Food Science: Research and Technology

ISBN-13: 9781926895017 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 131 str.

A. K. Haghi

Opis

Presents a broad selection of new research in food science. In this title, chapters include a study on the use of microbial enzymes for flavor and production in food production; research on membrane technology use in the food processing industry; and, studies of various natural foods, including litchi (lychee), pinto beans, and chickpeas.

Spis treści

Microbial Enzymes for Flavor, Dairy, and Baking Industries. Efficient Extraction and Utilization of Litchi (Litchi Sinensis Sonn.) Fruit. Extraction, Composition, and Functional Properties of Pectin from Chickpea Husk. Total Phenolic, Flavonoids, Tannin Content and Antioxidant Activity of Dried Plants Garcinia Mangostana Linn. and Garcinia atroviridis Griff. ex T. Anders. Procyanidins Improve Some Disrupted Glucose Homoeostatic Situations: an Analysis of Doses and Treatments According to Different Animal Models. Advances and Applications of Galactosidases in Food Industry. Medicinal Properties of Edible Mushrooms. Ferulic Acid Content and Antioxidant Capacity in Pinto Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Varieties.
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O autorze

Dr. A. K. Hagh holds a BSc in urban and environmental engineering from the University of North Carolina (USA); an MSc in mechanical engineering from North Carolina A&T State University (USA); a DEA in applied mechanics, acoustics, and materials from the Université de Technologie de Compiègne (France); and a PhD in engineering sciences from the Université de Franche-Comté (France).

He has written about 1000 original articles, 250 monographs, and 170 chapters in 40 volumes. It is apparent from this work that he has made valuable contributions to the theory and practice of chemical engineering, heat and mass transfer, porous media, industrial drying, polymers, nanofibers, and nanocomposites.

Dr Haghi is Editor-In-Chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Editor-In-Chief of the Polymers Research Journal. He is an editorial board member for many US and internationally published journals and is also a Senior Editor for Apple Academic Press (US and Canada).

He served as an associate member of the University of Ottawa and was a member of the Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineering.