Published April, 2016
By Bashar Saad, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Muhammad Riaz and Saad Bashar
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
Series: SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition
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This Brief presents comprehensive coverage of anthocyanins. In focusing on secondary metabolites in plants, this work aims to cover the resulting therapeutic potential for humans by referencing the numerous herbal-derived substances which have been evaluated and the rapidly growing data on the interactions of anthocyanins with the microbiome.

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Published December, 2015
By Angela Tarabella and Barbara Burchi
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
Series: SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition
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This Brief provides a snapshot of the continuing debate in the food industry on how to bridge the gap between consumer knowledge of nutrition principles and the nutrition information system currently in place for labelling.

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Published November, 2015
By Mohammad U.H. Joardder, Azharul Karim, Chandan Kumar and Richard J. Brown
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
Series: SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition
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This Brief provides a comprehensive overview of porosity's effects on dried food quality. The Brief presents a comprehensive view of the factors affecting porosity in dried foods, from pressure and drying rate to temperature and coating treatment, and relates these to porosity effects during the five major drying processes.

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Published November, 2015
By Lucy Jane Robertson, Lucy J. Robertson, Oscar Gonzalez, Belkisyole de Noya, Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya and Oscar Noya González
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
Series: SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition
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This Brief provides a comprehensive overview of Trypanosoma cruzi, a parasite that is traditionally considered as exclusively vectorborne, but can be foodborne, and may lead to outbreaks of Chagas disease in consumers.

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Published June, 2015
By Ashok R. Patel
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
Series: SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition
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Published May, 2015
By Kieran Jordan, Dara Leong and Avelino Alvarez-Ordonez
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
Series: SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition
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This Brief focuses on Listeria monocytogenes, from isolation methods and characterization (including whole genome sequencing), to manipulation and control. Listeriosis, a foodborne disease caused by Listeria monocytogenes is a major concern for public health authorities.

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Published December, 2014
By Roselina Karim and Muhammad Tauseef Sultan
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing)
Series: SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition
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Published October, 2014
By Antonio M. Galvez del Postigo Ruiz, Antonio M. Galvez, María José Grande Burgos, Rosario Lucas López, Rubén Pérez Pulido and Antonio Galvez
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition
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The growing world population, together with the globalization of the food market and consumer demand for foods that are ready to eat, lightly preserved, fresh-tasting, and rich in flavor, nutrients, and bioactive compounds, is forcing the food industry to develop less aggressive food preservation methods.

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Published November, 2013
By Lucy J. Robertson
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Published October, 2013
By Taylor C. Wallace, Douglas MacKay, Rend Al-Mondhiry, Haiuyen Nguyen and James C. Griffiths
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
Series: SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition
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