Fats and Oils Handbook (Nahrungsfette und Öle)

by Michael Bockisch (Editor)

Overview

Fats and Oils Handbook (Nahrungsfette und Öle) acknowledges the importance of fats and oils and surveys today's state-of-the-art technology. To pursue food technology without knowing the raw material would mean working in a vacuum. This book describes the raw materials predominantly employed and the spectrum of processes used today. It is the updated and revised English version of Nahrungsfette und Ole, originally printed in German. It contains 283 tables, 647+ figures, and over 850 references. "If you can afford only one book on oils and fats, their composition, processing and use, then this should probably be the one!" - Presents details on the composition, chemistry, and processes of the major fats and oils used today - Includes hundreds of illustrations and tables, making the concepts easier to read and grasp - Acknowledges the importance of fats and oils offers details on relevant technologies

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128043554
Publisher:	Academic Press and AOCS Press
Publication date:	08/13/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	848
File size:	64 MB
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About the Author

Prof. Dr. Michael Bockisch has worked more than 20 years for Unilever in executive management, as CEO, and as a management consultant within the food industry. He has a particular focus on post-sustainability, consumer policy, and communication as it relates to food. He is a Vice-President of the Federation of Food Law and Food Science (BLL) and Chairman of the Board (Strategy) of the Hamburg School of Food Science.

Table of Contents

1. The Importance of Fats2. Composition, Structure, Physical Data, and Chemical Reactions of Fats and Oils and Their Associates3. Animal Fats and Oils4. Vegetable Fats and Oils5. Production of Vegetable Oils and Fats6. Modification of Fats and Oils7. Refining8. Fats as, or in, Food9. Analytical Methods10. Conversion Tables and Abbreviations

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This internationally best-selling title is the most comprehensive resource on oils and fats and their composition, processing, and use