Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Food and Beverages Industry

The past decade has witnessed unprecedented growth and development in biotechnology and bioengineering, positioning bio-economy as a major indicator of advancement. Providing extensive coverage of new developments, state-of-the-art technologies and potential future trends, Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering is a package of nine books that compile the latest ideas from across the entire arena of biotechnology and bioengineering. This volume, Food and Beverages Industry, reviews current developments in the application of food biotechnology and engineering for food and beverage production. There have been significant advances in the areas of food fermentation, processing and beverage production and this title highlights such advances in specific transformation processes, including those used for alcoholic beverage and fermented food production. Taking a food process and engineering point of view, the book also aims to select important bioengineering principles and highlights how they can be quantitatively applied in the food and beverages industry. Comprehensive coverage of food and beverages productionCovers all types of fermentation processes and their application in various food productsUnique coverage of the biochemical processes involved in beverages production INDICE: Section 1: Food & Fermentation 1.Oriental fermented foods 2.Fermented dairy products 3.Fermented meat products 4.Fermented fruits and vegetables 5.Fermented cereal products 6.Food enzymes 7.Nutraceuticals and food additives 8.Functional foods 9.Food safety Section 2: Alcoholic Beverages 10.History, classes and regulation of alcoholic beverages 11.Markets and trends in alcoholic fermented beverages 12.Microbiology of alcoholic fermentation 13.Genetics improvements of beverages starter cultures 14.Biochemistry of wine and beer fermentation 15.Beers 16.Wines - white, red, sparkling, fortified, and Cider 17.Mead and other fermented beverages 18.Cognac and Armagnac 19.Whiskeys 20.Rum and cachaça, CR Soccol 21.Tequila and Pisco 22.Flavored spirits

• ISBN: 978-0-444-63666-9
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 510
• Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2016
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés