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  • Advances in Cereals Processing Technologies

    New India Publishing Agency Advances in Cereals Processing Technologies

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £183.54

  • Phytochemicals in Fruits and Their Therapeutic

    New India Publishing Agency Phytochemicals in Fruits and Their Therapeutic

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £209.90

  • Phytochemicals in Vegetables and Their

    New India Publishing Agency Phytochemicals in Vegetables and Their

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £209.90

  • Traditional Foods and Nutritional Security

    New India Publishing Agency Traditional Foods and Nutritional Security

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £219.35

  • Food Technology : Objective Food Chemistry and

    New India Publishing Agency Food Technology : Objective Food Chemistry and

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £42.77

  • Food Technology: Objective Food Microbiology

    New India Publishing Agency Food Technology: Objective Food Microbiology

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £20.69

  • Emerging Techniques in Food Processing

    New India Publishing Agency Emerging Techniques in Food Processing

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £209.90

  • Food Analysis and Quality Control

    New India Publishing Agency Food Analysis and Quality Control

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £209.90

  • Grassland Beef Production: A Seminar in the CEC Programme of Coordination of Research on Beef Production, held at the Centre for European Agricultural Studies, Wye College (University of London), Ashford, Kent, UK, July 25–27, 1983

    Springer Grassland Beef Production: A Seminar in the CEC Programme of Coordination of Research on Beef Production, held at the Centre for European Agricultural Studies, Wye College (University of London), Ashford, Kent, UK, July 25–27, 1983

    15 in stock

    Table of ContentsIntroductory papers.- Agricultural Research Co-Ordination in the European Community.- Technical and Economic Background to Beef Production in Britain.- French Beef Production Systems from Grassland.- Beef suckler systems.- Summer Grazing and Winter Feeding Studies with Suckler Cows.- Some Effects of Changes in Liveweight in the Autumn Calving Suckler Herd.- The Performance of Beef Cows and their Calves at Pasture.- Dairy beef systems.- Grasp — A Grassland Planning Programme for the HP41C Programmable Calculator.- The Grassland Requirements of Different Breeds in Beef Production Systems.- Effect of Grazing Method, Nitrogen Level, Supplementary Feeding and Stocking Rate on Performance of Young Grazing Bulls.- All Grass Beef.- Performance of Bulls and Steers under Similar Feeding and Management Conditions.- Storage Feeding of Beef Bulls.- Beef cattle improvement.- A Comparison of Progeny Testing of Friesian Bulls Indoors and on Pasture.- Some Considerations on Performance Testing on Pasture for European Beef Breeds.- Experimental methods.- Measurement of Grazing Behaviour and Herbage Intake on Two Different Grazing Management Systems of Beef Production.- Concentrate Supplementation of Grazing Cattle.- A Technique for Measurement of Grazing Behaviour.- The Effect of Stocking Rate and Size of Animal on Herbage Intake and Animal Performance.- Posters and short papers.- Heifer Performance on High Pastures and Digestibility of Pasture Grass.- Preventive Measures to Control Intestinal Parasites in Grazing Young Stock.- Continuous and Rotational Grazing for Beef Production.- Monensin-Sodium and Lasalocid-Sodium as Growth Promoters for Grazing Young Beef Bulls.- Conclusions.- Summary of the Final Discussion.- List of participants.

    15 in stock

    £42.74

  • Vineyard: Belgians Producing Top European Wines

    Lannoo Publishers Vineyard: Belgians Producing Top European Wines

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    Book SynopsisFifteen personalities. Fifteen regions. Fifteen wine styles. All sharing the same passion, drive and concern for quality. Vineyard tells the story of 15 Belgian winemakers who operate in 15 different European countries. Their journeys lead the reader to the most diverse wine domains: from the flanks of the Etna in Sicily to the Douro riversides in Portugal, and the fascinating landscape of the Priorat in Spain. This book details the wine-making process, while giving the reader an intimate feel for the localities where these wines are produced.

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    £59.96

  • Craft Beer Brewing: The New Wave of Belgian

    Lannoo Publishers Craft Beer Brewing: The New Wave of Belgian

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    Book SynopsisA new wind is blowing through the rich Belgian beer landscape, loosely inspired by the American and international craft beer revolution. The latest batch of Belgian brewers are reconciling tradition with experimentation in a varied, seemingly inexhaustible, stream of new beers. This book tracks the current scene and follows the author as he brews the most popular beers in his kitchen. Included here are recipes and instructions for an accessible 'brew-in-a-bag' method of making craft beer at home. You'll discover the brewing secrets of cutting edge producers like Dok Brewing Company, Resistance, Cabardouche, L'Ermitage and many others.

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    £20.00

  • The Beer Brewing Guide: The EBC Quality Handbook

    Lannoo Publishers The Beer Brewing Guide: The EBC Quality Handbook

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis book is the ultimate guide for running a small brewery with an eye on improving and maintaining a high level of quality in day-to-day operations. It was written in cooperation with the European Trade Association of Brewers, representing 29 countries and more than 10,000 breweries. Detailed information is provided about raw materials, standard and alternative microorganisms encountered in the brewery, brewing processes, fermentation and maturation methods, packaging and dispensing, troubleshooting, analysis methods as well as barrel ageing and other processes common in and, in some cases, unique to smaller breweries. Though technical and in-depth, the information remains very accessible to readers of all levels of knowledge and experience. This book was written with professional brewers in mind who work in smaller facilities without access to extensive laboratory equipment or those who may be in the process of opening their own breweries. The text explores the techniques and background necessary for consistently brewing quality beer on a limited budget. All professional brewers, even advanced homebrewers, will find this book to be a helpful resource and an indispensable guide for expanding their knowledge base and improving their brewing skills.

    1 in stock

    £45.00

  • Introduction To Brewing And Fermentation Science:

    World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Introduction To Brewing And Fermentation Science:

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisWritten as an introduction to the science of brewing and beer fermentation, this book provides an up-to-date overview of the science behind the various operations involved in the making of beer. Various subject-matter experts contribute their knowledge and unique perspectives on the most important topics in brewing, appealing to all readers wishing to expand their understanding of the chemical, microbiological and business aspects of brewery operation, with particular emphasis on the craft industry.

    2 in stock

    £63.00

  • Chinese National Alcohols: Baijiu And Huangjiu

    World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Chinese National Alcohols: Baijiu And Huangjiu

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    Book SynopsisBaijiu and Huangjiu are the mainstream alcoholic drinks in China because of their long history and abundant cultural components. With a history of over 7000 years, Huangjiu is one of the three ancient alcoholic beverages in the world along with grape wine and beer. Baijiu, one of the earliest distilled spirits, takes its place in the top six distilled spirits in the world by enjoying a history of over 2000 years.This popular science book introduces the concept, history, culture, brewing techniques, flavor types and characteristics of Baijiu and Huangjiu with vivid illustrations. In addition, stories of famous people and alcohol brands, as well as the health factors of Baijiu and Huangjiu are described in detail in this book. Written by an expert team led by Professor Baoguo Sun, an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the content also covers the research findings of Baijiu and Huangjiu. Both informative and interesting, this book will provide readers with a comprehensive and objective overview of Chinese alcohols.

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    £85.50

  • Digital Gastronomy: From 3d Food Printing To

    World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Digital Gastronomy: From 3d Food Printing To

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    Book SynopsisThe food industry has seen many changes over the last several decades — new technologies have been introduced into the way we cook, manufacture, and present food products to consumers. Digital gastronomy, which combines new computational abilities such as three-dimensional (3D) printing with traditional food preparation, has allowed consumers to design and manufacture food with personalized shapes, colours, textures, and even nutrition. In addition to the personalization of food, 3D printing of food has other advantages such as promoting automation in food preparation and food sustainability through 3D-printed cell-based meats and alternative proteins. Entire meals can be constructed just by 3D food printing alone.In this textbook, the background, principles, commercial food printers, materials, regulations, business development, as well as the emerging technologies and future outlook of 3D food printing are explored. In terms of 3D-printed materials, four main classes are reviewed: namely, desserts / snacks (comprising dairy products, chocolate, sugars, and dough), fruits / vegetables, meats /alternative proteins, and pharmaceuticals / nutraceuticals.This textbook has been written to offer readers keen to learn more about 3D food printing in terms of concepts, processes, applications, and developments of 3D food printing. No prior knowledge is required. At the end of each chapter, a set of problems offers undergraduate and postgraduate students practice on the main ideas discussed within the chapter. For tertiary-level lecturers and university professors, the topic on 3D food printing can be associated to other subjects in food and nutrition, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical sciences, and food engineering.Related Link(s)

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    £108.00

  • Digital Gastronomy: From 3d Food Printing To

    World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Digital Gastronomy: From 3d Food Printing To

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    Book SynopsisThe food industry has seen many changes over the last several decades — new technologies have been introduced into the way we cook, manufacture, and present food products to consumers. Digital gastronomy, which combines new computational abilities such as three-dimensional (3D) printing with traditional food preparation, has allowed consumers to design and manufacture food with personalized shapes, colours, textures, and even nutrition. In addition to the personalization of food, 3D printing of food has other advantages such as promoting automation in food preparation and food sustainability through 3D-printed cell-based meats and alternative proteins. Entire meals can be constructed just by 3D food printing alone.In this textbook, the background, principles, commercial food printers, materials, regulations, business development, as well as the emerging technologies and future outlook of 3D food printing are explored. In terms of 3D-printed materials, four main classes are reviewed: namely, desserts / snacks (comprising dairy products, chocolate, sugars, and dough), fruits / vegetables, meats /alternative proteins, and pharmaceuticals / nutraceuticals.This textbook has been written to offer readers keen to learn more about 3D food printing in terms of concepts, processes, applications, and developments of 3D food printing. No prior knowledge is required. At the end of each chapter, a set of problems offers undergraduate and postgraduate students practice on the main ideas discussed within the chapter. For tertiary-level lecturers and university professors, the topic on 3D food printing can be associated to other subjects in food and nutrition, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical sciences, and food engineering.Related Link(s)

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    £61.75

  • Sustainable Food Waste Management: Concepts and

    Springer Verlag, Singapore Sustainable Food Waste Management: Concepts and

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis book discusses one of the biggest challenges of the food industry, which is waste management. Food industries generate high amounts of waste, both solid and liquid, resulting from the production, processing and consumption of food. Stringent environmental legislators have made the task of waste management more challenging. Through the three sections of this book, the readers are introduced to the different types of wastes generated, utilization of waste through food processing industry and sustainable waste management technologies. The different chapters describe how the biomass and the valuable nutrients from food industry wastes could be used to develop value-added products. The book reiterates that food wastes and their by-products are an excellent source of sugars, minerals, dietary fiber, organic acids, bio active compounds such as polyphenols, carotenoids and phytochemicals etc.This book is an excellent resource for industry experts, researchers and students in the field of food science, food processing and food waste management.Table of Contents SECTION – I: Food industry waste: introduction, standards and management 1 Sustainable food waste management: a review 2 Environmental Standards & Regulations for waste management in food industries 3 Characterization and treatment of waste from food processing industries 4 Advances in waste water treatment in food processing industries SECTION – II: Utilization of waste from food processing industries 5 Novel approaches for value addition from by-products of fruits and vegetable industry 6 Phytochemicals from the Fruits and Vegetable Waste: holistic and sustainable approach 7 Peels & peel extracts: a review 8 Utilization of dairy processing waste industries 9 Potential value addition from cereal and pulse processed by-products: a review 10 Waste from oil-seed industry: a sustainable approach 11 Wealth from meat industry by-products and waste: a review 12 Post-Harvest Management of Climacteric Fruits in India: the promising road map for future 13 Agricultural waste produce: utilization and management 14 Bio-based packaging from Food Industry waste 15 Emerging opportunities for Valorization of Dairy by-products 16 Advances in Sugarcane Industry: by-products valorization SECTION – III: Sustainable Food waste management technologies 17 Microbial bioremediation: a sustainable tool for food industry waste management 18 Bioremediation of Food industry waste with fungi: concepts and innovations 19 Recovery of bio-active components from food industry waste 20 Food processing waste to Biofuel: a sustainable approach

    1 in stock

    £116.99

  • Probiotic Bacteria and Postbiotic Metabolites:

    Springer Verlag, Singapore Probiotic Bacteria and Postbiotic Metabolites:

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis book covers all aspects of probiotic bacteria and their metabolites, as well as their role and significance in human and animal health. Given the role of probiotic bacterial strains in the production of short chain fatty acids, butyrate etc probiotics may be considered as an alternative approach for the prevention or treatment of intestinal dysbiosis, cancers, cardiovascular diseases, hypertensions. Additionally, the significance of probiotics added in aquaculture systems for improving health, performance and growth of aquatic organisms has been highlighted. In this book, the multi-functional role of probiotics and their post-biotic metabolites in improving overall health status of man and animals, is discussed. It is a comprehensive compilation useful for researchers, academics, veterinarians and students in the field of microbiology, food technology and biotechnology.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Bacillus spp. In Aquaculture mechanisms and Applications: An Update View.- Chapter 2. Immunity and Gut Microbiome: role of Probiotics and Prebiotics.- Chapter 3. Preventive Effects of Probiotics and Prebiotics in Food Allergy: potentials and promises.- Chapter 4. An Overview of Dairy Probiotic Microflora.- Chapter 5. Remarkable Metabolic Versatility of the Commensal Bacteria Eubacterium hallii and Intestinimonas butyriciproducens, Potential Next Generation Probiotics.- Chapter 6. Anti-carcinogenic Potential of Probiotic, Postbiotic Metabolites and Paraprobiotics on Human Cancer Cells.- Chapter 7. Postbiotic Metabolites of Probiotic in Animal Health.- Chapter 8. Probiotics Application: Implication for Sustainable Aquaculture.- Chapter 9. Honeybees Gut as a Reservoir of Probiotic Bacteria.- Chapter 10. Role of Probiotic Bacteria on Bio-availability of Functional Ingredients Under Fermentation Process.- Chapter 11. Quality and Health Aspects of Dairy Foods Affected by Probiotic Microbes and Their Metabolites.- Chapter 12. Encountering the Antibiotic Resistance by Bioactive Components and Therapies: Probiotics, Phytochemicals and Phages.- Chapter 13. Probiotic Bacteria as a functional Delivery Vehicle for the Development of Live Oral Vaccines.- Chapter 14. Promising Aspects of Probiotics and Postbiotics Derived from Lactic Acid Bacteria as Pharma Foods.- Chapter 15. Non-Dairy Foods as Potential Carriers of Probiotic Bacteria and Postbiotics.

    1 in stock

    £116.99

  • Essentials of Food Chemistry

    Springer Verlag, Singapore Essentials of Food Chemistry

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis book presents fundamental and practical information on food chemistry. Using 2-D barcodes, it illustrates the specific reactions and potential transformation mechanisms of food constituents during various manufacturing and storage processes, and each chapter features teaching activities, such as questions and answers, and discussions. Further, it describes various local practices and improvements in Asia. Divided into 12 chapters covering individual nutrients and components, including water, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, pigments, flavoring substances, additives, and harmful constituents, it addresses their food chemistry, as well as their transformations during manufacturing processes, and typical or advanced treatments to improve food quality and safety. This book helps college students to gain a basic understanding of nutrients and food components, to discover and implement the practical industrial guidelines, and also to learn the latest developments in food chemistry.Table of ContentsIntroduction.Water.- Proteins.- Carbohydrates.- Lipids.- Vitamins.- Minerals.- Enzyme.- Pigments.- Food Flavor Substances.- Food additives.- Harmful Constituents.

    1 in stock

    £67.99

  • Millets and Millet Technology

    Springer Verlag, Singapore Millets and Millet Technology

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisMillets are small-grained, annual, warm weather cereal. The millets offer both nutritional and livelihood security of human population and fodder security of diverse livestock population in dryland region of India. Millets are highly nutritious, they are known as health foods especially for control of diabetes and mineral deficiencies. One of the major factors for declining consumption of millets is the lack of awareness of their nutritive value and inconvenience of their preparation. This book covers both, chemistry and novel technology for millet processing and development. It summarizes the latest information on millets, their nutritional and health benefits, historical perspective, utilization, R&D efforts, present status and the importance being given by policy makers for promoting millets for sustainable agriculture and healthy society. The book is compiled by various experts keeping in view syllabi of different research institutions, researchers, students as well requirement of the industry. It will serve as instructional material for researchers in food science, microbiology, process engineering, biochemistry, biotechnology and reference material for those working in industry and R & D labs.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Millets for Life: A Brief Introduction.- Chapter 2. Global Scenario of Millets Cultivation.- Chapter 3. Minor Millets: Profile and Ethnobotanical Scenario.- Chapter 4. Millets: Malnutrition and Nutrition Security.- Chapter 5. Nutritional Composition of Millets.- Chapter 6. Millet starch: Current Knowledge and Emerging Insights of Structure, Physiology, Glycaemic Attributes and Uses.- Chapter 7. Product Development from Millets.- Chapter 8. Seed Storage Proteins and Amino Acids Synthetic Pathways and their Regulation in Cereals with Reference to Biologically and Nutritionally Important Proteins and Bioactive Peptides in Millets.- Chapter 9. Millets, Phytochemicals and their Health Attributes.- Chapter 10. Science-Led Innovation for Searching and Creating Values in Natural Gene Pool of Millets for Agri-Food Nutrition and Health.- Chapter 11. Processing Technology for Value Addition in millets.- Chapter 12. Fermented Millet Technology and Products.- Chapter 13. Processing-Mediated changes in the Antinutritional, Phenolic and Antioxidant Contents of Millet.- Chapter 14. Technology for Millet Value-Added Products.- Chapter 15. Millet-Based Traditional Processed Food Beverages.- Chapter 16. Millet-Based Value-Added food products for diabetics.- Chapter 17. Genomics-Assisted Improvement of Grain Quality and Nutraceutical Properties in Millets.- Chapter 18. Rural Entrepreneurship Development in Millet Processing.- Chapter 19. Quality Management System in Millet and Sorghum.- Chapter 20. Demand Creation Measures and Value Chain Model on Millets in India.- Chapter 21. Role of Nutrihub Incubation for the Development Of Business Opportunities in Millets: An Indian Scenario.-

    3 in stock

    £134.99

  • Applications of Cold Plasma in Food Safety

    Springer Verlag, Singapore Applications of Cold Plasma in Food Safety

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis book provides readers with a comprehensive overview of cold plasma technology for tackling the various food-related hazards in a wide range of food sectors. The principles and characteristics of cold plasma generation in gas and its interaction with liquids, as well as its combating modes of action for common hazards (e.g., bacteria, spores, biofilms, fungi, and fungal toxins) are emphasized in this book. It also presents the applications of cold plasma or its hurdles with other techniques to assure the microbiological safety of the key food classifications, including fruits, vegetables, cereals, grains, meat, aquatic products, liquid food products (e.g., juices, milk), nuts, spices, herbs, and food packaging. This book is useful for researchers to grasp the comprehensive understandings of how food safety can be controlled with cold plasma technology. This book also provides adequate information for engineers in food industry for better development and optimization of the plasma-generating systems. Government institutions that are responsible for food safety regulations can understand more knowledge about the intricacies and influencing factors, which should be considered for regulating the applications of cold plasma technology in food.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Principles and characteristics of cold plasmaChapter 2 Systems for generation of cold plasmaChapter 3 Inactivation of bacteria by cold plasmaChapter 4 Antibiofilm Application of Cold Plasma in Food SafetyChapter 5 Inactivation of fungi and fungal toxins by cold plasmaChapter 6 Abatement of food allergen by cold plasmaChapter 7 Application of cold plasma in fruits and vegetablesChapter 8 Application of cold plasma in cereals and grains foodChapter 9 Application of cold plasma in animal meat and poultryChapter 10 Applications of cold plasma on aquatic productsChapter 11 Application of cold plasma in liquid food productsChapter 12 Application of cold plasma in nuts, spices, and herbsChapter 13 Application of cold plasma in food packagingChapter 14 Cold plasma hurdled strategies for food safety applicationsChapter 15 Safety evaluation of cold plasma technologyChapter 16 Future outlooks.

    15 in stock

    £125.99

  • Neglected and Underutilized Crops - Towards

    Springer Verlag, Singapore Neglected and Underutilized Crops - Towards

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis book covers important topics on various neglected and underutilised crops (vegetables, cereals, fruit crops). It gives an overview of the potential, availability of genetic and genomic resources, and the future prospects of these food crops. The book presents different chapters on the importance of underutilised crops with respect to sustainable agriculture and describes the approaches that must be followed for improving the yield and production of these crops. It covers a wide range of food crops such as millet, buckwheat, underutilised spices, underutilised vegetables and underutilised fruit crops. It also provides insights on what smart foods are? And, whether these neglected crops qualify as smart foods?This up-to-date and informative book is meant for food scientists, geneticists, breeders and biotechnologists. It is of interest to students, researchers and course instructors in these fields.Table of ContentsAttached

    1 in stock

    £134.99

  • Agritech: Innovative Agriculture Using Microwaves

    Springer Verlag, Singapore Agritech: Innovative Agriculture Using Microwaves

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis book describes innovative agricultural methods using thermal and non-thermal microwave or plasma energies. Humans that were nomadic in the past can now stably obtain food by developing agriculture. Cities were formed as a result of remarkable development. Later, chemicals were introduced to agriculture to stabilize the food supply further. Natural products were initially used, but various artificial compounds have been developed for agriculture since the 1900s. To further improve crop productivity and diversification, gene recombination (genetic engineering) using biotechnology has progressed in recent years and continues to develop further. However, these technologies contain pesticide residues and pose safety risks. The innovative new agriculture explained in this book is based on the use of microwaves and plasma that do not rely on chemicals and genetic modification. This is one of the first books focusing on the agricultural usage of microwaves. In addition, it is a technical book that incorporates plasma into agriculture from this perspective. The book covers microwaves and plasmas, which are completely different fields. Thus, it will be attractive to many readers who want to acquaint themselves with these alternative technologies and implement them. This book will be useful to a broad audience including researchers and technicians at Universities and practitioners in industries. It is made accessible to readers across different fields by including abundant figures and by limiting the use of equations to the possible extent.Table of ContentsPart I. Tutorial 1 Microwave thermal and non-thermal processes 2 Plasma thermal and non-thermal technologies 3 High-voltage and pulsed power technologies 4 Agricultural Engineering Part II. Microwave Application 5 Improvement and effective growth of plants' environmental stress tolerance on exposure to microwave electromagnetic wave effects 6 Food Processing 7 Stimulating the Aging of Beef with Microwaves 8 Controlling Weeds with Microwave Energy 9 Soil Modifications 10 Microwave application for animal feed processing to improve animal performance 11 Microwave heating for grain treatment Part III. Plasma Applications 12 Growth enhancement effect of gene expression of plants induced by active oxygen species in oxygen plasma 13 Improvement of plant growth and control of cultivation environment using electrical stimuli 14 Promotion of reproductive growth of mushroom using electrical stimuli 15 Keeping freshness of agricultural products 16 Enzyme activity control and protein conformational change 17 Plasma applications in microalgal biotechnology

    3 in stock

    £125.99

  • Nutritional Quality Management of Forages in the

    Springer Verlag, Singapore Nutritional Quality Management of Forages in the

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe book discusses up-to-date and detailed information about the nutritional quality of forage in the biodiversity-rich Himalayan region and their potential in livestock feeding.• Provides a comprehensive discussion on the prospects of Himalayan forages.• Collates findings and data based on more than two decades of research on nutritional quality of different temperate grasses, fodder trees, legumes and non-conventional forage resources.• Includes information on different forage resources, nutritional quality of forages, niche based nutritive forage species, varietal improvement of different species for nutritionally rich forages, non-conventional forages and modern biotechnological intervention for quality improvement of forages.• Offers a valuable resource of information on forages for researchers and policymakers• Include information oriented toward livestock feeding, influencing their health, production and productivity affecting economic status of farmers.• Presents exhaustive information on forage species along with pictorial presentations. The target audience will be researchers and scientists in public and private institutions (e.g. government, academia, dairy industry), policy planners, animal nutritionists and students. The monograph is relevant for the readers interested in understanding forage quality for livestock feeding and suggest models for quality improvement of forages worldwide, in similar topographies. It is also relevant to the researchers studying forage improvement and biofortification for nutritional enhancement for improving livestock health and productivityTable of Contents1. Overview of forage quality and livestock production 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Forage quality 1.3. Influence of forage quality on livestock health and productivity 1.4. Forage production and Livestock productivity Inter linkage 1.5. Biodiversity in forages of Himalayan region 1.6. Nutritional diversity in forages 1.7. Regional imbalances in forage availability and nutrition 1.7.1. Scenario of demand and supply status of forages 1.8. Insight of livestock production and productivity 1.8.1. National perspective 1.8.2. Himalayan perspective 2. Impact of forage availability on livestock rearing and socio- economic aspects 2.1. Livestock rearing- An indispensable component of hill Agriculture 2.2. Importance of livestock production on rural economy of Himalayan region 2.2.1. Contribution of livestock to National and Regional economy 2.2.2. Socio-economic status of farmers depending on livestock based agriculture 2.3. Constraints in achieving optimal livestock productivity 2.4. Conventional practices of livestock feeding 2.5. Effect of nutritionally compromised forages on livestock productivity 2.6. Scope of improving animal productivity with nutritional species 3. Forage resources and productivity in Himalayan region 3.1. Forage grasses 3.2. Forage legumes 3.3. Cereal forages 3.4. Range forages 3.5. Fodder trees and shrubs of Himalayan region 3.6. Crop residues 3.7. Grasslands, pastures and Rangelands of Himalayan region 3.7.1.Grasslands and pasture of North-western Himalayan region 3.7.2.Grasslands and pasture of Eastern Himalayas 3.7.3.Rangelands 3.7.4. Other important feed resources in Himalayan region 3.8. Production and productivity of forages in Himalayan region 3.8.1. Forage resources and their productivity in N-W Himalayas 3.8.1.1.Major forage resources and their productivity in Himachal Pradesh 3.8.1.2. Major forage resources and their productivity in Uttarakhand 3.8.1.3. Major forage resources and their productivity in Jammu & Kashmir 3.8.2. Forage resources and their productivity in Eastern Himalayas 3.9. Grazing patterns and maintenance of grasslands and pasture in Himalayan region 3.10. Multiple cropping systems influencing forage nutritional value 4. Constraints in fodder production in Himalayan region 4.1. Land scarcity 4.2. Topographic constraints 4.3. Harsh environmental conditions 4.4. Climate change 4.5. Increasing population of unproductiveanimals 4.6. Uncontrolled grazing 4.7. Lack of management and conservation practices 4.8. Lack of improved varieties 4.9. Lack of knowledge of non-conventional fodder 4.10. Poor credit and marketing facilities 5. Factors influencing forage nutritional quality 5.1. Plant factors affecting forage quality 5.1.1. Stage of maturity 5.1.2. Anti-quality factors 5.1.3. Species difference 5.1.4. Soil fertility/fertilizer application 5.1.5. Plant composition 5.1.6. Variety (cultivar) 5.1.7. Plant morphology 5.2. Animal factors 5.2.1. Palatability 5.2.2. Intake 5.2.3. Digestibility 5.3. Environmental factors 5.3.1. Water stress 5.3.2. Temperature 5.3.3. Solar radiation 5.3.4. Photoperiod 5.3.5. Shading 5.3.6. Altitude 5.4. Effect of seasonal dynamics on nutritional quality of forages 5.4.1. Seasonal dynamics in nutritional quality of forage grasses and legumes 5.4.2. Seasonal dynamics in nutritional quality of forage trees 5.5. Effect of foliar diseases and insect-pests on quality of forages 5.6. Changes in forage quality during harvest and storage 5.6.1. Respirational losses during harvest 5.6.1.1. Dry matter and nutrient losses 5.6.2. Mechanical losses 5.6.2.1. Losses during Mowing and Conditioning 5.6.2.2. Losses during Raking 5.6.2.3. Losses due to Baling and chopping 5.6.3. Changes in forage quality during storage 5.6.3.1. Quality loss during inside storage 5.6.3.2. Quality loss during outside storage 6. Forage genetic resources (FGR) of region 6.1. An introduction - Forage genetic resources 6.2. Role of Forage Plant Genetic Resource conservation 6.3. Forage germplasm conservation and evaluation 6.3.1. Breeding for nutritional quality enhancement of forage crops 6.3.2. Varietal development with nutritional attributes 6.3.3. Research studies to evaluate forage germplasm 6.4. Breeding for nutritional quality enhancement of forage crops 6.5. Varietal development with nutritional attributes 7. Forage production and quality improvement 7.1. Forage research: National and Regional scenario 7.2. Nutritional quality enhancement of forage crops 7.3. Conventional breeding approaches 7.4. Breeding strategies for forage crop improvement 7.4.1. Plant introduction 7.4.2. Plant Selection 7.4.3. Polycrossing 7.4.4.Development of synthetic varieties in forage crops 7.4.5. Mutation breeding 7.4.6. Apomixis 7.4.6. Wide hybridization 7.4.7.1. Festuca-Lolium complex 7.4.7.2. Bajra-Napier hybrids 7.4.7.3. Lolium-Dactylis hubridization 7.4.7.4. Trifolium interspecific hybridization 7.5. Implication of modern strategies in development of improved forage crop varieties 7.5.1. Embryo rescue 7.5.2. Callus culture 7.5.3. Meristem culture 8. Nutritional and anti-nutritional constituents in forages 8.1. Nutritional and anti-nutritional constituents of forages and their importance in animal nutrition 8.1.1. Nutritional constituents 8.1.1.1. Dry matter 8.1.1.2. Crude protein 8.1.1.3. Amino acids composition and protein quality 8.1.1.4. Crude fiber 8.1.1.5. Crude fat 8.1.1.6. Fatty acids 8.1.1.7. Ash 8.1.1.8. Nitrogen free extract (NFE) 8.1.1.9. Acid detergent insoluble nitrogen (ADIN) 8.1.1.10. Water soluble carbohydrates (WSC) 8.1.1.11. Total digestible nutrients (TDN) 8.1.1.12. Fat soluble micronutrients 8.1.2. Anti-nutritional constituents 8.1.2.1. Neutral digestible fiber (NDF) and Acid detergent fiber (ADF) 8.1.2.2. Lignin 8.1.2.3. Polyphenols 8.1.2.4. Alkaloids 8.1.2.5. Saponins 8.1.2.6. Cyanogens 8.1.2.7. Oxalates 8.1.2.8. Protease and α-amylase inhibitors 8.1.2.9. Nitrates 8.1.2.10. Non protein amino acids 8.1.2.11. Crop specific anti-nutrients 9. Nutritional quality estimation of forages 9.1. Destructive methods for forage quality estimation 9.1.1. The Weende scheme 9.1.2. The Van Soest system 9.2. Non-destructive methods for forage quality estimation 9.2.1.Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) technique 9.3. In vivo and laboratory methods for estimation of forage quality 9.3.1. Laboratory methods for forage quality parameters 9.3.1.1. Moisture 9.3.1.2. Total dry matter determination 9.3.1.3. Crude protein 9.3.1.4. NDF 9.3.1.5. ADF 9.3.1.6. Crude fiber 9.3.1.7. Ether extract 9.3.1.8. Carbohydrates 9.3.1.9. Ash content 9.3.1.10. True protein and non-protein nitrogen (NPN 9.3.1.11. Starch 9.3.1.12. ADL 9.3.1.13. Cellulose 9.3.1.14. Silica 9.3.1.15. IVDMD 9.3.1.16. In sacco dry matter digestibility 9.3.2. In vivo method for determination of digestibility of forages 10. Nutritional quality of major forage grasses of Himalayan region 10.1. Range forages 10.1.1. Guinea grass (Panicum maximum) 10.1.2. Bermuda grass (Cynadon dactylon) 10.1.3. Nut grass (Cyperus rotundus) 10.1.4. Chizz grass (Imperata cylindrica) 10.1.5. Dallis grass (Paspalum dilatatum) 10.2. Cultivated forage grasses of Himalayan region 10.2.1.Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) 10.2.2. Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) 10.2.3. Golden timothy (Setaria spp.) 10.2.4. Orchard grass/ Cock’s foot (Dactylis glomerata) 10.2.5. Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) 10.2.6. Bajra × Napier hybrids (BN hybrids) 10.3. Cereal fodders 10.4.1. Fodder maize (Zea mays) 10.4.2. Oats (Avena sativa) 10.4.3. Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) 10.4.4. Barley (Hordeum vulgare) 11. Nutritional quality of major forage legumes of Himalayan region 11.1. Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) 11.2. Berseem (Trifolium alexandrium L.) 11.3. Trifolium species 11.4. Birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.) 11.5. Caribbean stylo (Stylosanthes hamata) 11.6. Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) 11.7. Sainfoin (Onobrychis vicifolia L.) 11.8. Rice bean (Vigna umbellata) 11.8.1. Fodder production potential of ricebean 11.8.2.Biochemical composition of rice bean forage 11.8.2.1Dry matter 11.8.2.2. Crude protein 11.8.2.3.Crude fiber 11.8.2.4. Total soluble carbohydrates 11.8.2.5.Ash content 11.8.2.6. Cell wall constituents 11.8.3. Anti-nutritional constituents in rice bean forage 11.8.4. Nutritional superiority of rice bean forage over other forage legumes 11.8.5. Rice bean seeds in animal feeding 12. Nutritional quality of tree fodder of Himalayan region 12.1. Importance of tree fodder 12.1.1. Nutritional fodder resource 12.1.2. Dry season supplement 12.1.3. Multipurpose uses 12.2. Tree fodder-Alternative source of quality fodder 12.3. Nutritional composition of fodder trees of Himalayan region 12.4. Anti-nutritional components of fodder trees 12.5. Lean season forages and their nutritive quality 13. Prospects of non-conventional feed resources of Himalayan region 13.1. Significance of non-conventional feed resources in livestock feeding 13.2. Source and availability of NCFR 13.2.1. Fruit and vegetable wastes 13.2.2. Trees and shrubs 13.2.3. Agroforestry 13.2.4. Agro-industrial by-products (AIBP) 13.2.5. Weeds 13.3. Nutritive Value of NCFR 13.3.1. Fruits and vegetables 13.3.2. Trees and shrubs 13.3.3. Crop byproducts 13.3.4. Weeds 13.3.5. Azolla 13.4. Constraints in using non-conventional feed resources as a potential livestock feed 13.5. Future possibility of using NCFR in livestock feeding 14. Improving quality and digestibility of crop residues 14.1. Crop residues and livestock feeding 14.2. Nutritive value of important crop residues available in Himalayan region 14.3. Barriers in the effective utilization of crop residues as sole livestock feed 14.4. Strategies for improving quality and digestibility of crop residues 14.4.1. Physical treatment 14.4.1.1. Chopping and grinding 14.4.1.2. Pelleting and cubing 14.4.1.3. Irradiation 14.4.1.4. High pressure/high temperature steam treatment 14.4.1.5. Ensiling 14.4.2. Chemical treatment 14.4.2.1. Ammoniation of crop residues 14.4.2.2. Alkali treatment 14.4.2.3. Acid hydrolysis 14.4.3. Biological treatment 14.4.3.1. Lignocellulolytic organism treatment 14.4.3.2. Fungal treatment 14.4.3.3. Bacterial treatment 14.4.3.4. Yeast treatment 14.4.4. Combined physical and biological treatment 14.4.5. Exogenous enzymatic treatment 14.4.6. Supplementation 15. Improvement in nutritional quality of forages through new biotechnological techniques 15.1. Overview of biotechnological interventions for quality enhancement in forage crops 15.2. Candidate gene approach for nutritional enhancement 15.3. Biotechnological approaches for nutritional quality enhancement of forage crops 15.3.1. Transfer of nutritionally potential genes 15.3.1.1. Prevention of bloat in forages 15.3.1.2. Gene introgression for higher amino acid content 15.3.2. Engineering of metabolic pathways 15.3.2.1. Manipulation of lignin biosynthesis 15.3.2.2. Manipulation of fructan metabolism 15.4. Genomic in situ hybridization and DNA-based genetic marker technology for nutritional enhancement of forage crops 15.4.1. Genomic insitu hybridization (GISH) 15.4.2. DNA based marker technology / Linkage mapping 15.5. Prospects of gene editing techniques for nutritional quality enhancement of forage crops 16. Lignin: possible manipulationsin forages 16.1. Lignin biochemistry 16.1.1. Shikimate pathway 16.1.2. Phenyl propanoid pathway 16.1.3. Monolignol synthesis pathway 16.1.4. Polymerization 16.2. Intricacies of lignin biosynthesis in plant cell wall 16.3. Role of lignin in plant growth development 16.4. Relationship between lignin and digestibility of forages 16.5. Genetic manipulation of lignin biosynthesis for enhanced forage quality 16.5.1. RNAi mediated manipulation of lignin biosynthesis 16.5.1.1. Alteration of S‐adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) levels for alteration lignin biosynthesis 16.5.2. Antisense RNA mediated manipulation of lignin biosynthesis 16.5.2.1. Alteration in Lignin monomer ratio 16.5.2.2. Down regulation of cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) 16.5.2.3. Down regulation of Caffeic acid O-methyltransferase (COMT) 16.5.2.4. Antisense expression encoding cytochrome P450 enzymes 17. Post-harvest processing of forages 17.1. Harvesting stages 17.2. Post-harvest preservation of forages 17.2.1. Hay making 17.2.2. Silage making 17.2.3. Bale silage 17.2.4. Haylage 17.2.5. Chaffing of fodder 17.3. Packaging and storing 17.3.1. Baling of hay/straw 17.3.2. Pelleting 17.3.3. Densified complete feed block 17.4. Transporting and Stacking practices 18. Challenges and opportunities in forage and livestock production in Himalayan region 18.1. Management of grazing resources 18.2. Alternate land use systems 18.3. Arable land utilization 18.4. Forage crop breeding 18.5. Livestock breeding programme 18.6. Livestock improvement 18.7. Need for biotechnological interventions 18.8. Climate change 18.9. Other challenges 19. Perspective 20. Conclusion

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    Springer Verlag, Singapore Japan Nutrition

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    Book SynopsisThis Open Access auto-translation book demonstrates a time series of nutrition improvement in Japan since the introduction of nutrition sciences to Japan about 150 years ago. The chapters present the historical event where nutritional deficiency due to food shortage was improved in almost a century, by the introduction of nutrition policy and practices such as the "Nutrition Improvement Law". The book contributed to the construction of a longevity nation by resolving the double burden of malnutrition, which is a mixture of undernutrition and overnutrition and creating a social environment in which sustainable healthy diets can be accessed.This publication is designed mainly for nutrition specialists, nutritionists, nutrition administrators, medical doctors, pharmacists, nurses, physiotherapists, nutrition educators, cookers, nutrition volunteers, health and nutrition food developers, school lunch managers, and etc. Furthermore, students studying nutrition, teachers involved in the education and training of dietitians, and general consumers who are interested in nutrition, diets, and how to improve malnutrition, will find this book useful.Through this book, dietitians, nutrition volunteers, and consumers engaged in nutrition improvement can understand the significance of nutrition improvement and know specific methods. Young nutritionists who will study and research nutrition can learn the importance of nutrition and take pride in nutrition research. The government official who implements nutrition policy can know the concrete method of nutrition policy.Today, people around the world understand the importance of nutrition and are gaining international interest. However, malnutrition has not improved as much as expected. This book is an interesting way for everyone involved in nutrition to learn how to eradicate malnutrition from the world. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). The present version has been revised technically and linguistically by the author in collaboration with Professor Emeritus Dr. Andrew R. Durkin of Indiana University.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Preventing and Treating Disease with Nutrition.- Chapter 2. The Birth of Nutrition and the Systematization of Learning.- Chapter 3. History of Nutritional Improvement in Japan.- Chapter 4. Transformation to Human Nutrition.- Chapter 5. Team medicine and multidisciplinary education.- Chapter 6. Safe and appetizing patient meals.- Chapter 7. Nutrition for a 100 year life.- Chapter 8. Nutrition in Japan from an International Perspective.- Chapter 9. Cutting-edge science and technology and personalized nutritional advice.- Chapter 10. A Sustainable healthy diet.- Chapter 11. For those who hope to study health, medical care and welfare.- Chapter 12. Nutrition and diet in the future.

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    Springer Verlag, Singapore Unravelling Supply Chain Networks of Fisheries in

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    Book SynopsisThis book on the fisheries sector in India, through primary surveys as well as secondary literature, brings out various nuances of the sector and its trade opportunities, the complexities surrounding the supply chain of fish, as well as the evolution of its marketing channels. A distinctive feature of this book is that it carries out a comprehensive mapping of the fisheries supply chain, by taking into account both marine and freshwater fish. It identifies various players, especially traders who take part in the product flow, irrespective of the impact each of them has on the value provided to the end customer. While members of the supply chain include all individuals or organisations between whom interaction takes place, directly or indirectly from the point of production to consumption, this study also distinguishes between primary and peripheral members to make a complex network more manageable. Moreover, the book provides a comprehensive analysis of the emerging marketing channels- both organised and unorganised- in this highly perishable food segment. It provides important insights into the current scenario, focusing on the emergence of newer forms of marketing such as multinationals and e-retailing, while highlighting how traditional forms such as ‘mom-and-pop’ shops have continued to sustain, despite the challenges they face. The findings from India are also compared to global experiences of other fish producing and exporting countries such as Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Thailand to offer a comparison of the differences and similarities in the supply chains of various countries. The book provides important takeaways for researchers and PhD scholars working in the area of fisheries as well as supply chains. Since this book is based on field visits to different parts of the country it brings out the ground realities along with interesting insights and important policy implications for the sector, and should, therefore, appeal to policymakers as well.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- A Brief Review of Literature- International and Indian.- Fisheries Sector in India - An Overview.- International Trade in Fisheries: India and its Global Partners.- Study Area and Methodology.

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    Springer Verlag, Singapore Small Millet Grains: The Superfoods in Human Diet

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  • Making Food in Local and Global Contexts:

    Springer Verlag, Singapore Making Food in Local and Global Contexts:

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    Book SynopsisThis book is a collection of research focusing on the anthropological aspects of how food is made in modern society from both global and local perspectives. Modern food consumed in any society is created in a variety of natural and cultural environments. There is a "food democracy" in which how we procure and share food can be an indicator of our participation in society, while food nurtured in particular climates and land can be transmitted to the outside world owing to the influence of tourism and the global economy, a phenomenon that is recognized on a global scale as exemplified by the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. In other words, food is an aspect of both culture and civilization. Anthropological approaches are used to reveal the humanistic aspects of food, highlighting the strength and individuality of regional and ethnic foods in global civilizations. The book is a compilation of results from sessions of the international symposium “Making Food in Human and Natural History”, which took place on March 18 and 19, 2019, in Osaka, Japan.Table of ContentsTable of Contents Preface and Acknowledgment Introduction. Atsushi Nobayashi Part 1. Ecology and Food Chapter 1. Gastronomical goods as a biocultural value of wood pastures in Eastern Europe. Anna Varga, Nikolett Darányi, Krisztina Molnár, Zsolt Molnár and Noémi Ujhá-zy. Chapter 2. Merroir in the Making: Provenance Fetishism and the Social Construction of Taste in the Japanese Seafood System. Shingo Hamada. Chapter 3. The Socio-Cultural Reception of MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) in Thailand. Yoshimi Osawa. Part 2. Social context of Food Chapter 4. Sharing food and conviviality in the Mediterranean Diet. Some ethnographic examples Elisabetta Moro and Rossella Galletti. Chapter 5. Rethinking foodscapes: Does it matter how food reaches my plate? Cristina Grasseni Chapter 6. Rethinking family commensality: Through Japanese cases and Italian ones Taeko Udagawa Part 3. Ethnicity in Foodscape Chapter 7. The “Making” of Hakka Cuisine: A Case Study for the Formation of Ethnic Food and its Foodscapes in Southeast China. Hironao Kawai. Chapter 8. Tubawan and the Play of Authorial Slippage: The Sani Yi people’s practice of hospitality business and the making of indigenous foodscape. Rongling Ge. Chapter 9. Translocal Foodscapes: Gastronomic Creativity in Mérida, Mexico, and Seville, Spain. Steffan Igor Ayora Diaz. Part 4. Food and the nation Chapter 10. The Tea Industry in Modern China and Public Demand for Tea Jianping Guan Chapter 11. On the Formation of Chinese National Cuisine: Historical and Anthropological Perspectives Haruhiko Nishizawa

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    Springer Verlag, Singapore Post-Harvest Processing, Packaging and Inspection

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The book includes information about packaging of frozen shrimp, inspection, and shipment. It also compiles different mathematical calculations which are in practiced in the processing industries. The book is essential reading for professionals in the shrimp producing and processing industries. It is also useful for researchers in fisheries science, aquaculture, food technology, and food microbiology.Table of ContentsChapter I-General discussion (Page No. 01-07): The chapter includes general discussion about shrimps and shrimp business. Contents are- 1.1. Factors affecting seafood business in international seafood market. 1.2. Taxonomic classification of shrimps. 1.3. Morphometric identification of shrimp. Chapter II -Product description (Page No. 08-45): The chapter includes the details of product description (types, diversification, grading, freezing method, packing of shrimp, uniformity ratio, glazing and hardening etc. Contents are- 2.1. Type of product. 2.2. Diversification of Shrimp Product. 2.3. Freezing Method. 2.3.1. Individual Quick Freezing (IQF). 2.3.2. Block Frozen. 2.3.3. Semi-IQF. 2.4. Packing of Shrimp. 2.4.1. Packing of Block Product. 2.4.2. Packing of Semi-IQF Product. 2.4.3. Packing of IQF Product. 2.4.3.1. Regular Packing (10×1 kg). 2.4.3.2. Bulk Packing (1×10 kg). 2.5. Weight Declaration. 2.6. Brand Selection. 2.7. Size/Grade of Shrimps. 2.7.1. Grading Method. 2.8. Uniformity of Shrimps. 2.9. Count of Shrimp. 2.9.1. Frozen Count (FC). 2.9.2. Real Count (RC). 2.10. Individual Weight of Shrimp. 2.11. Glazing & Hardening of Shrimp. Chapter III-Processing of shrimp (Page No. 46-70): The chapter includes all aspects of shrimp processing inside the processing industries. Contents are- 3.1. Receiving of Raw Materials. 3.2. Sensory Assessment. 3.3. Color Separation. 3.4. De-heading of Shrimp. 3.4.1. De-heading Method. 3.4.1.1. Manual De-heading. 3.4.1.2. Mechanical De-heading. 3.5. Peeling of Shrimp. 3.6. Deveining of Shrimp. 3.7. Washing of Shrimp. 3.8. Chilled Storage of Shrimp. Chapter IV- Food additives and soaking of frozen shrimp (Page No. 71-85): The chapter highlighted the topics food additives, its application and soaking effects, E-numbers and determination of soaking gain (%). Contents are- 4.1. Food Additives. 4.2. Soaking of Shrimp. 4.2.1. Soaking Method. 4.2.2. Determination of soaking gain (%). 4.3. E-numbers. Chapter V-Defects of shrimp (Page No. 86-99): The chapter highlighted different types of defects during post-harvest processing of shrimps. Contents are- 5.1. Defects of Shrimp. 5.2. Description of Defects in Shrimp. 5.3. Causes of Defects. 5.3.1. Calculation of Defects (%). Chapter VI- Traceability in shrimp (Page No. 100-115): The chapter includes the details of traceability of shrimp and sanitation procedure. Contents are- 6.1. Traceability. 6.1.1. Importance of traceability. 6.1.2. Traceability in Culture Area. 6.1.3. Traceability in Depot. 6.1.4. Traceability in Processing Industry. Chapter VII- Plant sanitation & hygiene (116-120): 7.1. Sanitation Procedure. 7.2. Sanitation Guideline for Processing Industries. 7.3. Doses of sanitizer. 7.4. Guidelines for washing hand Chapter VIII-Packaging, labeling and storage (Page No. 121-145): The chapter includes the details of packaging, packaging materials, specifications, labeling information and storage details. Contents are- 8.1. Packaging. 8.2. Packaging Materials of Frozen Shrimp. 8.3. Description of Artwork/Label. 8.4. Inner Bag/Ploy Bag (IQF). 8.4.1. Properties of Inner Bag/Poly Bag. 8.4.2. Rider Card. 8.5. Inner Box (Block and Semi-IQF). 8.5.1. Properties of Inner Box for Block Products. 8.5.2. Properties of Inner Box for Semi-IQF Products. 8.6. Master Carton (MC). 8.6.1. Properties of Master Carton (MC). 8.6.2. Procedure of Master Carton Preparation. 8.7. Pallet. 8.7.1. Pallet Calculation. 8.8. Barcode Scanning. Chapter IX-Inspection of frozen shrimp (Page No. 146-165): The chapter includes the details of inspection procedure. Contents are- 9.1. Importance of Inspection. 9.2. Types of Inspection. 9.2.1. Regular Inspection procedure. 9.2.2. Final Inspection Procedure. 9.2.2.1. Inspection of Internal Environment. 9.2.2.2. Inspection of Sanitation Standard. 9.2.2.3. Inspection of Packaging. 9.2.2.4. Inspection of Final Product. 9.2.2.5. Rejection Policy. Chapter X- Laboratory analysis (Page No. 166-177): The chapter includes all aspects of sample collection and laboratory analysis before going to export. Contents are- 10.1. Procedure of Sample Collection. 10.2. Testing/Analysis. Chapter XI-Shipment and shipping documents (Page No. 178-194): The chapter covers the details of loading, loading supervision and shipping documents. Contents are- 11.1. Loading and Loading Supervision. 11.1.1. Loading Supervision at Factory Premises. 11.1.2. Supervision at Port Area. 11.2. Loading Report. 11.2.1. Loading Plan. 11.2.2. Loading Pictures. 11.3. Description of Shipping Documents. 11.3.1. Technical Documents of Frozen Goods. 11.3.2. Technical Specification/Guidance. 11.3.3. Suppliers Checklist. 11.3.4. Stock Intake. Chapter XII-Audit, certification and payment (Page No. 195-204): The chapter includes different types of audit, certification and payment system used in international seafood business. Contents are- 12.1. Audit and Certification. 12.2. Inquiry Procedure. 12.3. Payment Terms. 12.3.1. Cash-in-Advance. 12.3.2. TT Payment. 12.3.3. Letter of Credit (LC). Chapter XIII- Frozen shrimp and other seafood based value-added products (Page No. 205-219): The chapters highlighted some value added products and byproducts. Contents are- 13.1. Introduction with some Value-Added Products. 13.1.1. Tempura & Torpedo Shrimp. 13.1.2. Filo Shrimp. 13.1.3. Marinated Butterfly Shrimp. 13.1.4. Shusi. 13.1.5. Value Added Crab. 13.2. Value added Fish and Fish Products. 13.3. 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    Springer Verlag, Singapore Food Microbiology Based Entrepreneurship: Making

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    Springer Verlag, Singapore Modified Rice Bran Arabinoxylan: Therapeutic

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    Springer Verlag, Singapore Biodegradable Polymer-Based Food Packaging

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    Book SynopsisThis book covers different aspects of biodegradable packaging, such as their sourcing and application in food industries. The book focuses on the production and characterization of biodegradable food packaging derived from plant, animal and microbial sources. Chapters highlight the nano-technological interventions in biodegradable food packaging and the less studied microbial biopolymer-based biodegradable food packaging makes it distinct from other related books. It includes the latest research and development in the areas of food processing, food packaging, material science and polymeric science. It also discusses the standards and regulatory guidelines about the biodegradability testing of these polymers.This book is meant for researchers in food science, food packaging, bioprocess technology, polymer science and biochemical engineering. It is also beneficial for faculty members and students of food microbiology, food technology, dairy technology. The book is also meant for small entrepreneurs and farmers who are interested in bio-plastic usage for food packaging.Table of Contents 1. Introduction-Scope and importance of biodegradable polymers 2. Plant derrived biopolymers in food packaging-current status and market potential 3. Animal derived biopolymers in food packaging-current status and market potential 4. Microbially derived biodegradable polymers as food packaging tool 5. Polyhdroxyalkanoates (PHAs) in Food packaging 6. Polylactide (PLA) in biodegradable food packaging- synthesis, properties & biocompatibility 7. Role of agro-waste in economical food packaging synthesis 8. Enzymes involved in synthesis of biodegradable food packaging materials 9. Metabolic engineering for the synthesis of biodegradable polymers with potential applications in food packaging 10. Downstream processing strategies for synthesis of biodegradable polymers 11. Functionality test methods for biodegradable polymers 12. Nanocomposite biodegradable polymers for food packaging 13. Application of biopolymer blends as edible films and coatings in food packaging 14. Biopolymer based active and intelligent packaging for food applications. 15. Standards and guidlines for testing biodegradability of bio-plastic 16. Future prospects of Biodegradable polymers in Food industry

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    Springer Verlag, Singapore Temperate Nuts

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    World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Food Hygiene, Agriculture And Animal Science -

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    Book SynopsisThe Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Food Hygiene, Agriculture and Animal Science provides an all-encompassing review of each contributor's study in topics such as food hygiene, agriculture, animal science, animal histology and embryology, and livestock production systems.This book is not only a compilation and analysis of the existing theories and findings; it also places a strong emphasis on new investigations and experiments. Researchers, engineers, academics and industry professionals in the fields of agricultural science, food hygiene and animal science will find this book a valuable read and useful reference.Table of ContentsNutrition and Food Hygiene; Agriculture; Animal Science;

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  • World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd World Scientific Reference On Handbook Of The

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    Book SynopsisOver the last three decades, wine economics has emerged as a growing field within agricultural economics, but also in other fields such as finance, trade, growth, environmental economics and industrial organization. Wine has a few characteristics that differentiate it from other agricultural commodities, rendering it an interesting topic for economists in general. Fine wine can regularly fetch bottle prices that exceed several thousand dollars. It can be stored a long time and may increase in value with age. Fine wine quality and prices are extraordinarily sensitive to fluctuations in the weather of the year in which the grapes were grown. And wine is an experience good, i.e., its quality cannot be ascertained before consumption. As a result, consumers often rely on 'expert opinion' regarding quality and maturation prospects.This handbook takes a broad approach and familiarizes the reader with the main research strands in wine economics.After a general introduction to wine economics by Karl Storchmann, Volume 1 focuses on the core areas of wine economics. The first papers shed light on the relevance of the vineyard's natural environment for wine quality and prices. 'Predicting the Quality and Prices of Bordeaux Wine' by Orley Ashenfelter is a classic paper and may be the first wine economics publication ever. Ashenfelter shows how weather influences the quality and the price of Bordeaux Grands Crus wine. Since the weather condition of the year when the grapes were grown is known, an econometric analysis may be constructed. It turns out this model outperforms expert opinion, i.e., critical vintage scores. At best, expert opinion reflects public information. The subsequent papers, by Ashenfelter and Storchmann, Gergaud and Ginsburgh, and Cross, Plantinga and Stavins, tackle the terroir question. That is, they examine the relevance of a vineyard's physical characteristics for wine quality and prices, but from various dimensions and with different results. Next, Alston et al. analyze a question of great concern in the California wine industry: the causes and consequences of the rising alcohol content in California wine. Is climate change the culprit?The next chapter presents three papers that apply hedonic price analyses to fine wine. Combris, Lecocq and Visser show that Bordeaux wine market prices are essentially determined by the wines' objective characteristics. Costanigro, McCluskey and Mittelhammer differentiate their hedonic analysis for various market segments. Ali and Nauges incorporate reputational variables into their pricing model and distinguish between short- and long-run price effects.The next section of this volume deals with one of the unique characteristics of wine — its long storage life, which makes it potentially an investment asset. Studying wine's increasing role as an alternative asset class, Sanning et al., Burton and Jacobsen, Masset and Weisskopf, Masset and Henderson, and Fogarty all examine the rate of return to holding wine as well as the related risks. Since these papers analyze different wines and different time periods there is no 'one message.' However, all point out that, while wine may diversify an investor's portfolio, wine's returns do not beat common stock in the long run.The last two chapters examine the role of wine experts. First, Ashenfelter and Quandt revisit the 1976 'Judgment of Paris' and show that aggregating the assessments of several judges should go beyond 'adding points.' Depending on the method employed, the results may vary, and some measure of statistical precision is essential for interpreting the reliability of the results. In two different papers, Cicchetti and Quandt respond to the necessity to provide statistical tools for the assessment of wine tastings.In a seminal paper, Hodgson reports a remarkable field experiment in which similar wines were placed before judges at a major competition. The results have the shocking implication that how medals are awarded at a major California wine fair is not far from being random. Ashton analyzes the performance of professional wine judges and finds little support for the idea that experienced wine judges should be regarded as experts.Do experts scores influence the price of wine? The answer to this question is less obvious then commonly thought since expert opinion oftentimes only repeats public information such as wine quality that results from the weather that produced the wine grapes. Hadj Ali, Lecocq, and Visser as well as Dubois and Nauges find that high critical scores exert only small effects on wine prices. However, Roberts and Reagans show that a high critical exposure reduces the price-quality dispersion of wineries.Lecocq and Visser analyze wine prices and find that 'characteristics that are directly revealed to the consumer upon inspection of the bottle and its label explain the major part of price differences.' Expert opinion and sensory variables appear to play only a minor role. In an experimental setting using two Vickrey auctions, Combris, Lange and Issanchou confirm the leading role of public information, i.e., the label remains a key determinant for champagne prices. In a provocative and widely discussed study drawing on blind tasting results of some 5,000 wines, Goldstein and collaborators find that most consumers prefer less expensive over expensive wine.Finally, Weil examines the value of expert wine descriptions and lets several hundred subjects match the wines and their descriptors. His results suggest that the ability to assign a certain description to the matching wine is more or less random.Volume 2 covers the topics reputation, regulation, auctions, and market organizational. Landon and Smith, Anderson and Schamel, and Schamel analyze the impact of current quality and reputation (i.e., past quality) on wine prices from different regions. Their results suggest that prices are more influenced by reputation than by current quality. Costanigro, McCluskey and Goemans develop a nested framework for jointly examining the effects of product, firm and collective reputation on market prices.The following four papers deal with regulatory issues in the US as well as in Europe. While Riekoff and Sykuta shed light on the politics and economics of the three-tier system of alcohol distribution and the prohibition of direct wine shipments in the US, Deconinck and Swinnen analyze the European planting rights system. The political economy of European wine regulation is then covered by Melonie and Swinnen, before Anderson and Jensen shed light on Europe's complex system of wine industry subsidies.The next chapter is devoted to wine auctions. In three different papers, Fevrier, Roos and Visser, Ashenfelter, and Ginsburgh analyze the effects of specific auction designs on the resulting hammer prices. The papers focus on multi-unit ascending auctions, absentee bidders, and declining price anomalies.The last chapter, supply and organization, is devoted to a wide range of issues. First, Heien illuminates the price formation process in the California winegrape industry. Then, Frick analyzes if and how the separation of ownership and control affects the performance of German wineries.Vink, Kleynhans and Willem Hoffmann introduce us to various models of wine barrel financing, particularly to the Vincorp model employed in South Africa. Galbreath analyzes the role of women in the wine industry. He finds that (1) women are underrepresented and (2) that the presence of a female CEO increases the likelihood of women in winemaker, viticulturist, and marketing roles in that firm. Gokcekus, Hewstone, and Cakal draw on crowdsourced wine evaluations, i.e., Wine Tracker data, and show that private wine assessments are largely influenced by peer scores lending support to the assumption of the presence of a strong herding effect.Mahenc refers to the classic model of information asymmetries and develops a theoretical model highlighting the role of informed buyers in markets that are susceptible to the lemons problem. Lastly, in their paper 'Love or Money?' Scott, Morton and Podolny analyze how the presence of hobby winemakers may distort market outcomes. Hobby winemakers produce higher quality wines, charge higher prices, and enjoy lower financial returns than professional for-profit winemakers. As a result, profit-oriented winemakers are discouraged from locating at the high-quality end of the market.

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  • World Scientific Reference On Handbook Of The

    World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd World Scientific Reference On Handbook Of The

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    Book SynopsisOver the last three decades, wine economics has emerged as a growing field within agricultural economics, but also in other fields such as finance, trade, growth, environmental economics and industrial organization. Wine has a few characteristics that differentiate it from other agricultural commodities, rendering it an interesting topic for economists in general. Fine wine can regularly fetch bottle prices that exceed several thousand dollars. It can be stored a long time and may increase in value with age. Fine wine quality and prices are extraordinarily sensitive to fluctuations in the weather of the year in which the grapes were grown. And wine is an experience good, i.e., its quality cannot be ascertained before consumption. As a result, consumers often rely on 'expert opinion' regarding quality and maturation prospects.This handbook takes a broad approach and familiarizes the reader with the main research strands in wine economics.After a general introduction to wine economics by Karl Storchmann, Volume 1 focuses on the core areas of wine economics. The first papers shed light on the relevance of the vineyard's natural environment for wine quality and prices. 'Predicting the Quality and Prices of Bordeaux Wine' by Orley Ashenfelter is a classic paper and may be the first wine economics publication ever. Ashenfelter shows how weather influences the quality and the price of Bordeaux Grands Crus wine. Since the weather condition of the year when the grapes were grown is known, an econometric analysis may be constructed. It turns out this model outperforms expert opinion, i.e., critical vintage scores. At best, expert opinion reflects public information. The subsequent papers, by Ashenfelter and Storchmann, Gergaud and Ginsburgh, and Cross, Plantinga and Stavins, tackle the terroir question. That is, they examine the relevance of a vineyard's physical characteristics for wine quality and prices, but from various dimensions and with different results. Next, Alston et al. analyze a question of great concern in the California wine industry: the causes and consequences of the rising alcohol content in California wine. Is climate change the culprit?The next chapter presents three papers that apply hedonic price analyses to fine wine. Combris, Lecocq and Visser show that Bordeaux wine market prices are essentially determined by the wines' objective characteristics. Costanigro, McCluskey and Mittelhammer differentiate their hedonic analysis for various market segments. Ali and Nauges incorporate reputational variables into their pricing model and distinguish between short- and long-run price effects.The next section of this volume deals with one of the unique characteristics of wine — its long storage life, which makes it potentially an investment asset. Studying wine's increasing role as an alternative asset class, Sanning et al., Burton and Jacobsen, Masset and Weisskopf, Masset and Henderson, and Fogarty all examine the rate of return to holding wine as well as the related risks. Since these papers analyze different wines and different time periods there is no 'one message.' However, all point out that, while wine may diversify an investor's portfolio, wine's returns do not beat common stock in the long run.The last two chapters examine the role of wine experts. First, Ashenfelter and Quandt revisit the 1976 'Judgment of Paris' and show that aggregating the assessments of several judges should go beyond 'adding points.' Depending on the method employed, the results may vary, and some measure of statistical precision is essential for interpreting the reliability of the results. In two different papers, Cicchetti and Quandt respond to the necessity to provide statistical tools for the assessment of wine tastings.In a seminal paper, Hodgson reports a remarkable field experiment in which similar wines were placed before judges at a major competition. The results have the shocking implication that how medals are awarded at a major California wine fair is not far from being random. Ashton analyzes the performance of professional wine judges and finds little support for the idea that experienced wine judges should be regarded as experts.Do experts scores influence the price of wine? The answer to this question is less obvious then commonly thought since expert opinion oftentimes only repeats public information such as wine quality that results from the weather that produced the wine grapes. Hadj Ali, Lecocq, and Visser as well as Dubois and Nauges find that high critical scores exert only small effects on wine prices. However, Roberts and Reagans show that a high critical exposure reduces the price-quality dispersion of wineries.Lecocq and Visser analyze wine prices and find that 'characteristics that are directly revealed to the consumer upon inspection of the bottle and its label explain the major part of price differences.' Expert opinion and sensory variables appear to play only a minor role. In an experimental setting using two Vickrey auctions, Combris, Lange and Issanchou confirm the leading role of public information, i.e., the label remains a key determinant for champagne prices. In a provocative and widely discussed study drawing on blind tasting results of some 5,000 wines, Goldstein and collaborators find that most consumers prefer less expensive over expensive wine.Finally, Weil examines the value of expert wine descriptions and lets several hundred subjects match the wines and their descriptors. His results suggest that the ability to assign a certain description to the matching wine is more or less random.Volume 2 covers the topics reputation, regulation, auctions, and market organizational. Landon and Smith, Anderson and Schamel, and Schamel analyze the impact of current quality and reputation (i.e., past quality) on wine prices from different regions. Their results suggest that prices are more influenced by reputation than by current quality. Costanigro, McCluskey and Goemans develop a nested framework for jointly examining the effects of product, firm and collective reputation on market prices.The following four papers deal with regulatory issues in the US as well as in Europe. While Riekoff and Sykuta shed light on the politics and economics of the three-tier system of alcohol distribution and the prohibition of direct wine shipments in the US, Deconinck and Swinnen analyze the European planting rights system. The political economy of European wine regulation is then covered by Melonie and Swinnen, before Anderson and Jensen shed light on Europe's complex system of wine industry subsidies.The next chapter is devoted to wine auctions. In three different papers, Fevrier, Roos and Visser, Ashenfelter, and Ginsburgh analyze the effects of specific auction designs on the resulting hammer prices. The papers focus on multi-unit ascending auctions, absentee bidders, and declining price anomalies.The last chapter, supply and organization, is devoted to a wide range of issues. First, Heien illuminates the price formation process in the California winegrape industry. Then, Frick analyzes if and how the separation of ownership and control affects the performance of German wineries.Vink, Kleynhans and Willem Hoffmann introduce us to various models of wine barrel financing, particularly to the Vincorp model employed in South Africa. Galbreath analyzes the role of women in the wine industry. He finds that (1) women are underrepresented and (2) that the presence of a female CEO increases the likelihood of women in winemaker, viticulturist, and marketing roles in that firm. Gokcekus, Hewstone, and Cakal draw on crowdsourced wine evaluations, i.e., Wine Tracker data, and show that private wine assessments are largely influenced by peer scores lending support to the assumption of the presence of a strong herding effect.Mahenc refers to the classic model of information asymmetries and develops a theoretical model highlighting the role of informed buyers in markets that are susceptible to the lemons problem. Lastly, in their paper 'Love or Money?' Scott, Morton and Podolny analyze how the presence of hobby winemakers may distort market outcomes. Hobby winemakers produce higher quality wines, charge higher prices, and enjoy lower financial returns than professional for-profit winemakers. As a result, profit-oriented winemakers are discouraged from locating at the high-quality end of the market.

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    Book Synopsis.- Chapter 1: Introduction To Plant Protein: Benefits and Applications.- Chapter 2: Insights Into Nutritional Properties of Plant Proteins for Health Benefits.- Chapter 3: Sustainability of Plant Protein.- Chapter 4: Plant-Based Food Industry: Overview and Trends  .- Chapter 5: Biotechnology For Plant Protein Production.- Chapter 6: Processing Technologies for Plant Protein Products.- Chapter 7: Sensory Properties of Plant Protein Products.- Chapter 8: Labeling Requirements for Plant Protein Sources.- Chapter 9: Plant Protein and Human Health  .- Chapter 10:Marketing Strategies for Plant Protein Products .- Chapter 11:Challenges and Opportunities for the Plant-Based Food Industry.

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    Springer Buffalo Bubalus bubalis Meat

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    Book SynopsisChapter 1. Origin, domestication, diversity and contribution of buffalo.- Chapter 2. Buffalo meat production and export.- Chapter 3. Buffalo breeds and breeding policies for enhanced meat production: a global perspective.- Chapter 4. Management and breeding practices for quality buffalo meat production.- Chapter 5. Next-generation carabeef production: advancements in biotechnology for high-quality buffalo meat.- Chapter 6. Microbiology of buffalo meat.- Chapter 7. Buffalo meat inspection.- Chapter 8. Comprehensive overview and recent advances in water buffalo meat proteomics.- Chapter 9. Meat intoxication.- Chapter 10. Chemical residues in buffalo meat: quantitative determination and their standards.- Chapter 11. Requirements for small and modern buffalo slaughter unit and slaughtering techniques in Indian meat sector.- Chapter 12. Zoonoses associated with buffaloes and their control measures.- Chapter 13. Grading and buffalo carcass evaluation.- Chapter 14. Buffalo meat byproducts – status and utilization.- Chapter 15. Livestock traceability: a crucial component for enhancing buffalo meat quality and global market access.- Chapter 16. Value added buffalo meat products.- Chapter 17. Packaging of buffalo meat.- Chapter 18. Preservation of buffalo meat.- Chapter 19. Role of buffalo meat in human nutrition.- Chapter 20. Evaluation of fresh buffalo meat quality.- Chapter 21. Economics of buffalo meat production systems.- Chapter 22. Species identification of buffalo meat by molecular techniques.

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    Springer Cereals and Nutraceuticals

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    Book Synopsis1. Therapeutic Applications of Honey: Traditional and Contemporary Approaches in Human Health Management.- 2. Honey for nutrition and health benefits: An overview.- 3. Honey as potential cosmeceuticals agent and functional food.- 4. Golden Nectar: Unveiling Honey's Healing Touch as Nature's Immunity Booster.- 5. Medicinal and Pharmacological Potential of Herbal Resources in Combination with Honey.- 6. Honey: a potential anthelmintic agent.- 7. Phenolic and mineral content in honey and their associated health benefits.- 8. Honey as potential preservative in food industry .- 9. Physiochemical and therapeutic properties of Stingless bee miracle liquid.- 10. Honey for Nutrition and Health Benefits: An Overview.- 11. Cardioprotective effects, antiatherogenic and anti-cancerous potential of honey.- 12. Role of Honey as potential anti neuro degenerative agent.- 13. Honey: A sweet solution to oral healthcare problems.- 14. Neurological, antiproliferative and apoptotic effects

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    Book SynopsisChapter 1. Coconut- (Kalpavriksha-Tree of life).- Chapter 2. Bio-nutritional constituents of coconut and its by-products.- Chapter 3. Metabolic fate and bioavailability of coconut nutrients.- Chapter 4. Coconut kernel and milk.- Chapter 5. Coconut water: tender nut water and mature nut water.- Chapter 6. Coconut protein powder.- Chapter 7. Coconut oil and Virgin Coconut oil: A functional food.- Chapter 8. Coconut inflorescence sap (neera): a vital health drink.- Chapter 9. Coconut Sugar: nutritive potential and prospects.- Chapter 10. Coconut based food products: Repertoire and biochemical features.- Chapter 11. Coconut: a powerhouse of nutraceuticals.- Chapter 12. Food Safety and Quality assurance: a coconut perspective.- Chapter 13. Policy issues and trade potential: a global outlook.- Chapter 14. Future perspectives.

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    Springer Verlag, Singapore Mechanical Damage in Fresh Horticultural Produce:

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    Book SynopsisThis book includes the impact, compression, vibration studies, and destructive and nondestructive techniques for bruise measurement. It is essential to detect bruises in the early stages of their formation and conduct a quantitative analysis of the degree of bruising, to ensure the accurate grading of bruised fruits and vegetables and reduce unnecessary economic losses. Bruise damage occurring between the point of harvest and consumption contributes the most to the decrease in fruit quality, reducing the market value and ultimately leading to significant reductions in potential revenue. SDG 12.3 aims to “by 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses.” This book presents recent technological developments in bruise measurement, detection, and analysis of fresh horticultural produce. Given the rising demand for rapid and accurate methods of quality measurement in the horticultural produce industry, this book covers destructive and nondestructive techniques for bruise measurement. Selected applications of different nondestructive methods for various fresh produce commodities are also included. This book will interest graduate and undergraduate students, researchers, academics and engineers working in different aspects of the mechanical damage affected by postharvest handling practices, professionals working in the governments, and other authorities related to fresh horticultural produce quality, regulations, and safety. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Mechanical damage of fresh produce – an overview.- Chapter 2. Factors affecting bruise damage susceptibility of fresh produce.- Chapter 3. Imaging Techniques for Fresh Produce Damage Detection.- Chapter 4. Hyperspectral imaging techniques for quality assessment in fresh horticultural produce and prospects for measurement of mechanical damage.- Chapter 5. Hyperspectral imaging and related machine learning for postharvest bruise damage detection and analysis of fresh food produce.- Chapter 6. Bruise damage susceptibility of pome fruit.- Chapter 7. Mechanical Damage in Fresh Stone Fruits: Measurement and Analysis.- Chapter 8. Bruise damage susceptibility of pomegranates.- Chapter 9. Bruise damage susceptibility of tomato.- Chapter 10. BRUISING OF AVOCADO (PERSEA AMERICANA M.) FRUIT.- Chapter 11. Bruise Damage Susceptibility and Assessment of Guava.- Chapter 12. Bruise damage susceptibility of blueberry and strawberry.- Chapter 13. Bruise damage susceptibility of table olive.- Chapter 14. Bruise damage susceptibility of banana.- Chapter 15. Impact of packaging on bruise damage of fresh produce.- Chapter 16. Importance of bruise assessment and control in fresh produce industry.

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