Food and beverage technology

This second volume of a two-volume work reviews beneficial bioactive compounds from various microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, cyanobacteria in plant diseases management and the postharvest management of fruits using microbial antagonists.

Natural gums are polysaccharides consisting of multiple sugar units linked together via glycosidic linkages.

This book presents climate change as a global phenomenon which affects the entire food chain.

The textbook provides an overview of the sensory science field  in the context of  diseases such as obesity and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of environmental and construction engineering, as presented by international researchers and engineers at the 2nd International Conference on Efficient Production and Processing, held on February 25-26, 2021.

Mycotoxins are the metabolites of fungus and are reported to contaminate nearly 25% of the food produced worldwide.

The complexity of food chemistry makes it a challenging subject for students studying in a food science course.

The first three editions of Fungi and Food Spoilage established, then consolidated, a reputation as the leading book on foodborne fungi.

This book covers current developments in membrane-based technologies for the successful recovery of food bioactive ingredients and molecules.

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Unlike food publications that have been more organized along regional or disciplinary lines, this edited volume is distinctive in that it brings together anthropologists, archaeologists, area study specialists, linguists and food policy administrators to explore the following questions: What kinds of changes in food and foodways are happening?

This singular text aims to strengthen the scientific understanding of food product design and engineering, and to stimulate and accelerate the development of innovative, complex and highly structured products and suitable production processes.

Fermented foods play a major role in human nutrition and health, given the addition of flavor, improvement of texture, preservation against spoilage, and ease of digestion due to the fermentation process.

This book applies an approach to study the externalization of cost under capitalism in the production of Argentine yerba mate, an infusion with stimulant properties long used by indigenous peoples.

This book explores the latest advances in the sustainable production of packaged foods.

This book discusses the scope and limitations of the antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of foods as medicines or medicinal coadjuvants in traditional Indian herbal therapies.

Spices can be classified as major spices, like Black pepper, Cardamom, Turmeric, Ginger etc, and minor spices and condiments, and tree spices.

The book covers the taxonomy, diversity, bioactivity, and nanotechnology involved in the study of the genus Phoma.

This volume offers new insights into food and culture.

Cyclodextrins (CD) are cyclic oligosaccharides containing 6, 7 or 8 glucose units (a, or y-CD, respectively) in a truncated molecular shape.

This book provides an overview of various traditional Middle Eastern food products and beverages and investigates their chemical, microbial and physical profiles.

This textbook presents a thorough overview of chemical and process industries.

The Opuntia fruits, commonly known as cactus pears or prickly pears, have been suggested by the Food and Agriculture Organization to be a promising and strategic crop in regions suffering from lack of water.

This book provides a comprehensive reference guide to plant-derived antioxidants, their beneficial effects, mechanisms of action, and role in disease prevention and improving general health (anti-ageing effect).

The growing importance of glycobiology and carbohydrate chemistry in modern biotechnology and the pharmaceutical industry makes accurate carbohydrate analysis indispensable.

This book provides up to date information on the emerging trends and technology in food nanotechnology.

Literary and Cultural Production, World-Ecology, and the Global Food System marks a significant intervention into the field of literary food studies.

The Bambara groundnut (BGN) or Vigna subterranea is an extremely hardy grain legume.

This book discusses different fruit crops and provides first-hand information on the nutritional composition of commercially important, as well as unexplored fruits, which are grown in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.

Plant foods are an essential part of our daily diet and constitute one of the highest contributors to the world economy.

Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) is a crop native to the Bambara tribe of Mali and is grown as a subsistence crop in Africa.

Market trend and the increasing diagnoses of celiac disease have encouraged extensive research into the development of gluten-free breads.

This updated text collects all the introductory aspects of beer brewing science into one place for undergraduate brewing science courses.

This book argues that, to be healthy, human beings should love nature and stay in balance with it as much as possible.

Agriculture and food systems, forestry, the marine and the bio-based sectors are at the very heart of the climate change crisis.

Today's consumers are looking for food products with health-promoting roles in addition to nutritional benefits.

Agriculture and food systems, forestry, the marine and the bio-based sectors are at the very heart of the climate change crisis.

This book presents comprehensive coverage on the importance of good nutrition in the treatment and management of obesity, cancer and diabetes.

Agricultural systems are uniquely complex systems, given that agricultural systems are parts of natural and ecological systems.

Among all nonthermal food processing technologies, high intensity pulsed electric fields (PEF) is one of the most appealing due to its short treatment times and reduced heating effects.

Women have always been inextricably linked to food, especially in its production and preparation.

This book aims to describe, though in a quite light way, the social role of plant diseases, letting the reader know the topical importance of plant pathology, as well as the role of plant pathologists in our society.

This book explores the traditional use of Ilex paraguariensis, a plant that is widely distributed in South America.

Due to their high nutritive value and the presence of secondary metabolites, wetland plants can be consumed by humans as food and utilized as medicinal drugs.

Cereal-Based Foodstuffs: The Backbone of the Mediterranean provides an overview of cereal-based products in the Mediterranean region, illustrating the spectrum of products from past to present and their various processing methods.

This book addresses the basic understanding of food contaminants and their sources, followed by the techniques to measure food safety and quality.

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This research volume examines the available alternative, complementary, pharmaceutical and vaccine methods for treating, mitigating, or preventing COVID-19.

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, as well as toxicological implications.

Natural phenolics are powerful bioactive compounds, but their use as antioxidant agents in lipid-based foodstuffs and cosmetics is limited due to their hydrophilic traits.