ABSTRACT

Focusing on the crucial sustainability challenge of reducing food loss at the level of consumer society, this volume provides an in-depth, research-based overview of this multifaceted problem. It considers the myriad environmental, economic, social, and ethical factors associated with the enormous amount of food waste, which also end up wasting water, air, electricity, and fuel, which are necessary for food processing.

This book uniquely examines the social and cultural views of food waste management, shedding new light on the topic by emphasizing the consumer/household perspective throughout. Drawing on a wide variety of disciplines, the book presents philosophical reflections, practical examples and case studies, and potential solutions to the problem of increasing food waste.

chapter Chapter 1|17 pages

Application of Hydrogels in Food Packaging to Protect Food Loss

ByAnurag Singh, Dhruv Thakur

chapter Chapter 2|34 pages

Encapsulation: A Customized Practice for Minimization of Food Waste

ByTabli Ghosh, Kona Mondal, Vimal Katiyar

chapter Chapter 3|14 pages

The Effectiveness of Long-Term Systematic Application of Fertilizers in Crop Rotation on Sod-Podzolic Loamy Soil Low Degree of Culturality

ByAnatolii A. Kovalenko, Rafail A. Afanas'ev, Tatiana M. Zabugina

chapter Chapter 4|15 pages

The Effectiveness of Long-Term Systematic Application of Fertilizers in Crop Rotation on Sod-Podzolic Loamy Soil Medium and High Degree of Culturality

ByAnatolii A. Kovalenko, Rafail A. Afanas'ev, Tatiana M. Zabugina

chapter Chapter 5|21 pages

Synthesis of Carbon Dots from Citrus limon Peel by Microwave-Assisted Process and Its Application for Detection of Ferric Ion (Fe3+) and Development of pH Paper

ByMalabika Kalita, Manisha Medhi, Monica Yumnam, Arun Kumar Gupta, Poonam Mishra

chapter Chapter 6|17 pages

Influence of Drying and Extraction Technology on the Chemical Profile and Antioxidant Property of Mexican Mango Byproduct

ByEliseo Cárdenas-Hernández, Cristian Torres-León, Juan Ascacio-Valdés, Juan C. Contreras-Esquivel, Cristóbal N. Aguilar

chapter Chapter 7|21 pages

Food Loss and Waste in the Circular Bioeconomy

ByS. M. García-Solares, C. A. Gutiérrez, E. E. Neri-Torres, I. R. Quevedo

chapter Chapter 8|15 pages

Assessment and Analysis of the Fruit and Vegetable Losses Due to Its Transportation in Mexico City Wholesale Market

ByEliseo García-Pérez, Genaro Aguilar-Gutiérrez, Alejandra Ramírez Martínez

chapter Chapter 9|14 pages

Cereal By-products as Source of Dietary Fiber

ByErick P. Gutiérrez-Grijalva, Luis A. Cabanillas-Bojórquez, Gabriela Vazquez-Olivo, J. Basilio Heredia

chapter Chapter 10|17 pages

By-Products Derived from Wine Industry: Biological Importance and Its Use

ByRamses M. Reyes-Reyna, Elda P. Segura-Ceniceros, Raúl Rodríguez-Hererra, Alejandra I. Vargas-Segura, Juan A. Ascacio-Valdés, Adriana C. Flores-Gallegos

chapter Chapter 11|13 pages

Electroanalytical Techniques Applied to Food Analysis Using Nanostructured Sensors

ByJosé Sandoval-Cortés, Aidé Saénz-Galindo, J. A. Ascacio-Valdés, C. N. Aguilar

chapter Chapter 12|31 pages

Use of Various Forms of Energy in Food Science and Technology

ByJ. Daniel García-García, Yesenia Estrada-Nieto, Sandra Palacios-Michelena, Roberto Arredondo-Valdés, Rodolfo Ramos-González, Mónica Lizeth Chávez-González, Mayela Govea-Salas, José Luis Martínez-Hernández, Elda Patricia Segura-Ceniceros, Anna Ilyina

chapter Chapter 13|10 pages

Cold Plasma: Application in Food Packages

ByCatalina J. Hernández-Torres, Cristóbal N. Aguilar, Mónica L. Chávez-González, José L. Martínez-Hernández, Miriam D. Dávila-Medina, Yadira K. Reyes-Acosta

chapter Chapter 14|20 pages

Current Processes of Recovery, Separation, and Purification of Biocompounds with Potential Application in the Food Industry

ByLiliana Londoño-Hernandez, Cristina Ramírez-Toro, Diana A. Briceño-Velez, Ayerim Hernández-Almanza