Food Science and Quality Control Walter Lara
- ISBN: 9781788821841
- Edition: 1st
- ©Year: 2020
- List Price : 165
About the Book
The association of the book is concocted to encourage viable learning encounters. It is the aim of this book to motivate teachers and students to make use of this knowledge and bring about a change in the health and welfare of our people. It is hoped that this book will help our readers to understand: 1. Functions of foods, which supply our nutritional needs. 2. How to meet human need of nutrients in terms of available foods. 3. Prices are guides of supply and demand and not of their nutritive value. 4. Techniques of preparation which help us meet our needs in an enjoyable manner. 5. Meal planning as a tool in meeting nutritional needs of the family through acceptable enjoyable meals. 6. Preservation as an aid to improved food availability. 7. Safeguarding the supply through proper selection, careful storage and preparation. 8. One's responsibilities as a consumer.
Contents: 1. Food Nutrients, 2.The Nutrients and Energy, 3. Food Preparation and Processing Techniques, 4. Effect of Preparation and Processing on Food Components, 5. Factors Affecting the Growth and Survival of Micro-organisms in Foods, 6. Food Preservation, 7. Food Packaging, 8. Food Packaging Interaction, 9. Overview of Food Quality and Food Safety, 10. Quality Programmes and Quality Systems for the Food Industry, 11. Food Laws and Food Standards.
Walter Lara is the Senior Scientist and has been the author or editor of many books in Food Science and Technology. He is the author of over 123 research papers and book chapters dealing with Food Biotechnology, Food Science and Food Biotechnology, Food Science and Quality Control. Walter Lara has been an active instructor and researcher over the past 12 years in such fields Food Science and Food Biotechnology. This book is based on the Walter Lara's years of experience teaching on afood biotechnology course. He represents the leading experts in their fields and is dedicated to improving the lives, careers and interests of readers worldwide.