
Encyclopedia of Food and Health
Description
Key Features
- Identifies the essential nutrients and how to avoid their deficiencies
- Explores the use of diet to reduce disease risk and optimize health
- Compiles methods for detection and quantitation of food constituents, food additives and nutrients, and contaminants
- Contains coverage of all areas of food science and health in nearly 700 articles, with extensive cross-referencing and further reading at the end of each chapter
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Table of Contents
- 1 Acesulphame/Acesultame
2 Acidophilus milk
3 Acids | Properties and Determination
4 Acids | Natural Acids and Acidulants
5 Acrylamide
6 Adipose Tissue | Structure and Function of White Adipose Tissue
7 Adipose Tissue |Structure and Function of Brown Adipose Tissue
8 Adolescents | Nutritional Aspects
9 Adrenal Gland | Adrenal Hormones
10 Adulteration of Foods | Detection and Occurrence
11 Adults
12 Aerated Foods
13 Aeromonas
14 Aflatoxins | Chemistry and Detection
15 Aflatoxins | Public Health
16 Agglomeration
17 Alcohol | Properties and Determination
18 Alcohol | Metabolism and health effects
19 Alkaloids | Properties and Determination
20 Alkaloids | Toxicology and health effects
21 Allergies | Occurrence and analysis
22 Allergies | Public health
23 Aluminum (Aluminium) | Properties and Determination
24 Aluminum (Aluminium) | Toxicology
25 Amaranth
26 Amino Acids | Properties and Occurrence
27 Amino Acids | Determination
28 Amino Acids | Metabolism
29 Anemia | Causes and prevalence
30 Anemia | Prevention and dietary strategies
31 Annonaceous Fruits
32 Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria
33 Antibiotics and Drugs | Uses in Food Production
34 Antibiotics and Drugs | Residue Determination
35 Antibiotics and Drugs | Health Effects
36 Antinutritional Factors | Characteristics and Determination
37 Antioxidants | Characterization and Analysis
38 Antioxidants | Role on health and prevention
39 Appetite
40 Apples
41 Apricots
42 Arsenic | Properties and Determination
43 Arsenic | Toxicology and Health Effects
44 Ascorbic Acid | Properties, Determination and Uses
45 Ascorbic Acid | Physiology and Health Effects
46 Aspartame
47 Atherosclerosis
48 Authenticity of Food
49 Avocados
50 Bacillus | Occurrence
51 Bacillus | Detection
52 Bacillus | Toxicology and Health Effects
53 Bacteriocins
54 Bananas and Plantains
55 Barley
56 Beef
57 Beers | History and Types
58 Beers | Raw Materials and Wort Production
59 Beers | Brewing
60 Berries and Related Fruits
61 Beverage | Types and Composition
62 Beverage | Patterns of Consumption
63 Beverage | Health Effects
64 Bifidobacteria and the Human Gut
65 Bifidobacteria in Foods | Health Effects
66 Bile | Composition and Properties
67 Bioactive Peptides in Food
68 Bioavailability of Nutrients
69 Biofilms
70 Biogenic Amines
71 Biogenic Amines | Toxicology and health effects
72 Biosensors
73 Biotin | Properties and Determination
74 Biotin | Physiology and Health Effects
75 Biscuits, Cookies and Crackers | Nature of the Products
76 Biscuits, Cookies and Crackers | Chemistry and Manufacture
77 Body Composition
78 Bone Tissue
79 Boron
80 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
81 Brandy and Cognac | Manufacture and Chemical Composition
82 Brandy and Cognac | Consumption, Sensory and Health Effects
83 Brassicas | Characteristics and Properties
85 Bread | Types of Bread
86 Bread | Dough Mixing and Testing Operations
87 Bread | Breadmaking Processes
88 Bread | Chemistry of Baking
89 Browning | Nonenzymatic
90 Browning | Enzymatic
91 Buckwheat
92 Buffalo | Meat
93 Buffalo | Milk
94 Butter | Manufacture
95 Butter | Properties and Analysis
96 Cadmium | Properties and determination
97 Cadmium | Toxicology
98 Caffeine | Characterisation and Properies
99 Caffeine | Consumption and Health Effects
100 Cakes | Types of Cakes
101 Cakes | Chemistry and Manufacture
102 Calcium | Properties and Determination
103 Calcium | Physiology
104 Calcium | Health Effects
105 Campylobacter | Detection
106 Campylobacter | Health Effects and Toxicology
107 Campylobacter | Properties and Occurrence
108 Cancer | Diet in Cancer Prevention
109 Cancer | Epidemiology of Diet‐Cancer Relationship
110 Canning | Process of Canning
111 Canning | The Effects on Nutrients and Quality
112 Caramel | Properties and Analysis
113 Caramel | Methods of Manufacture
114 Carbohydrates | Digestion, Absorption and Metabolism
115 Carbohydrates | Classification, Properties and Analysis
116 Carbohydrates | Dietary Importance and Health Effects
117 Carcinogens | Carcinogenic Substances in Food: Mechanisms
118 Carcinogens | Identification of Carcinogens
119 Carotenoids | Occurrence, Properties and Determination
120 Carotenoids | Physiology
121 Casein and Caseinates | Uses in the Food Industry
122 Casein and Caseinates | Methods of Manufacture
123 Cashew Nuts
124 Cassava | The Nature and Uses
125 Catering | Catering Systems
126 Celiac (Coeliac) Disease
127 Cellulose
128 Cereals | Types and composition
129 Cereals | Storage
130 Cereals | Dietary Importance
131 Chapatis and Related Products
132 Cheese | Types of Cheese ‐ Soft
133 Cheese | Types of Cheese ‐ Medium
134 Cheese | Types of Cheese ‐ Hard
135 Cheese | Chemistry and Microbiology
136 Cheese | Processing and Sensory Properties
137 Cheese | Composition and Health Effects
138 Cherries
139 Chestnuts
140 Chicory Beverages
141 Children | Growth and Development
142 Children | Nutrients
143 Chilled Foods | Principles
144 Chilled Foods | Effects on shelf life and sensory quality
145 Chilled Foods | Modified Atmosphere Packaging
146 Chilled Foods | Vacuum Packaging
147 Chlorophyll
148 Cholecalciferol | Properties and Determination
149 Cholecalciferol | Physiology
150 Cholesterol | Properties, Processing Effects and Determination
151 Cholesterol | Absorption, Function and Metabolism
152 Cholesterol | Factors Determining Blood Cholesterol Levels
153 Cholesterol | Role of Cholesterol in Heart Disease
154 Choline | Properties and Determination
155 Choline | Physiology
156 Chromatography | Principles
157 Chromatography | Gas Chromatography
158 Chromatography | Combined Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry
159 Chromatography | High‐performance Liquid Chromatography
160 Chromatography | Supercritical Fluid Chromatography
161 Chromium | Properties and Determination
162 Chromium | Physiology
163 Cider (Cyder; Hard Cider) | The Product and its Manufacture
164 Cirrhosis
165 Citrus Fruits | Types of fruits
166 Citrus Fruits | Compostion and Characterization
167 Citrus Fruits | Processed and Derived Products of Oranges
168 Citrus Fruits | Mandarins
169 Clostridium | Occurrence and Detection of Clostridium perfringens
170 Clostridium | Occurrence and Detection of Clostridium botulinum
171 Clostridium | Food Poisoning by Clostridium perfringens
172 Clostridium | Botulism
173 Cobalamins | Properties and Determination
174 Cobalamins | Physiology
175 Cobalt | Properties and determination
176 Cobalt | Toxicology
177 Cocoa | Production, Chemistry, and Use
178 Cocoa | Composition and Health Effects
179 Coconut Palm
180 Codex Alimentarium
181 Coenzymes
182 Coffee | Health Effects
183 Coffee | Decaffeination
184 Coffee | Types and Production
185 Coffee | Analysis and Composition
186 Colloids and Emulsions
187 Colon | Structure and Function
188 Colon | Disease and Disorders
189 Colors (Colours) | Properties and Determination of Natural Pigments
190 Colors [Colours] | Health Effects
191 Colors [Colours] | Properties and Determination of Food Synthetic Pigments
192 Condensed Milk
193 Conjugated Linoleic Acid
194 Consumer Protection Legislation
195 Contamination of Food
196 Controlled Atmosphere Storage | Applications for Bulk Storage of Foodstuffs
197 Controlled Atmosphere Storage | Effect on Fruit and Vegetables
198 Convenience Foods
199 Cooking | Types of Cooking and Effects on Nutrients
201 Copper | Properties and Determination
202 Copper | Physiology
203 Coronary Heart Disease | Causes and Risk Factors
204 Coronary Heart Disease | Epidemiology and Prevention
205 Cream | Types of Cream
206 Cream | Clotted Cream
207 Cured Foods | Health Effects
208 Curing | Principles and Applications
209 Currants
210 Cyclamates
211 Cystic Fibrosis
212 Dahi
213 Dairy Products | Nutritional Contribution
214 Dairy Products | Dietary Importance
215 Date Palms
216 Dental Disease | Role of Diet
217 Dental Disease | Fluoride in the Prevention of Dental Decay
218 Developmental Disabilities | Dietary Management
219 Dextran and Dextrins
220 Diabetes Mellitus | Role of Diet on Risk of Diabetes
221 Diabetes Mellitus | Role of Diet on Treatment
222 Diabetes Mellitus | Aetiology and Chemical Pathology
223 Diarrheal Diseases
224 Sports Nutrition
225 Diet Patterns
226 Dietary Exposure Assessment
227 Dietary Fibre | Bran
228 Dietary Fibre | Properties, Sources, and Determination
229 Dietary Fibre | Physiological and Health Effects
230 Dietary Fibre | Energy Value
231 Dietary Guidelines
232 Dietary Practices
233 Dietary References | US
234 Dietary References | Asia
235 Dietary References | Europe
236 Dietary Surveys | Measurement of Food Intake
237 Dietary Surveys | National Food Intake
238 Dressings | Manufacture, Composition and Health Effects
239 Drug‐Nutrient Interactions
240 Drying | Principles and Types
241 Drying | Physical and Structural Changes
242 Drying | Effects on Nutrients, Composition and Health
243 Eating disorders
244 Effluents from Food Processing | Food Chain Impact
245 Eggs | Types and Production
246 Eggs | Composition and Health Effects
247 Elderly | Nutritional Requirements
248 Emerging Foodborne Enteric Pathogens
249 Emulsifiers | Types and Uses
250 Energy | Intake and Energy Requirements
251 Energy | Measurement of Energy Expenditure
252 Energy | Energy Balance and Health Effects
254 Energy Metabolism
255 Enteral Feeding
256 Enzymes | Functions and Characteristics
257 Enzymes | Analysis and Food Processing
258 Enzymes | Effects on Quality and Nutrient Composition
259 Escherichia coli and other Enterobacteria | Occurrence and Detection
260 Escherichia coli and other Enterobacteria | Food Poisoning and Health Effects
261 Essential Oils | Isolation, Production and Uses
262 Essential Oils | Properties, Composition and Health Effects
263 Ethnic Foods
264 Evaporation | Principles and Uses in the Food Industry
265 Extrusion Cooking | Principles and Practice
266 Extrusion Cooking | Chemical and Nutritional Changes
267 Factory Cleaning Systems
268 Factory Farming
269 Famine
270 FAO
271 Fat Replacers
272 Fats | Digestion and Absorption
273 Fats | Production and Uses of Animal Fats
274 Fats | Classification and Analysis
275 Fats | Occurrence
276 Fatty Acids | Metabolism
277 Fatty Acids | Classification and Properties
278 Fatty Acids | Determination and Requirements
279 Fatty Acids | Essential Fatty Acids
280 Fatty Acids | Trans‐fatty acids
281 Fermented Foods | Origins and Applications
282 Fermented Foods | Use of Starter Cultures
283 Fermented Foods | Fermented Meat Products
284 Fermented Foods | Fermented Vegetables and Other Products
285 Fermented Foods | Composition and Health Effects
286 Fermented Foods | Fermented Milks
287 Fermented Foods | Fermented Fish Products
288 Fish | Types and Composition
289 Fish | Fish in the Human Diet
290 Fish | Processing
291 Fish | Dietary Importance and Health Effects
292 Fish | Farmed Types and Composition
293 Fish Meal
294 Fish Oils | Production and Properties
295 Fish Oils | Composition and Health Effects
296 Flavor (Flavour) Compounds | Structures, Characteristics and Uses
297 Flavor (Flavour) Enhancers | Characteristics and Uses
298 Flaxseed
299 Flour | Composition and Health Effects
300 Folic Acid and Folates | Physiology and Health Effects
301 Folic Acid and Folates | Properties and Determination
302 Food Acceptability | Affective and Market Research Methods
304 Food Additives | Classification, Uses and Regulation
305 Food Allergies
306 Food Environment
307 Food Classification and Description
308 Food Composition Databases
309 Food Fortification | Rationale and Methods
310 Food Fortification | Approaches to Fortification
311 Food Fortification | Applications
312 Food Intolerance | Lactose Intolerance
313 Food Intolerance | Dietary Management
314 Food Intolerance | Classification
315 Food Labeling (Labelling) | Applications
316 Food Poisoning | Epidemiology
317 Food Poisoning | Classification
318 Food Poisoning | Tracing Origins and Testing
319 Food Safety | Classification and Regulations
320 Food Safety | Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
321 Food Security
322 Food Systems | Grocery Retailing
323 Food Systems | Minimum‐service Restaurants
324 Food Systems | Urban Farming
325 Food Systems | Food Miles
326 Foodborne Pathogens
327 Freeze Drying | Effects on Sensory and Nutritional Properties
328 Freeze Drying | The Basic Process
329 Freezing | Principles
330 Freezing | Effects on Nutritional Composition
331 Freezing | Structural and Flavor Changes
332 Fructose | Sources and Metabolism
333 Fructose | High Fructose Corn Syrup
334 Fruit Juices
335 Fruits of Temperate Climates | Commercial and Dietary Importance
336 Fruits of Temperate Climates | Factors Affecting Quality
337 Fruits of Tropical Climates | Commercial and Dietary Importance and Biodiversity
338 Fruits of Tropical Climates | Lesser Known Fruits of African, Asian, and American Regions
339 Fumigants
340 Functional Foods
341 Fungi
342 Fungicides
343 Galactose
344 Game | Role in Diet
345 Game | Types and Composition
346 Garlic
347 Gelatine
348 Genetically modified foods: risk assessment, legislation, consumer behaviour, ethics
349 Ghee
350 Gin
351 Glucose | Metabolism and Regulation
352 Glucose | Glucose Intolerance
353 Glucose | Properties and Analysis
354 Glucosinolates from the Brassica Vegetables and their Health Effects
355 Glycogen
356 GMO
357 Goat | Meat
358 Goat | Milk
359 Goitrogens and Antithyroid Compounds
360 Grapes
361 Ground Nut Oil
362 Growth Promoters | Charactistics and Determination
363 Guavas
364 Gums | Properties and Uses
365 Gums | Dietary Role
366 Gut Hormones
367 Haemagglutinins
368 Ham | Dry cured
369 Ham | Cooked
370 Heat Treatment | Effects on Sensory and Nutritional Properties
371 Heat Treatment | Principles and Techniques
372 Heat Treatment | Effects on Microbiological Changes and Shelf‐life
373 Heavy Metal Toxicology
374 Hemicelluloses
375 Herbs | Types and Uses
376 Herbs | Composition and Dietary Importance
377 Heterocyclic Amines | Generation and Toxicology
378 HIV Disease and Nutrition
379 Honey
380 Horse Meat
381 Hunger
382 Hypertension and Diet
383 Hypovitaminosis A
384 Ice Cream | Uses and Methods of Manufacture
385 Ice Cream | Composition and Health Effects
386 Immunoassays | Principles
387 Immunoassays | Types and Uses
388 Inborn Errors of Metabolism | Overview
389 Infant Foods | Milk Formulas
390 Infant Foods | Complementary feeding of breast fed infants and young children
391 Infants | Nutritional Requirements
392 Infants | Breast‐ and Bottle‐feeding
393 Infants | Weaning
394 Infants | Feeding Problems
395 Inflammatory Bowel Disease
396 Insect Pests
397 International Food Safety Agencies
398 Iodine | Physiology
399 Iodine | Iodine Deficiency Disorders
400 Iodine | Properties and Determination
401 Iron | Physiology
402 Iron | Biosynthesis and Significance of Haem
403 Iron | Properties and Determination
404 Irradiation of Foods | Principles and Applications
405 Irradiation of Foods | Processing Technology and Effects on Nutrients
406 Irradiation of Foods | Safety and Regulatory Aspects and Detection
407 Jams and Preserves
408 Ketone Bodies
409 Kiwifruit
410 Laboratory Management | Chemical Safety
411 Laboratory Management | Microbiological Safety
412 Lactation | Physiology
413 Lactation | Human Milk: Composition and Nutritional Value
414 Lactic Acid Bacteria
415 Lactose
416 Lead | Toxicology and Health Effects
417 Lead | Analysis and Determination
418 Leavening Agents
419 Legal Requirements for Food Hygiene
420 Legumes | Legumes in the Diet and their importance
422 Lipoproteins
423 Liqueurs | Types and Composition
424 Listeria | Detection
425 Listeria | Listeriosis
426 Listeria | Properties and Occurrence
427 Lithium
428 Liver | Role in Digestion and Absorbtion
429 Liver | Structure and Function
430 Low‐fat Foods | Types and Manufacture
431 Low‐salt Foods | Types and Manufacture
432 Lupin
433 Macrobiotic diets
434 Magnesium
435 Maillard Reaction
436 Maize
437 Malabsorption Syndrome
438 Malnutrition | Prevention and Management
439 Malnutrition | Classification and Prevalence
440 Malt | Types, Products and Chemistry
441 Manganese
442 Mangoes
443 Margarine | Dietary Importance
444 Margarine | Types and Properties
446 Margarine | Composition and Analysis
447 Mass Spectrometry | Principles and Instrumentation
448 Mass Spectrometry | Applications
449 Mayonnaise
450 Meat | Role in the diet
451 Meat | Structure and Composition
452 Meat | Conversion of Muscle into Meat
453 Meat | Eating Quality and Preservation
454 Meditteranean Diet
455 Melons, Squashes and Gourds
456 Mercury | Properties and determination
457 Mercury | Toxicology
458 Microbiota
459 Microcapsules
460 Microscopy | Light Microscopy and Histochemical Methods
461 Microscopy | Electron Microscopy Techniques
462 Milk | Role in the Diet
463 Milk | Sources and Composition
464 Milk | Processing of Milk
465 Milk | Powder
466 Millets
467 Milling | Characteristics of Milled Products
468 Mineral Water | Types of Mineral Water
469 Mineral Water | Sources and Storage
470 Minimally Processed Foods
471 Molds
472 Multiple Sclerosis ‐ Nutritional Management
473 Mushrooms and Truffles | Role in the Diet
474 Mushrooms and Truffles | Classification, Morphology and Composition
475 Mustard and Condiment Products
476 Mutagens
477 Mycobacteria
478 Mycotoxins | Classifications
479 Mycotoxins | Occurrence and Determination
480 Mycotoxins | Toxicology
481 Nanotechnology in Food Processing
482 Natamycin
483 Niacin
484 Nitrates and Nitrites
485 Nitrosamines
486 Novel Foods
487 Nucleic Acids
488 Nucleotides and Nucleosides | Occurrence and Determination
489 Nutrients in the Immune System
490 Nutrigenomics
491 Nutrition and Infection
492 Nutritional Assessment | Nutritional Assessment in the Individual (Anthropometry and Clinical Examination)
493 Nutritional Assessment | Nutritional Assessment in the Population (Surveys)
494 Nutritional Epidemiology
495 Nuts | Types
496 Nuts | Health Effects
497 Oats
498 Obesity | Role of Diet
499 Obesity | Epidemiology
500 Obesity | Etiology
501 Offal | Types and Composition
502 Olive Oil | Role in the Diet
503 Olives | Types and Composition
504 Onions and Related Crops
505 Organic Food | Effect on Nutrient Composition
506 Organic Food | Production and Control
507 Osteoporosis
508 Oxidation of Food Components
509 Packaging | Packaging of Liquids
510 Packaging | Packaging of Solids
511 Packaging | Packaging Materials
512 Packaging | Aseptic Filling
513 Palm Kernel Oil
514 Palm Oil
515 Pancreas | Pancreatic Hormones
516 Pantothenic Acid
517 Papayas
518 Parasites in Food | Occurrence and Detection
519 Parasites in Food | Illness and Treatment
520 Parenteral Nutrition
521 Passion Fruits
522 Pasta | Manufacture and Composition
523 Pasta | Role in Diet
524 Pasteurization | Effect on Sensory Quality and Nutrient Composition
525 Pasteurization | Principles and Applications
526 Pastry Products | Types and Composition
527 Peaches and Nectarines
528 Peanuts
529 Pears
530 Peas and Lentils
531 Pectin | Properties, Determination and Uses
532 Pectin | Nutritional Benefits
533 Peppers and Chillies
534 Pesticides and Herbicides | Toxicology
535 Pesticides and Herbicides | Types of pesticide
536 Pesticides and Herbicides | Types, Uses and Determination of Herbicides
537 Pesticides and Herbicides | Residue Determination
538 pH ‐ Principles and Measurement
539 Phenolic Compounds (Occurrence, Classes, and Analysis)
540 Phospholipids | Physiology
541 Phospholipids | Properties and Occurrence and Determination
542 Phosphorus | Physiology
543 Phosphorus | Properties and Determination
544 Phytic Acid | Properties, Uses and Determination
545 Pickling
546 Pine Kernels
547 Pineapples
548 Pituitary Gland | Pituitary hormones
549 Plums and Related Fruits
550 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
551 Pork
552 Portion Size and Serving Size
553 Potassium | Properties and Determination
554 Potassium | Physiology
555 Potatoes and Related Crops | Role in the Diet
556 Potatoes and Related Crops | Types, Composition and Uses
557 Poultry | Chicken
558 Poultry | Ducks and Geese
559 Poultry | Turkey
560 Prebiotics
561 Pregnancy | Role of Placenta in Nutrient Transfer
562 Pregnancy | Dietary Guidance for Pregnancy
563 Pregnancy | Maternal Diet, Vitamins and Neural Tube Defects
564 Pregnancy | Pre‐eclampsia and Diet
565 Pregnancy | Metabolic Adaptations and Nutritional Requirements
566 Preservation of Food
567 Preservatives | Classifications and Analysis
568 Preservatives | Food Uses
569 Preterm Infants Nutritional Requirements and Management
570 Probiotics
571 Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes
572 Protein | Digestion, Absorption and Metabolism
573 Protein | Requirements
574 Protein | Health Effects
575 Protein | Chemistry , Characterisation and Quality
576 Protein | Food Sources
577 Protein | Uses in Food Processing
578 Contribution of proteomics techniques to understanding the interrelationship between food and health
579 Pulses
580 Pyridoxine | Properties and Determination
581 Pyridoxine | Physiology and Health Effects
582 Quality control in food processing
583 Quinoa
584 Radioactivity in Food
585 Rape Seed Oil/Canola
586 Raspberries and Related Fruits
587 Ready to Use Food
588 Religious Customs and Nutrition
589 Renal Function and Disorders
590 Retinol | Properties and Determination
591 Retinol | Physiology
592 Rheological Properties of Food Materials
593 Riboflavin | Properties and Determination
594 Riboflavin | Physiology
595 Rice | Role in Diet
596 Rice | Types and Composition
597 Risk Assessment
598 Rum
599 Rye
600 Saccharin
601 Sago Palm
602 Salad Crops | Dietary Importance
603 Salad Crops | Leaf Types
604 Salad Crops | Other Types of Salad Crops
605 Salad Crops | Root, Bulb and Tuber Crops
606 Salmonella | Detection
607 Salmonella | Salmonellosis
608 Salmonella | Properties and Occurrence
609 Sanitization
610 Saponins
611 Satiety
612 Sausages and comminuted products | Dry, Fermented Sausages
613 Sausages and comminuted products | Cooked Sausages
614 Scientific Societies
615 Selenium | Properties and Determination
616 Selenium | Physiology
617 Sensory Evaluation | Sensory Rating and Scoring Methods
618 Sensory Evaluation | Descriptive Analysis
619 Sensory Evaluation | Sensory Descriptors
620 Sheep | Meat
621 Sheep | Milk
623 Shellfish | Characteristics of Crustacea and Molluscs
624 Shellfish | Contamination and Spoilage of Crustacea and Molluscs
625 Shellfish | Role in the Diet
626 Sherry | Manufacture , Composition and Analysis
627 Shigella
628 Single | cell Protein
629 Skeletal Muscle
630 Smoked Foods | Principles and Production
631 Smoked Foods | Health Effects
632 Snack Foods | Role in the Diet
633 Snack Foods | Types and Composition
634 Sodium | Physiology
635 Sodium | Sodium and Blood Pressure
636 Sodium | Properties and Determination
637 Sorghum
638 Soy (Soya) Bean Oil
639 Soy (Soya) Beans | Dietary Importance
640 Soy (Soya) Beans | The Crop
641 Soy (Soya) Beans | Processing for the Food Industry
642 Soy (Soya) Beans | Properties and Analysis
643 Spectroscopy | Types
644 Spectroscopy | Applications
645 Spices and Flavoring (Flavouring) Crops | Uses and health effects
646 Spices and Flavoring Crops | Properties and Analysis
647 Spices and Flavoring Crops | Fruits and Seeds, Leaf and Floral Structures, Tubers and Roots
648 Spoilage | Chemical and Enzymatic Spoilage
649 Spoilage | Bacterial Spoilage
650 Spoilage | Yeasts and other
651 Spoilage | Fungi and molds
652 Stabilizers | Types and Function
653 Stabilizers | Applications
654 Staphylococcus | Detection
655 Staphylococcus | Food Poisoning
656 Staphylococcus | Properties and Occurrence
657 Starch | Structure, Properties and Determination
658 Starch | Sources and Processing
659 Starch | Modified Starches
660 Starch | Resistant Starch
661 Starch | Consumption and Health Effects
663 Sterilization of Foods
664 Storage Stability | Mechanisms of Degradation
666 Storage Stability | Shelf Life and Shelf‐life Testing
667 Strawberries
668 Sucrose | Dietary Importance
669 Sucrose | Properties and Determination
670 Sugar | Health Effects
671 Sugar | Sources
672 Sugar |
673 Sugar Alcohols
674 Sunflower Oil
675 Supercritical Fluid Extraction
676 Sustainable Agriculture (Farming)
677 Sweeteners | Classification, sensory and health effects
678 Sweeteners | Sensory Properties
679 Sweets and Candies | Sugar Confectionery
680 Syrups
681 Taints | Types and Causes
682 Taints | Analysis and Identification
683 Tannins
684 Tea | Types, Production and Trade
685 Tea | Chemistry and Processing
686 Tea | Health Effects
687 Tea | Analysis and Tasting
688 Tequila
689 Thiamin | Physiology and Health Effects
690 Thiamin | Properties and Determination
691 Thyroid Gland | Thyroid Hormones
692 Tobacco | Sources and Production
693 Tobacco | Smoking, Diet and Health
694 Tocopherols | Properties and Determination
695 Tocopherols | Physiology and Health Effects
696 Tomatoes
697 Tortillas
698 Toxins in Food | Naturally Occurring
699 Trace Minerals
700 Traditional Foods
701 Transport of Food | Logistics, transportation, globalization and environmental impact
702 Triacylglycerols | Structures and Properties
703 Triacylglycerols | Characterization and Determination
704 Trypsin inhibitors
705 Veal
706 Vegetable Oils | Types and Properties
707 Vegetable Oils | Oil Production and Processing
708 Vegetable Oils | Composition and Analysis
709 Vegetable Oils | Dietary Importance
710 Vegetables of Temperate Climates | Commercial and Dietary Importance
711 Vegetables of Temperate Climates | Cabbage and Related Vegetables
712 Vegetables of Temperate Climates | Leaf Vegetables
713 Vegetables of Temperate Climates | Oriental Brassicas
714 Vegetables of Temperate Climates | Carrot, Parsnip and Beetroot
715 Vegetables of Temperate Climates | Swede, Turnip and Radish
716 Vegetables of Temperate Climates | Miscellaneous Root Crops
717 Vegetables of Temperate Climates | Stem and Other Vegetables
718 Vegetables of Tropical Climates | Commercial and Dietary Importance
719 Vegetables of Tropical Climates | Root Crops of Uplands
720 Vegetables of Tropical Climates | Root Crops of Lowlands
721 Vegetables of Tropical Climates | Edible Aroids
722 Vegetarian Diets
724 Vibrios | Types, Properties and Determination
725 Vibrios | Occurrence and Diseases
726 Vinegar
727 Viruses
728 Vitamin K | Properties and Determination
729 Vitamin K | Physiology and Health Effects
730 Vitamins
731 Vodka
732 Walnuts and Pecans
733 Wastage of Food
734 Water Abundance | Ecological Factors
735 Water in foods: water content, water activity and their effects on food stability
738 Water Intake and Hydration | Dehydration
739 Water Intake and Hydration | Water | Electrolyte Balance
740 Water Management, Treatment and Environmental Impact
741 Water Supplies | Microbiological Analysis
742 Water Supplies | Chemical Analysis
744 Weight Management
745 Wheat | The Crop
746 Wheat | Grain Structure of Wheat and Wheat‐based Products
747 Whey and Whey Powders | Production and Uses
748 Whey and Whey Powders | Protein Concentrates and Fractions
749 Whey and Whey Powders | Fermentation of Whey
750 Whey and Whey Powders | Principles and Applications of Dialysis
751 Whisky, Whiskey and Bourbon | Products and Manufacture
752 Whisky, Whiskey and Bourbon | Composition and Analysis of Whisky
753 Wines | Types of Wines
754 Wines | Wine Production
755 Wines | Sparkling Wines
756 Wines | Wine and Health
757 Wines | Wine Tasting
758 Wines | Fortified Wines
761 World Health Organization
762 Yeasts
763 Yersinia enterocolitica | Properties and Occurrence
764 Yersinia enterocolitica | Detection and Treatment
765 Yoghurt | Dietary Importance
766 Yoghurt | The Product and its Manufacture
767 Yoghurt | Yogurt based Products
768 Zinc | Properties and Determination
769 Zinc | Physiology and Health Effects
770 Zoonoses
771 Genetically Modified Foods
772 Food | Herbal Medicine Interface
773 Brazil Nuts
774 Phenolic compounds (Bioavailability and Health effects)
775 Pitaya
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- No. of pages: 4006
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2015
- Published: August 26, 2015
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780123849472
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