Food Science and Nutrition is a comprehensive textbook that is specially designed to meet the needs of students of Hotel Management. The section on Food Science deals with the nature of food materials, i.e. composition, structure, and behaviour during preparation, serving and storage, and that on Nutrition covers the functions of food and the various nutrients, their sources, requirements, and deficiency symptoms.
The book focuses on those aspects of food science and nutrition that are of particular importance to catering. Emphasis has been made on the importance of food science and nutrition in institutional catering, besides suggesting measures for retaining and enhancing nutrients while processing food.
The textbook is likely to become popular for discussions on the latest trends in health foods and convenience foods, ample illustrations, and simple and systematic presentation of concepts and principles underlying food science and nutrition.
By:
Roday Imprint: OUP India Dimensions:
Height: 240mm,
Width: 184mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 576g ISBN:9780195689112 ISBN 10: 0195689119 Pages: 384 Publication Date:15 December 2007 Audience:
Adult education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By: 9780198078869 Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Part A - Food Science; 1: Introduction; 2: Carbohydrates; 3: Fats; 4: Proteins; 5: Emulsions; 6: Colloids; 7: Flavour; 8: Food Processing; 9: Browing; 10: New Trends; 11: Concerns; Part B - Nutrition; 12: Introduction; 13: Micronutrients; 14: Macronutrients; 15: Water; 16: Balanced Diet; 17: Menu Planning and Nutrition; 18: Mass Food Production; 19: New Trends; Part C - Laws and Regulations Relating to Food; 1: New Trends; 2: International Regulations
Sunetra Roday is Acting Principal and Faculty at Maharashatra State Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Pune.