The author of this book takes readers on a comprehensive tour of seaweed, describing what seaweeds actually are and how people of different cultures have utilized them since prehistoric times for a whole array of purposes – as food and fodder, for the production of salt, in medi…
Edible Mushrooms provides an advanced overview of the chemical composition and nutritional properties of nearly all species of culinary mushrooms. This unique compendium gathers all current literature, which have been dispersed as fragmentary information until now. The book is b…
Specialty Oils and Fats in Food and Nutrition: Properties, Processing and Applications examines the main specialty oils and fats currently in use in food processing, as well as those with significant potential. Specialty oils and fats have an increasing number of applications in…
"Effects of Organic Production on Food Quality" is the first comprehensive book on how organic production methods influence the safety and quality of foods, based on an unbiased assessment of the latest scientific findings and the results of food monitoring programs in North Ame…
Foods and food production encyclopedia
Abstract: An extensive amount of data on food, food science, food production, and food technology is presented in a 1 volume reference tool. The subject areas are broad and highly interdisciplinary and include explanations of the natural food-growth cycle, nurturing of plants an…