The modern synthetic diet, formulated to appeal to our inherent attraction to sugar, salt, fats, and calories at the expense of nutrition, leaves us over-fed and under-nourished.
Biotechnology, particularly eco-friendly enzyme technologies, has immense potential for the augmentation of diverse food products utilizing vast biodiversity, resolving environmental problems owing to waste disposal from food and beverage industries.
The fastest growing demographic in both developed and developing societies around the world, the elderly bring unique medical and financial health-care burdens.
Epidemiological studies indicate that the consumption of natural antioxidants from such plant-derived sources as olive oil produces beneficial health effects.
This book explores the vital role of proteins in human health through 40 in-depth chapters, organized into four comprehensive sections which include Introductory Concepts, Foods of Animal Origin, Foods of Plant Origin, and Resources.
Modern life is intense and moves quickly, and while people want to care for themselves, they do not seem to have time to make and consume healthy foods.
Handbook of Analysis and Extraction Methods of Anthocyanins provides a comprehensive guide to learning about the properties of anthocyanins, which have gained increasing importance in recent years and have attracted widespread attention from industry, academia, and government, as well as the precise, applicable, and modern methods of their analysis developed to date.
This book explores the vital role of proteins in human health through 40 in-depth chapters, organized into four comprehensive sections which include Introductory Concepts, Foods of Animal Origin, Foods of Plant Origin, and Resources.
Modern life is intense and moves quickly, and while people want to care for themselves, they do not seem to have time to make and consume healthy foods.
Charcuterie, the art of transforming pork meats into various preparations as an array of dishes, has traditionally held a very important place in gastronomy.
Through a detailed law-and-policy analysis, this book investigates competition law and policy in relation to agricultural producers, examining the topic in light of both the neoliberal agricultural policy and food sovereignty paradigms, with a focus on their differing approaches to competition and sustainability.
Through a detailed law-and-policy analysis, this book investigates competition law and policy in relation to agricultural producers, examining the topic in light of both the neoliberal agricultural policy and food sovereignty paradigms, with a focus on their differing approaches to competition and sustainability.
The Essence of Gastronomy: Understanding the Flavor of Foods and Beverages presents a new comprehensive and unifying theory on flavor, which answers ancient questions and offers new opportunities for solving food-related issues.
The last few years have brought about many changes in the field of marine and freshwater toxins, with advances in analytical technology and the realization that these toxins are a global issue.
With the advent of modern tools of molecular biology and genetic engineering and new skills in metabolic engineering and synthetic biology, fermentation technology for industrial applications has developed enormously in recent years.
An instructive and comprehensive overview of the use of biotechnology in agriculture and food production, Biotechnology in Agriculture and Food Processing: Opportunities and Challenges discusses how biotechnology can improve the quality and productivity of agriculture and food products.
Biosensors are poised to make a large impact in environmental, food, and biomedical applications, as they clearly offer advantages over standard analytical methods, including minimal sample preparation and handling, real-time detection, rapid detection of analytes, and the ability to be used by non-skilled personnel.
This research volume aims at outlining the substantial role of information asymmetry in agri-food chains and how building trust and mitigating this problem could enhance the performance of these chains.
Structured into four main parts, this book navigates the intersection between food and functionality of plant-based products and provides insight into the nutritional composition of some key elements of plant-based diets.
This book makes a compelling case for the urgent need to develop a new approach to food and farming-one that integrates the principles of food security and sovereignty.
Handbook of Analysis and Extraction Methods of Anthocyanins provides a comprehensive guide to learning about the properties of anthocyanins, which have gained increasing importance in recent years and have attracted widespread attention from industry, academia, and government, as well as the precise, applicable, and modern methods of their analysis developed to date.
With diet, health, and food safety news making headlines on a regular basis, the ability to separate, identify, and analyze the nutrients, additives, and toxicological compounds found in food and food components is more important than ever.
This research volume aims at outlining the substantial role of information asymmetry in agri-food chains and how building trust and mitigating this problem could enhance the performance of these chains.
Food biotechnology's typical developments and applications have occurred in the fields of genetics and in enzyme- and cell-based biological processes, with the goal of producing and improving food ingredients and foods themselves.
'We became the 'chief guinea pigs' for the British Gut Project where we discovered that despite us having 100% the same DNA our guts have only 40% the same microbiota.
A follow-up to The Gut Stuff, this is an accessible, easy-to-follow cookbook that offers easy How-Tos so you can add fermented food seamlessly into your daily diet for a healthy, happy gut.
Welcome to the Smooth Life with over 100 recipes for smoothies, bowls, and more, from smoothie queens Ashley and Taylor Johnston aka Twin CoastAshley and Taylor Johnston share their creative, colorful smoothies with the world as Twin Coast, and now, they re welcoming you to the smooth life with over 100 nourishing, mostly plant-based recipes for smoothies, smoothie bowls, light bites, snacks, and desserts.
How War, Pornography, and Fast Food Have Shaped Modern TechnologyGuns, Germs, and Steel meets the age of technology in this rollicking history of how our pursuit of lust, gluttony, and rage has led to our greatest technological advancements.
60 Vibrant and Versatile Vodka CocktailsVodka is the perfect spirit that can turn almost any combination of mixer, juice and garnish into a bold and boozy beverage.
Vinos y vinedos reune una cuidada seleccion de dialogos que acercan el universo de la vitivinicultura a un publico amplio, combinando rigor tecnico con un lenguaje accesible y ameno.
