Fundamentals of Cheese Science

Fox, P. F.; McSweeney, P. L. H.; Cogan, Timothy M.; Guinee, Timothy P.

ISBN 10: 0834212609 / ISBN 13: 9780834212602

Editore: Aspen Publishers Inc.,U.S., 2000

Provides coverage of the scientific aspects of cheese, emphasizing fundamental principles. This book contains 23 chapters that cover the chemistry and microbiology of milk for cheesemaking, starter cultures, coagulation of milk by enzymes or by acidification, the microbiology and biochemistry of cheese ripening, and the flavor of cheese. Num Pages: 598 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1270. . 2000. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Codice articolo V9780834212602

Riassunto:

Fundamentals of Cheese Science provides comprehensive coverage of the scientific aspects of cheese, emphasizing fundamental principles. The book's 23 chapters cover the chemistry and microbiology of milk for cheesemaking, starter cultures, coagulation of milk by enzymes or by acidification, the microbiology and biochemistry of cheese ripening, the flavor and rheology of cheese, processed cheese, cheese as a food ingredient, public health and nutritional aspects of cheese, and various methods used for the analysis of cheese. The book contains copious references to other texts and review articles. This broadly based resource is written for personnel involved in various production and quality control functions in the cheese industry, senior undergraduates, and post-graduate students.

Contenuti: Cheese: Historical Aspects. Overview of Cheese Manufacture. Chemistry of Milk Constituents. Bacteriology of Cheese Milk. Starter Cultures. Enzymatic Coagulation of Milk. Post-Coagulation of Renneted Milk Gel. Salting of Cheese Curd. Cheese Yield. Microbiology of Cheese Ripening. Biochemistry of Cheese Ripening. Cheese Flavor. Cheese Rheology and Texture. Factors that Affect Cheese Quality. Acceleration of Cheese Ripening. Fresh Acid-Curd Cheese Varieties. Principal Families of Cheese. Processed Cheese and Substitute or Imitation Cheese Products. Cheese as a Food Ingredient. Pathogens and Food-Poisoning Bacteria in Cheese. Nutritional Aspects of Cheese. Whey and Whey Products. Analytical Methods for Cheese. Table of Sources. Index

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Titolo: Fundamentals of Cheese Science
Casa editrice: Aspen Publishers Inc.,U.S.
Data di pubblicazione: 2000
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: New