Bücher der Reihe Chemical & Functional Properties of Food Components

This book covers factors affecting meat quality from the growth of animals to the final product. It discusses specific aspects of meat quality for beef, pork, and sheep. This comprehensive book covers key topics such as animal welfare, nutrition, pre-slaughter handling, slaughter technology, breeding strategies, and the influence of common genetic factors on meat quality. It also discusses the latest meat production systems designed to ensure high-quality meat and the role of transgenic animal technology in meat quality.

A large variety of food products are prepared by the fermentation of various raw materials. This volume explores the role of fermentation reactions in the chemical, functional, and sensory properties of food components as well as their effect on food component content and biological activity. Emphasizing the various chemical changes that take place during processing, the book explores the complex microbial community in fermented foods and the generation of the flavor and aroma compounds. It discusses fermentation processes for cereals, legumes, vegetables, dairy products, seafood, and meat; food safety; and adherence to the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) principles.

Addressing various aspects of seafood quality, this title focuses on the effects of natural and anthropogenic environmental conditions on the availability of marine organisms harvested for food purposes. It explains how to enhance the desirable sensory quality and health effects of various marine food products.

This volume discusses the effects of naturally occurring and process-generated prooxidants and antioxidants on various aspects of food quality. It emphasizes the chemical nature and functional properties of these compounds and their interactions with other food components in storage and processing, specifically focusing on the sensory quality, nutritional value, health-promoting activity, and safety aspects of foods. It examines the analysis of prooxidants and antioxidants in foods, covers measurement and mechanisms of antioxidant activity, presents case studies on selected natural food antioxidants, and discusses functional antioxidant foods.

Exploring the main aspects of food flavors, this volume discusses the nature of food odorants and tastants and the way they are perceived by the human olfactory system. It presents the basic anatomy and physiology of sensory systems involved in flavor sensation and examines the fundamentals of flavor compounds formation. It also presents technological issues related to flavor compounds and discusses safety and regulatory aspects of flavorings used in foods. Specific flavors are discussed, including those in essential oils and spices, cheeses, red meat, wine, and bread and bakery products. The book also examines food taints and off-flavors and offers analytical approaches to characterize food flavors.

Written by leading scientists, many of whom personally developed or refined the techniques, this concise guide presents detailed explanations of both new and established methods for the analysis of food components and additives. Each chapter summarizes key findings on novel analysis methods, including the identification, speciation, and determination of components in raw materials and food products. The text describes the component or additive to be analyzed, explains how it works, and then offers examples of applications. The second edition features three new topics: analytical quality assurance, analysis of carbohydrates, and analysis of natural toxins.

A large variety of food products are prepared by the fermentation of various raw materials. This volume explores the role of fermentation reactions in the chemical, functional, and sensory properties of food components as well as their effect on food component content and biological activity. Emphasizing the various chemical changes that take place during processing, the book explores the complex microbial community in fermented foods and the generation of the flavor and aroma compounds. It discusses fermentation processes for cereals, legumes, vegetables, dairy products, seafood, and meat; food safety; and adherence to the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) principles.

Written by leading scientists, many of whom personally developed or refined the techniques, this concise guide presents detailed explanations of both new and established methods for the analysis of food components and additives. Each chapter summarizes key findings on novel analysis methods, including the identification, speciation, and determination of components in raw materials and food products. The text describes the component or additive to be analyzed, explains how it works, and then offers examples of applications. The second edition features three new topics: analytical quality assurance, analysis of carbohydrates, and analysis of natural toxins.

Food antioxidants are of primary importance for the preservation of food quality during processing and storage. However, the status of food depends on a balance of antioxidants and prooxidants occurring in food. Food Oxidants and Antioxidants: Chemical, Biological, and Functional Properties provides a single-volume reference on the effects of naturally occurring and process-generated prooxidants and antioxidants on various aspects of food quality.The book begins with a general introduction to oxidation in food and then characterizes the main oxidants present in food, including enzymatic oxidants. Chapters cover oxidation potential, mechanisms of oxidation of the main food components (proteins and lipids), addition of exogenous oxidants during food processing, and the effects of physical agents such as irradiation, freeze-thawing, and high hydrostatic pressure during processing. The book also discusses the effects of oxidation on sensory characteristics of food components and analyzes how oxidation and antioxidants affect the nutritive and health-promoting features of food components.The text examines natural antioxidants in food, including lesser-known ones such as amino acids and polysaccharides, antioxidants generated in food as a result of processing, mechanisms of antioxidant activity, and measurement of antioxidant activity of food components. It explores the bioavailability of curcuminoid and carotenoids antioxidants and presents case studies on natural food antioxidants, presenting novel extraction methods for preservation of antioxidant activity. The final chapters address functional antioxidant foods and beverages as well as general ideas on the effects of food on the redox homeostasis of the organism.