Exploring Food Science & Technology

Author(s): Peter S Murano

Edition: 2

Copyright: 2015

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Peter Murano’s Exploring Food Science & Technology introduces the subject of food science in a thorough, understandable way, making it the perfect text for both beginning majors as well as students who are simply curious about the field. It examines the interdisciplinary nature of food science and contains detailed chapters on topics such as food microbiology and toxicology, the molecular structure of food, nutrition, and food processing/engineering.

This turn-key course package makes includes audio lectures from the author, PowerPoint© presentations for each chapter, practice questions, flash cards, and online exams that provide interactive study and instantaneous feedback.

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1
Food, Hunger and Satiety

CHAPTER 2
Food Consumerism and the Food Industry

CHAPTER 3
The Science of Food Systems

CHAPTER 4
Food Law and Food Additives

CHAPTER 5
The Molecules of Foods I: Carbohydrates

CHAPTER 6
The Molecules of Foods II: Lipids, Vitamins, Minerals, and Bioactives

CHAPTER 7
The Molecules of Foods III: Proteins

CHAPTER 8
The Molecules of Foods: Color, Flavor, Texture

CHAPTER 9
Food Processing and Engineering I

CHAPTER 10
Food Processing and Engineering II

CHAPTER 11
Food Microbiology and Toxicology

CHAPTER 12
Sensory Science and Creating New Food Products

CHAPTER 13
Nutrition and Nutrigenomics for the Food Science Student

CHAPTER 14
Food Diversity

CHAPTER 15
Food Trends

Peter S Murano
Dr. Peter Murano is a graduate of Virginia Tech and has been developing and teaching Food Science courses at Texas A&M University since 1995. In addition, he was appointed Deputy Administrator at the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Washington, D.C. from 2001-2004. He served as Founder and Director of Texas A&M’s Institute for Obesity Research and Program Evaluation for six years. He has won three A&M awards including the Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching. He is sole author of two science textbooks, and his food science and nutrition research has been published in The FASEB Journal, Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, the Journal of Food Science, Health Behavior and Policy Review, Journal of Nutrition Education & Behavior, and the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

Peter Murano’s Exploring Food Science & Technology introduces the subject of food science in a thorough, understandable way, making it the perfect text for both beginning majors as well as students who are simply curious about the field. It examines the interdisciplinary nature of food science and contains detailed chapters on topics such as food microbiology and toxicology, the molecular structure of food, nutrition, and food processing/engineering.

This turn-key course package makes includes audio lectures from the author, PowerPoint© presentations for each chapter, practice questions, flash cards, and online exams that provide interactive study and instantaneous feedback.

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1
Food, Hunger and Satiety

CHAPTER 2
Food Consumerism and the Food Industry

CHAPTER 3
The Science of Food Systems

CHAPTER 4
Food Law and Food Additives

CHAPTER 5
The Molecules of Foods I: Carbohydrates

CHAPTER 6
The Molecules of Foods II: Lipids, Vitamins, Minerals, and Bioactives

CHAPTER 7
The Molecules of Foods III: Proteins

CHAPTER 8
The Molecules of Foods: Color, Flavor, Texture

CHAPTER 9
Food Processing and Engineering I

CHAPTER 10
Food Processing and Engineering II

CHAPTER 11
Food Microbiology and Toxicology

CHAPTER 12
Sensory Science and Creating New Food Products

CHAPTER 13
Nutrition and Nutrigenomics for the Food Science Student

CHAPTER 14
Food Diversity

CHAPTER 15
Food Trends

Peter S Murano
Dr. Peter Murano is a graduate of Virginia Tech and has been developing and teaching Food Science courses at Texas A&M University since 1995. In addition, he was appointed Deputy Administrator at the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Washington, D.C. from 2001-2004. He served as Founder and Director of Texas A&M’s Institute for Obesity Research and Program Evaluation for six years. He has won three A&M awards including the Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching. He is sole author of two science textbooks, and his food science and nutrition research has been published in The FASEB Journal, Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, the Journal of Food Science, Health Behavior and Policy Review, Journal of Nutrition Education & Behavior, and the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.