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Introduction to Food Chemistry, Second Edition 2nd edition


Introduction to Food Chemistry, Second Edition 2nd edition

Hardback by Owusu-Apenten, Richard

Introduction to Food Chemistry, Second Edition

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ISBN:
9781466512474
Publication Date:
5 Jan 2026
Edition/language:
2nd edition / English
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:
CRC Press Inc
Pages:
544 pages
Format:
Hardback
For delivery:
Available: due Jan-2026
Introduction to Food Chemistry, Second Edition

Description

Doubling in size from its first edition, Introduction to Food Chemistry provides a simple, yet comprehensive, treatment of food chemistry suited to undergraduate courses. The content and structure of IFC-II has been informed by the author's review of food chemistry syllabuses from the major geographic regions and centers for the food chemistry profession, including the USA, European Union, Australia, Asia, and elsewhere. The layout of the second edition is divided into 5 thematic parts. The new edition is fully referenced, with guidelines for recommended reading, focusing on the food chemistry developments published since 2000. The book contains hundreds of examples and cases studies illustrating the chemical changes observed in foods due to processing. It presents six new chapters dealing with the chemistry of food components and six new chapters introducing concepts and principles of food chemistry. It also contains a new chapter introducing food phase and physical transformations. The author provides web support for teachers including teaching resources, useful experiments, illustrative demonstrations for specific chapters, study questions, and advice to teachers of food chemistry.

Contents

Part I: History and background to Food Chemistry. Food Chemistry Overview. A Food Science Primer. Part II: Introduction to Food Components. Water and Other Solvents. Carbohydrates. Fats and Fat Replacers. Proteins and Amino Acids. Enzymes. Vitamins and Minerals. Food Additives. Part III: Concepts and Principles. Kinetic Relations. Thermodynamic Considerations. Moisture Relations. Food Structure and Configurations. Instrumental Analysis & Testing. Chemical and Nutritional Analysis. Part IV: Reactions and Changes in Foods. Phase Transitions and Physical Changes. Oxidation and Reduction. General and Enzymic Browning. Postharvest Changes. Part V: Chemical Effects of Food Processing: Examples and Cases Studies. Food Dehydration. Heat Preservation. Cooking Changes. Refrigeration and Freezing. Irradiation and Microwave Processing. Effects of Nover Processes. Appendices.

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