Synopses & Reviews
Reviews the physiochemical properties of the main food proteins and explores the interdependency between the structure-function relationship of specific protein classes and the processing technologies applied to given foods. The book offers solutions to current problems related to the complexity of food composition, preparation and storage, and includes such topics as foams, emulsions, gelation by macromolecules, hydrolysis, microparticles/fat replacers, protein-based edible films, and extraction procedures.
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Details the latest developments in food protein research. Section I
describes fundamental physiochemical aspects of protein structure,
denaturation, protein-stabilized foam and emulsion, gels, and
protein- polysaccharide and protein-lipid interactions. Section II
analyzes structure-function relationships of major food proteins,
such as caseins and whey, soy, wheat, egg, and muscle proteins.
Section III examines processing technology, with chapters on genetic
engineering, edible films and coatings, and applications of
immunochemistry for protein structure control. Useful for graduate
students and food scientists in academia and industry.
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