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Materials Engineering #114: Food Additives, Second Edition,

by Alfred Larry Branen

Materials Engineering #114: Food Additives, Second Edition, Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Offering over 2000 useful references and more than 200 helpful tables, equations, drawings, and photographs, this book presents research on food phosphates, commercial starches, antibrowning agents, essential fatty acids, and fat substitutes, as well as studies on consumer perceptions of food additives. With contributions from nearly 50 leading international authorities, the Second Edition of Food Additives details food additives for special dietary needs, contemporary studies on the role of food additives in learning, sleep, and behavioral problems in children, safety and regulatory requirements in the U.S. and the European Union, and methods to determine hypersensitivity.

Book News Annotation:

This book reports on breakthroughs in food additive research and use, emphasizing the biochemical, chemical, and toxicological components of numerous food additives and their benefits and risks. It overviews food additive use and consumption and gives information on the safety evaluation of food additives. Each of the major food additive categories is discussed in relation to chemical analysis, the function and mechanism of action, regulations governing use, and toxicological concerns. This second edition contains 10 new chapters on the latest research in areas such as food phosphates, commercial starches, essential fatty acids, and fat substitutes. Branen is dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of Idaho-Moscow.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Product Details

ISBN:
9780824793432
Author:
Branen, Alfred Larry
Publisher:
CRC Press
Author:
Davidson, P. Michael
Author:
Branen, Branen Larry
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Food Content Guides
Subject:
Food Science
Subject:
Food additives
Edition Number:
2
Edition Description:
2nd ed., rev. and expanded.
Series:
Materials Engineering
Series Volume:
632114
Publication Date:
January 2002
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
952
Dimensions:
10.34x7.40x1.94 in. 4.09 lbs.

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