists.org |
| Prof | Zhijiang | Li | Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University | China | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Dr | Zhongyuan | Liu | Hainan Uniersity | China | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Prof. Dr | ZWE-LING | KONG | National Taiwan Ocean University | Taiwan | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |