Microstructural Principles of Food Processing and Engineering

Download or read book Microstructural Principles of Food Processing and Engineering written by José Miguel Aguilera and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1999-09-30 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Aspen Food Engineering Series Book. This new edition provides a comprehensive reference on food microstructure, emphasizing its interdisciplinary nature, rooted in the scientific principles of food materials science and physical chemistry. The book details the techniques available to study food microstructure, examines the microstructure of basic food components and its relation to quality, and explores how microstructure is affected by specific unit operations in food process engineering. Descriptions of a number of food-related applications provide a better understanding of the complexities of the microstructural approach to food processing. Color plates.