ABSTRACT

As daily consumers of foods and beverages, everyone has opinions and interests about their diet choices. However, many questions about food are often non-technical and, therefore, defy technical answers. Introducing Food Science addresses a range of food issues facing today's consumer, proceeding from a general and student-friendly discussion to an

part |2 pages

Section I: Food issues in the news

chapter 1|22 pages

Chapter Food safety

chapter 2|30 pages

Chapter Healthiness of foods

chapter 3|26 pages

Chapter Choosing the food we eat

part |2 pages

Section II: Commercial food products

chapter 4|26 pages

Chapter Processed foods

chapter 5|28 pages

Chapter Formulated foods

chapter 6|22 pages

Chapter Chilled and prepared foods

part |2 pages

Section III: Functions of food scientists

chapter 7|22 pages

Chapter Quality assurance

chapter 8|30 pages

Chapter Product and process development

part |2 pages

Section IV: Scientific principles

chapter 10|28 pages

Food chemistry

chapter 11|20 pages

Chapter Nutrition

chapter 13|18 pages

Chapter Food engineering

chapter 14|18 pages

Chapter Sensory evaluation