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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.

Food engineering is a required class in food science programs, as outlined by the Institute for Food Technologists (IFT). The concepts and applications are also required for professionals in food processing and manufacturing to attain the highest standards of food safety and quality.The third edition of this successful textbook succinctly presents the engineering concepts and unit operations used in food processing, in a unique blend of principles with applications. The authors use their many years of teaching to present food engineering concepts in a logical progression that covers the standard course curriculum. Each chapter describes the application of a particular principle followed by the quantitative relationships that define the related processes, solved examples, and problems to test understanding.The subjects the authors have selected to illustrate engineering principles demonstrate the relationship of engineering to the chemistry, microbiology, nutrition and processing of foods. Topics incorporate both traditional and contemporary food processing operations.

Focuses solely on the statistical techniques used in sensory testing of foods, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and other consumer products. This book includes applications of statistical methods. It covers the application of techniques including R-index, the Bayesian approach for sensory differences tests, and preference mapping.

"Integrates principles of electromagnetics, dielectrics, heat and moisture transfer, packaging, solid mechanics, fluid flow, food chemistry, and microbiology to provide a comprehensive overview of microwave processing in a single accessible source."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Reviews specific enzymes and enzyme groups. This book delves into the relationship between enzymes and seafood quality, covers the application of enzymes as seafood processing aids, and focuses on the recovery of useful enzymes as by-products from seafood waste.

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.

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.

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.

Demonstrates the effect that biotechnology has on food production and processing. Beginning with an overview of principles of microbiology, biochemistry, cell biology, and genetics, it reviews food microbiology that analyzes the genetics and processes of dietary fundamentals.

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.

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.