Bøger i Food Science and Technology serien

Presents information on vitamin chemistry, absorption and metabolism. This work discusses the effects of food processing on vitamin retention, the physiology of vitamin absorption and physiochemical properties of individual vitamins. It describes the principles of analytical methods and provides methods for depicting individual vitamins in foods.

Offers an introduction to kinetic models and modeling techniques and their applications in food science and technology. This book argues that the modeling of food changes is kinetic modeling. Integrating food science knowledge, kinetics, and statistics, it explores the potential to predict and control food quality attributes with computer models.

Presents technical information available on food ingredient interactions. This work concentrates on the examination of real foods as well as model food systems. It discusses rheological concepts and the application of microscopic techniques to study ingredient interactions.

Explores the effects of complex carbohydrates (starch, gums, and dietary fibers) on human physiological function. This title sets up an appropriate dietary intake level for inclusion on nutritional labels. It addresses research, applications, and implementation issues.

Focuses on developments in rice storage, quality, processing and utilization, emphasizing their importance to growers, technologists and consumers. This work also provides insight into future advances and examines starch gelatinization in rice during the cooking process.

Discusses the transformation of milk into high-quality products. Emphasizing the principles of physical, chemical, enzymatic, and microbial transformation, this book features coverage of the properties of milk, a section on milk formation, and the inclusion of nutritional aspects. It introduces the chemistry, physics, and microbiology of milk.

Covers the fundamentals and the advances in computerized automation and process control, control algorithms, and specific applications essential food manufacturing processes and unit operations. This text highlights the use of efficient process control to convert from batch to continuous operation and enhance plant sanitation.

Covers information on indigenous fermented foods of the world, classifying fermentation according to type. This book provides data on the antiquity and role of fermented foods in human life, fermentations involving an alkaline reaction, tempe and meat substitutes, amazake and kombucha, and more.

Offers information on the various analytical procedures involved in both nutrition labelling and the identification and quantitation of hazardous chemicals in foods. This book assesses the relative strengths of traditional and modern analysis techniques.

Explains the fundamentals of enzymology and describes the role of enzymes in food, agricultural and health sciences. This title provides methods for protein determination and purification; examines the concept of hysteresis; and, furnishes information on proteases, oxidases, polyphenol oxidases, lipoxygenases and the enzymology of biotechnology.

A report from research in the MIT Sea Grant College Program. It discusses the relationship between particular fatty acids found only in fish oil, and human health. It presents and evaluates information on the health effects of dietary fats generally.

Presents twelve contributions that evaluate the chemistry of trace elements in preparations and their potential bioavailability to the consumer. This title considers palatability, mineral interactions, and other nutritional factors. It discusses trace elements' biology and pharmacokinetics to facilitate the development of protoco.

Covers the developments and scientific advances in dairy microbiology, emphasizing probiotics, fermented dairy products, disease prevention, and public health and regulatory control standards for dairy foods. This book also includes chapters on the use, metabolism, and genetics of starter cultures.

Spotlights innovations in food processing technologies. This work covers a range of food processing treatments that meet the demands for added value and guaranteed safety and contains sections dedicated to high pressure, pulsed electric fields, microwave applications, freezing and packaging methods, and predictive microbiology.

Covers various basic techniques of sensory testing, from simple discrimination tests to home use placements for consumers. This book explores the fundamental psychological and statistical theories that form the basis and rationale for sensory test design. It is of interest to industry professionals and students.

Offers information on volatile compounds in foods and beverages. This work provides this information in 17 chapters, each dealing with a specific product or product group.

Focuses on the physical-chemical origins and structures formed by the association of aqueous, dispersed polysaccharides with related and unrelated chemical species. This title covers the origin of polysaccharide supramolecular assemblies; polysaccharide molecular structures; and gel formation and ultrastructure in food polysaccharides.

Explores extensive changes in the use of enzymes as well as the discovery of new enzymes and their uses. This book includes a history of the role of enzymes in food processing, enzyme characterization, a discussion of different classes of enzymes including lipases and proteases, commercial enzyme production, and the processing of particular foods.