Main description:

First published in 1982: This publication should be an invaluable tool to food technologists, dieticians, and nutritionalists, as well as to livestock producers and persons engaged in production, processing, and formulation of animal feeds.

Contents:

Specific Processes Effects of Processing Nutrient Content and Nutritional Value of Food: Heat Processing. Effect of Processing on Nutritive value of Food: Canning. Effect of Processing on Nutritive value of Food: Freezing. Effect of Processing on Nutritive value of Food: Freeze-Drying. Effect of Processing on Nutritive value of Food: Fermentation. Enzymes and Food Quality. Effect of Processing on Nutritive value of Food: Irradiation. Effect of Processing on Nutritive value of Food: Microwave Cooking. Effects of Home Preparation Practices on Nutritive Value of Food. The Function of Food Packaging in Preservation of Nutrients. Effects of Storage on Nutritive Value of Food. Specific Foods Effects of Processing on Nutrient Composition of Foods: Fruits and Fruit Products. Effects of Processing on Nutritive Value of Food: Meat and Meat Products. Effects of Processing on Nutrient Content of Meats of Molluskan, Crustacean, and Other Invertebrate Origin. Effects of Processing on Nutritive Value of Food: Fish. Effects of Processing on Nutritive Value of Food: Milk and Milk Products. Specific Nutrients and NonNutrients Effects of Processing on Food Lipids. Effects of Processing on Nutritive Value of Food: Protein. Traditional Cassava and Sorghum Technology and its Effect on Mineral Food Value. Effect of Processing on Nutritive Value of Food: Trace Elements. The Mallard Reaction. Effects of Processing on Pesticide Residues in Foods.