Books in the Food Science and Technology series

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.

Covers important methods and recent developments in food-aroma analysis. The text discusses the problem-solving capabilities of analytical methods for food flavours and aromas, showing how to select appropriate techniques for resolving the problems of major food trends. It includes a treatment of off-flavour and malodor analyses and new polymer sen

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.

From health and economic consequences to exposure assessment and detoxification, this title covers the formation, characteristics, and control of various toxins that occur in the production, storage, and preparation of food. It discusses toxin sources, mechanisms, routes of exposure and absorption, and their chemical and biochemical components.

Exploring the structure and physical and chemical properties of solutions, dispersions, soft solids, fats, and cellular systems, this title describes the physiochemical principles of the reactions and conversions that occur during the manufacture, handling, and storage of foods. It covers aspects of thermodynamics and bonds and interaction forces.

Covers preharvest and postharvest handling and production of fruits grown in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions in the world. This work brings together 45 top experts who discuss over 60 major and minor crops, detailing methods and technology for handling, disease control, storage, packaging, and refrigeration.

Features papers delivered to a 1988 meeting of food technologists in Dallas, and a few chapters, which survey the instruments and methodologies available for the instrumental analysis of chemical, physical, and microbiological aspects of food, especially in quality assurance and control.

Presents a wide range of information on the composition, utilization, and evaluation of colorants and pigments in food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetic products. This title tabulates key data for food, drug, and cosmetic colorants by Color Index Numbers. It describes the relationships between coloring reactions.

Describes the breadmaking process at the molecular level, based on surface and colloidal science and introducing colloidal science with a minimum of theory. This book discusses the structure of the dough, how a foam is formed during fermentation and how starch gelatinization induces the formation of an open-pore network, such as the bread crumb.

This book compiles the latest science and technology in the processing and preservation of vegetables and vegetable products. Vegetables are an important article of commerce for economies and are important to our diet. The objective of this edition is to provide a professional reference book on vegetable preservation and processing including the latest developments and advances in this field. Though the basic theme and objective of the second edition are the same as the first, coverage in the second edition is more comprehensive in terms of depth and breadth.

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.

Written by an international team of experts recognized for their contributions to brewing science and technology, it also explains how massive improvements in computer power and automation have modernized the brewhouse, while developments in biotechnology have steadily improved brewing efficiency, beer quality, and shelf life.

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.

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.

For three editions, Antimicrobials in Foods, has been the must-have resource for those interested in food antimicrobials. Included in this edition are details on naturally occurring antimicrobials from animal, plant, and microbial sources, updates on hurdle technology approaches, and mechanisms of action, resistance, and stress adaptation.

Presents diverse perspectives on biotechnology and nanotechnologies. This book details the lessons to be learned from the controversy over genetically modified foods, and how those lessons can be applied to developing nanotechnologies, particularly agricultural and other food-related applications. It is suitable for scientists and NGO advocates.

Comprehensive and authoritative, Advanced Technologies for Meat Processing, Second Edition continues to present developments in the quality, analysis, and processing of meat and meat products. The new edition features 9 new chapters.

Presents research on food phosphates, commercial starches, antibrowning agents, essential fatty acids, and fat substitutes, as well as studies on consumer perceptions of food additives. This book details food additives for special dietary needs, and identifies methods to determine hypersensitivity.

Focuses on strategies to analyze the functionality and performance of food emulsions and explores developments in emulsion science that have advanced food research and development. This book probes technologies in food emulsion assessment for excellence in food product design and focuses on methods of emulsion characterization and investigation.

Addresses the spectrum of cereal grain science, employing agronomic, chemical, and technological perspectives. This book provides treatment of food enrichment techniques, nutritional standards, and product quality evaluation. It highlights newly developed special ingredients and microbiological operations in processed foods; and more.

Presents an overview of food borne listeriosis in animals and humans, including pathogenesis, methods of detection and sub typing. This book deals with risk assessment, cost of outbreaks, and regulatory control in various countries. It covers many high-risk foods including dairy products, meat, poultry, fish, seafood, and products of plant origin.

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.

Offers an examination of certain types of fatty acids and their role in the aetiology of cancer, cardiovascular disease, immune and inflammatory diseases, renal disease, diabetes, neuromuscular disorders, liver disease, mental illness, visual dysfunction and ageing.

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 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.

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.