Books in the Institute of Food Technologists Series series

Sensory and Consumer Research in Food Product Design and Development, Second Edition provides both theory and case histories illustrating the types of issues faced by food professionals, the nature of the thinking and the way problems can be solved in a practical format.

Ageing is a complex, time-related biological phenomenon that is genetically determined and environmentally modulated. According to even the most pessimistic projections, average lifespan is expected to increase around the world during the next 20 years, significantly raising the number of aged individuals.

Food products have always been designed, but usually not consciously. Even when design has been part of the process, it has often been restricted to considerations of packaging, logos, fonts and colors. But now design is impacting more dramatically on the complex web that makes up our food supply, and beginning to make it better.

The discovery of resistant starch is considered one of the major developments in our understanding of the importance of carbohydrates for health in the past twenty years.

Food texture has evolved to be at the forefront of food formulation and development. Food Texture Design and Optimization presents the latest insights in food texture derived from advances in formulation science as well as sensory and instrumental measurement.

A growing awareness of the relationship between diet and health has led to an increasing demand for food products that support health beyond simply providing basic nutrition. Digestive health is the largest segment of the burgeoning functional food market worldwide.

Processing and Nutrition of Fats and Oils reviews current and new practices of fats and oils production. The book examines the different aspects of fats and oils processing, how the nutritional properties are affected, and how fats interact with other components and nutrients in food products.

Improving Import Food Safety presents detailed information on solutions for addressing the safety of imported foods and ingredients. It provides a valuable reference for food companies and food professionals from industry, government, and academia, the book presents a thorough understanding of the issues and difficulties involved.

Now in a fully updated second edition, this volume presents the latest scientific findings on food irradiation. It reviews the principles of irradiation, current technologies, regulatory and safety issues, and recent advances in the irradiation of produce, as well as meat, poultry, and seafood.

* Focuses on the ethical issues confronting food industry professionals * Introduces the general concepts of ethical reasoning before presenting issues faced by the food industry * Includes real life case studies which apply concepts to practice * USA and UK Editor team offer a global perspective .

Membrane processing is a filtration technique in which particles are separated from liquids by being forced through a porous material, or membrane. Applied to dairy products, the separation techniques allow valuable compounds, found in milk, to be isolated for use as ingredients in food processing.

In recent years, the food industry has made substantial advances in replacing partially hydrogenated oils, high in transΓÇôfatty acids, in foods. TraitΓÇômodified oils were then developed to produce transΓÇôfat free, low saturated functional oils. TraitΓÇômodified Oils in Foods offers top line information on the sources, composition, performance, health, taste, and availability of modified next generation oils. Coverage extends to public policy development, discussions of real world transition to healthy oils by food service and food processing industries and the future of traitΓÇômodified oils. The book provides solutions to food companies with the potential of improving the health benefits of foods through eliminating transΓÇôfats and reducing saturated fats from formulations. A landmark resource on modified nextΓÇôgeneration, traitΓÇômodified oils, this book is essential reading for oil processors, manufacturers and producers, as well as any professional involved in food quality assurance and public health.

Featuring authors from academia as well as industry, this book provides a broad view of carbohydrates influencing digestive health. Part 1 is a general overview of carbohydrates that function as prebiotics or fermentable carbohydrates. Part 2 is a more in depth examination of specific carbohydrates for digestive health and applications.

Organic Meat Production and Processing describes the challenges of production, processing and food safety of organic meat. The editors and international collection of authors explore the trends in organic meats and how the meat industry is impacted.

Coffee: Emerging Health Benefits and Disease Prevention presents a comprehensive overview of the recent scientific advances in the field.

Spray drying is a well-established method for transforming liquid materials into dry powder form. Widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industries, this technology produces high quality powders with low moisture content, resulting in a wide range of shelf stable food and other biologically significant products.

* Emphasizes the application of carbohydrate chemistry to understanding the chemistry, physical and functional properties of food carbohydrates. * Structure and nomenclature of sugars and sugar derivatives are covered, focusing on those derivatives that exist naturally in foods or are used as food additives.

In Hydrocolloids in Food Processing, a group of the most experienced and impartial experts explains what stabilizers should be used and how they should be used, food product by food product. Numerous actual product formulations are packed into each chapter and the processing procedures to make these formulations are clearly described.

Calorimetry in Food Processing: Analysis and Design of Food Systems highlights various applications of calorimetry including characterization of moisture sorption, starch gelatinization and recrystallization, lipid polymorphism, protein gelation kinetics, and inactivation of microorganisms in a variety of food and biological materials.

The increasing demand for healthy foods has resulted in the food industry developing functional foods with health-promoting and/or disease preventing properties. However, many of these products bring new challenges. While drugs are taken for their efficacy, functional foods need to have tastes that are acceptable to consumers.

Comprehensive information on regulatory aspects of the growing, and economically important, functional food industry Definitions of laws and regulations within and among key countries with regard to functional foods, herbal extracts or drugs, and nutritional supplements Authored by international legal and scientific experts.

Sensory scientists are often faced with making business decisions based on the results of complex sensory tests involving a multitude of variables. Multivariate and Probabilistic Analyses of Sensory Science Problems explains the multivariate and probabilistic methods available to sensory scientists involved in product development or maintenance.

Sustainability is beginning to transform the food industry with environmental, economic and social factors being considered, evaluated and implemented throughout the supply chain like never before.

Type 2 diabetes is a growing problem for the developed and developing countries and it is a burden on healthcare systems as well as individuals. Nutraceuticals, Glycemic Health and Type 2 Diabetes primarily focuses on the nutraceuticals that assist in preventing and managing prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.

- Covers thermal processing from technical to automation and process control - Theoretical and application aspects of thermal processing - Valuable to industry, university and government individuals - Discussion of future trends and directions .

Presenting the scientific research on the major pathogens associated with meat, poultry, produce, and other foods, this book identifies research needed to assure food safety. It examines the high-priority food safety areas recognized by the federal government: pathogen/host interactions and ecology, distribution and spread of foodborne hazards.

In nature, microorganisms are generally found attached to surfaces as biofilms such as dust, insects, plants, animals and rocks, rather than suspended in solution. Once a biofilm is developed, other microorganisms are free to attach and benefit from this microbial community.

The world?s oceans are a vast source of plant and animal foods which contain materials with the potential to be used as functional ingredients. Many such compounds have been identified, isolated, and characterized as being potentially active against various degenerative diseases such as cancer.

Part of the IFT (Institute of Food Technologists) series, this book discusses multiphysics modeling and its application in the development, optimization, and scale-up of emerging food processing technologies.