Ultraviolet Light in Food Technology
Author | : Tatiana Koutchma |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2019-05-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781000649987 |
ISBN-13 | : 1000649989 |
Rating | : 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: UV light is one of a number of emerging non-thermal food processing technologies that can be used in a broad range of applications producing food products with longer shelf-life, more safe, and with higher nutritional quality. The new edition of Ultraviolet Light in Food Technology: Principles and Applications will present recent understanding of the fundamentals of UV light along with new applied knowledge that has accumulated during the 7 years since the first edition published in 2009. The new edition of the book will have 11 chapters including 2 new chapters--on chemical destruction with UV light and food plant safety—along with 6 chapters greatly expanded and updated.