Chemical additives are used to enhance the properties of many industrial products. Since their release into the environment is a potential risk for man and nature, their fate and behavior were investigated in the framework of the European Union-funded project RISKCYCLE. The resu…
Front Cover; Industrial Gums: Polysaccharides and Their Derivatives; Copyright Page; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; Table of Contents; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL GUMS; INTRODUCTION; DEFINITION OF GUM; FACTORS AFFECTING RAW GUM COSTS; INDUSTRIALLY VALUABLE PROPERTIES OF GUMS; …
A summary of topics in functional food ingredients, this work shows how food components are affected by environmental factors and processing conditions, how they are involved in the quality of food products, and how the knowledge of the chemistry and interactions of these compon…