Chemical Deterioration and Physical Instability of Food and Beverages - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 1439827729 ISBN 13: 9781439827727

Casa editrice: CRC Press, 2010

Riassunto

For a food product to be a success, it must be stable throughout shelf life. Deterioration due to chemical changes and alterations or physical instability are not always recognized, yet can be as problematic as microbial spoilage. This book provides a review of key topics in this area. It starts by considering chemical reactions that can negatively affect food quality, such as oxidative rancidity, and their measurement. It then reviews deterioration associated with physical changes, such as moisture loss, crystallization, and emulsion breakdown. From there, it examines likely effects on different foods and beverages, including bakery products, fruits and vegetables, ready-to-eat meals and wine.

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L'autore:

Leif Skibsted is a Professor in the Department of Food Science at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, where Jens Risbo and Mogens Anderson are also Associate Professors. The Editors are well known for their research into food quality deterioration and food oxidation in particular.

Contenuti:

Part 1 Understanding and measuring chemical deterioration: Oxidative rancidity in foods; Protein oxidation; Enzymatic degradation; The Maillard reaction and food quality; Light-induced chemical changes in foods and beverages. Part 2 Understanding and measuring physical deterioration of foods and beverages: Moisture loss, gain and migration in foods; Structural and mechanical properties of fats; Gelatinization and retrogradation of starch; Syneresis in foods; Taints in food. Part 3 Specific products and deterioration phenomena: Flavour deterioration during shelf-life; Bakery products; Fruit and vegetables; Confectionery; Fish; Meat and poultry; Bulk oils and shortenings, spreads, and frying oils; Wine; Beer; Ready-to-eat meals and catered foods; The stability of vitamins during food processing and storage.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: CRC Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1439827729
• ISBN 13: 9781439827727
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 800
• Redattore: Skibsted L., Risbo J., Andersen M