Texture in Food: Solid Foods.

Author/creator Kilcast, David Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoSawston : Woodhead Publishing Limited
Description560 p. ill 23.000 x 016.000 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from eBook - Agricultural, Biological, and Food Sciences pre-2007
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Summary Annotation Texture is one of the most important attributes used by consumers to assess food quality. With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, this authoritative book summarises the wealth of recent research on what influences texture in solid foods and how it can be controlled to maximise product quality. CONTENTS Part 1 Consumers, texture and food quality: Measuring consumer perceptions of texture: an overview; Consumers and texture: understanding their perceptions and preferences; Texture and mastication; Understanding and measuring consumer perceptions of crispness. Part 2 Instrumental techniques for analysing texture: Force/deformation techniques for measuring texture; Sound input techniques for measuring texture; Near infrared [NIR] diffuse reflectance in texture measurement; Nuclear magnetic resonance [NMR] and magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] in texture measurement; Modelling food texture. Part 3 Understanding and improving the texture of particular foods: Plant structure, fruit and vegetable texture; Plant compounds and fruit texture: the case of pear; Controlling the texture of fruit and vegetables: the role of oxidising enzymes; Improving fruit and vegetable texture by genetic transformation; Raw material quality and the texture of processed vegetables; Improving the texture of processed vegetables by vacuum infusion; Improving the texture of frozen fruit: the case of berries; Improving the texture of processed fruit: the case of olives; Improving the texture of bread; Analysing and improving the texture of cooked rice; Improving the texture of pasta; Improving the texture of fried food.
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ISBN9781855737242
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Stock number00051468

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