Books in the Food Science and Technology series

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.

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.

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.

Food Texture is the first book to provide a broad overview of texture measurementfrom both the subjective (consumer) and objective (instrument) points of viewand to highlight the relation between objective measures and sensory perceptions

Analyzes how the technology and commercial practices of cultivation affect the nutritive value of certain fish, molluscs, crustacea, and freshwater plants. This title is organized to show the sequence from growth, harvest, and capture, through transportation, storage, and processing, to packaging and distribution.

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 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.