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Biosystems Engineering: Biofactories For Food Production In The Century Xxi (Advances In Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology Ser. #Vol. 139)
by Ramon Guevara-Gonzalez Irineo Torres-PachecoThis book presents new food production systems (for plants and animals) involving agrochemicals that increase in a controlled manner the bioactives content, under greenhouse conditions. Moreover, conception and design of new instrumentation for precision agriculture and aquiculture contributing in food production is also highlighted in this book.
A Kaizen Approach to Food Safety: Quality Management in the Value Chain from Wheat to Bread (Contributions to Management Science)
by Victoria HillThis book provides a Management Science approach to quality management in food production. Aspects of food quality, product conformance and reliability/food safety are examined, starting with wheat and ending with its value chain transformation into bread. Protein qualities that influence glycemic index levels in bread are used to compare the value chains of France and the US. With Kaizen models the book shows how changes in these characteristics are the result of management decisions made by the wheat growers in response to government policy and industry strategy. Lately, it provides step-by-step instructions on how to apply kaizen methodology and Deming's work on quality improvement to make the HACCPs (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) in food safety systems more robust.
Salsa: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem
by Elisa Amado Jorge Argueta Duncan TonatiuhIn my house there is a stone bowl. It's black as the night and stands on three little feet.
The Crab Cookbook
by Whitey SchmidtFrom the author of the best-selling The Official Crab Eater’s Guide and A Guide to Chesapeake Seafood Dining/ Bayside Views to Dine By, comes The Crab Cookbook, a wonderful collection of hundreds of delicious and elegant ways to prepare crab. There are recipes for every variety of crab you may want to serve, from the popular blue crab, stone crab claws, Dungeness crab, to Alaskan king crab legs. The impressive array of memorable meals features entrees from formal grilled dinners to casual summer fare. Specialty dishes include: Crunchy crab nuggets; New Orleans crab; spread; Baltimore crab soup; G.W.’s she crab soup; Crab meat and cantaloupe salad; Chesapeake Bay crab salad; Maryland crab cakes; Oyster House Road crab cakes; Deale deviled crab; Northern Neck stuffed crab; Soft shell crabs with tarragon sauce; Spicy stuffed soft shell crab; Miles River crab imperial; Choptank crab fritters; Sizzling Dungeness crab legs.
Bacterial Diversity in Sustainable Agriculture (Sustainable Development and Biodiversity #1)
by Dinesh K. MaheshwariThe earth's biodiversity is a degree of ecosystem health which is vital to ecology and environmental sustainability. The microbial world is the largest unexplored reservoir. The agro-ecosystem enriched with rhizosphere implicit abundant and species-rich component of microbial diversity. Its global exploration designs a worldwide framework for agricultural sustainability adjoining benefits in its conservation. Agricultural sustainability requires a major share from ecosystem management which is better paid by microbial diversity and conservation. Diversity of bacteria influences plant productivity providing nutrient convenience from soil instead altering per se community and diversity in the rhizosphere where they may influence mechanistic competent and antagonistic micro-flora. The potential species among the diversity are therefore, essential subjective to their maintenance for use around the globe. Microbial population in agro-ecosystem is influenced by stresses, reduce functionality as a component. It is therefore, important to explore secrets of planned strategy so as to unravel the microbial diversity and conservation in agricultural development. Microorganisms are minute, pervasive in nature and alleged as disease host instead tiny recognize as employee of agro-ecosystem, indulge in agricultural development and potential contributor in world of ecological and economical wealth creation. This step pertinently would help to launch scientific motivation needed to support the refrain of microbial diversity and conservation.
Chemistry and Technology of Yoghurt Fermentation (SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science)
by Ettore BaglioThis Brief reviews the chemistry behind the production of yoghurt through acidification of milk. It quantifies the changes in physical and chemical properties of yoghurt during fermentation with microbial organisms (such as Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus). It has been found that this symbiosis has an optimal development at a temperature of ca. 45°C with the transformation of lactose into lactic acid and small amounts of acetaldehyde, diacetyl and volatile acids. This Brief explains the chemical and physical results of the fermentation process, such as precipitation of proteins and the acid coagulation of milk with a clot formation in the final semi-solid mass. The Brief sheds light on the accomplishments of the fermenting organisms: they are responsible for the biochemical reactions of carbohydrate metabolism, proteolysis, lipolysis and flavour production in the process of yoghurt production. It also briefly reviews formulations and food additives used in the modern yoghurt producing industry.
What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women and the Food That Tells Their Stories
by Laura Shapiro"A collection of deft portraits in which food supplies an added facet to the whole.”—Slate“Mouthwatering.”—Eater.com A beloved culinary historian’s short takes on six famous women through the lens of food and cooking—what they ate and how their attitudes toward food offer surprising new insights into their lives.Everyone eats, and food touches on every aspect of our lives—social and cultural, personal and political. Yet most biographers pay little attention to people’s attitudes toward food, as if the great and notable never bothered to think about what was on the plate in front of them. Once we ask how somebody relates to food, we find a whole world of different and provocative ways to understand her. Food stories can be as intimate and revealing as stories of love, work, or coming-of-age. Each of the six women in this entertaining group portrait was famous in her time, and most are still famous in ours; but until now, nobody has told their lives from the point of view of the kitchen and the table. It’s a lively and unpredictable array of women; what they have in common with one another (and us) is a powerful relationship with food. They include Dorothy Wordsworth, whose food story transforms our picture of the life she shared with her famous poet brother; Rosa Lewis, the Edwardian-era Cockney caterer who cooked her way up the social ladder; Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady and rigorous protector of the worst cook in White House history; Eva Braun, Hitler’s mistress, who challenges our warm associations of food, family, and table; Barbara Pym, whose witty books upend a host of stereotypes about postwar British cuisine; and Helen Gurley Brown, the editor of Cosmopolitan, whose commitment to “having it all” meant having almost nothing on the plate except a supersized portion of diet gelatin.
Balsamic Vinegars: Tradition, Technology, Trade
by Paolo Giudici Federico Lemmetti Stefano MazzaThis book offers a clear description of all the balsamic vinegars and/or similar products produced in the world, their differences in composition, quality and use. This encompasses all the steps for the production of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar: grape composition, crushing, concentration of the must, alcoholic and acetic fermentation, ageing, sensorial properties and quality of the final product. This book covers extensively all the balsamic vinegars, especially the industrial ones that have a really large market and diffusion.
Biochemistry of Beer Fermentation (SpringerBriefs in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
by Eduardo Pires Tomáš BrányikBeer is the most popular alcoholic beverage in the world. Yet, behind each glass of beer there is an enormous amount of work invested. If the first image that comes to your mind is the lifting of heavy bags of malt or carrying kegs, guess again! Most of the work involved in brewing is carried out by "microworkers" - yeast and their enzymes! These special helpers are responsible for catalyzing the vast majority of the biochemical reactions occurring in all steps that gradually transform the sugary wort into beer. This book not only provides readers with an overview of the whole biochemical process involved in beer fermentation, but also reviews the latest findings in this delightful field, making it essential reading for both scientists and brewing enthusiasts
Ceramic Materials from Coffee Bagasse Ash Waste (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)
by Wilson Acchar Eduardo J. V. DultraThis book proposes the use of coffee bagasse ash (CBA) waste as raw material to be used in ceramic formulations. The approach presented here is a solution to a current ambiental problem as CBA waste is discharged in high amounts in agriculture. The authors analyze the potencial of CBA as a material to substitute feldspar in tile production.
Biomarkers of Cardiometabolic Risk, Inflammation and Disease
by Filipe Palavra Flávio Reis Daniela Marado Armando SenaThis book discusses recent advances in the area of cardiometabolic risk biomarkers of chronic inflammatory and cardiovascular disorders. Tackling the topic in a systematic manner, the book starts with an introduction to cardiometabolic risk and its clinical relevance, comparing emergent and classical biomarkers. It then goes on to discuss cardiometabolic risk biomarkers in a range of diseases, including diabetes, ischemic stroke and neurodegenerative disorders. Biomarkers of Cardiometabolic Risk, Inflammation and Disease is aimed at doctors specializing in internal medicine, neurology, cardiology, rheumatology, nephrology or endocrinology and will also be of interest to GPs, trainee doctors and clinical and basic researchers working on cardiovascular and autoimmune disorders.
1 Big Salad: A Delicious Counting Book
by Juana Medina<p>Juana Medina's ingenious illustrations nearly pop off the page in her new counting book, ONE BIG SALAD. One avocado deer saunters across the spread, two radish mice scurry by, until finally ten clementine kitties prance onto the scene - all of the ingredients in one big salad! <p>Medina's previous book with Viking, SMICK!, introduced her to the children's book world, and now she's bringing her fresh and innovative take on the concept book form.</p>
La cocina fácil de Lorraine Pascale
by Lorraine Pascale100 recetas fabulosas y fáciles de preparar de la mano de Lorraine Pascale. La cocina fácil de Lorraine Pascale es el libro que sus muchos fans estaban esperando. Con un estilo elegante y desenfadado, nos presenta platos divertidos y asequibles para cada ocasión, lejos de la complicación y de la elaboración excesiva. Así, nos ofrece una receta clásica de la vieja escuela con un toque personal, como su paella «a mi manera». O, para un rápido tentempié, su receta de pasta cremosa con panceta, champiñones y parmesano o una de sus muchas delicias vegetarianas como las barritas de cereales top fashion, el pan de maíz con cebolleta y chile rojo o el risotto de setas, castañas y guisantes con aceite de trufa. La noche del viernes con amigos podría estar aderezada con los jarretes de cordero braseados al rioja con chorizo y ajo o con el pollo al estilo Kiev, que se pueden preparar de antemano y hornearse mientras llegan los demás. Y, por supuesto, no hay que olvidar el impecable gusto de Lorraine por las recetas de postres tradicionales, como su sorprendente tarta de chocolate sin harina, sus muffins de frambuesa con azúcar moreno o su tarta grafiti. Con fotografías de casi todas las recetas, consejos y trucos que facilitan la preparación y el mejor resultado, cada página rebosa inspiración culinaria. Los fans de Canal Cocina recomiendan a Lorraine Pascale:«¡Me encanta! Lo hace tan fácil que parece sencillo.» «Sus recetas son estupendas y fáciles de hacer.» «¡Me he vuelto adicta a su programa! Sus recetas son riquísimas y hace que todo parezca sencillo.»
Recién horneado por Lorraine Pascale: 100 recetas dulces y saladas
by Lorraine PascaleMi libro contiene cien de mis recetas favoritas e incluye tanto elaboraciones dulces como saladas que te servirán para cada día de la semana.Así que, despliega el delantal, apaga el teléfono, cierra firmemente la puerta de la cocina y sube el volumen de la música... ¡Porque ahora lo único que importa es hornear!
Critical Dietary Factors in Cancer Chemoprevention
by Aamir Ahmad Mohammad Fahad UllahThis book focuses on the prophylactic potential of diet-derived factors in primary prevention of cancer. It is written by a group of highly reputed experts in the area of dietary agents and cancer chemoprevention. The translational potential of dietary factors from epidemiological, laboratory and clinical studies as prevention strategy in normal and risk populations is highlighted. The work presents options of routine inclusion of specific dietary regimens for prevention as well as therapeutic strategy for better management through adjuvant interventions in cancer treatment.
La pirámide de la salud
by Kris VerburghComer correctamente retrasa el envejecimiento, evita ciertas enfermedades y mejora otrasLos últimos descubrimientos científicos sobre longevidad y nutrición evidencian que la alimentación es vital para nuestro bienestar y tiene un peso enorme en el proceso de envejecimiento de nuestro cuerpo y nuestra mente.¿Sabías qué?¿La mayoría de dietas no son saludables?¿Muchas grasas son buenas para el corazón?¿Casi ningún antioxidante retrasa el envejecimiento?¿El té blanco reduce la aparición de arrugas y, al mismo tiempo, es muy beneficioso para los vasos sanguíneos?¿Que los estudios demuestran que las personas que comen nueces todos los días ven reducida la posibilidad de padecer un ataque al corazón en un 45 por ciento?El Dr. Verburg nos muestra una nueva pirámide alimenticia que tiene, además, una contrapirámide: un «reloj de arena» que nos permite identificar rápidamente los alimentos saludables y los que debemosevitar en nuestra dieta proponiéndonos alternativas.Con una correcta alimentación no solo podemos prevenir ciertas enfermedades, sino que también podemos mejorar sustancialmente otras y retrasar considerablemente nuestro proceso de envejecimiento.La pirámide de la salud es un bestseller internacional publicado con enorme éxito en Inglaterra, Italia, Alemania, Dinamarca, Países Bajos y Polonia.
Beverage Impacts on Health and Nutrition: Second Edition (Nutrition and Health)
by Norman J. Temple Ted WilsonThis comprehensive and authoritative second edition offers food scientists, nutritionists, public health specialists, and those involved in the research and development of new beverages an exhaustive survey of how common beverages impact our health and nutrition, as well as a basis for research designed to produce healthier beverages. Every year brings an improvement in our understanding of how the many types and aspects of what we drink (beverages) impact our health and a desire to understand the current state of affairs for beverage technology. There is still no new single book that provides objective reviews on the wide range of global health issues associated with alcoholic ad non-alcoholic beverages. Beverage Impacts on Nutrition and Health, Second Edition is the single best source of reviews that describe beverage history; coffee, tea, alcohol, wine, cranberry and citrus juice, tea, coffee, dairy milk, soy milks and breast milk. Furthermore the book contains up-to-date reviews that describe beverage effects on satiety and energy balance, recommendations for persons with diabetes and metabolic syndrome, nutritional supplementation for the elderly, performance enhancement by athletes, energy drinks, and bottled water qualities. The final chapters summarize soft drink marketing issues, health effects of sugar and high fructose corn syrup, beverage ingredient functions, beverage labeling regulation and the importance of trends in beverage development. These updated chapters are objectively written to emphasize peer-reviewed references and minimize the anecdotal references often seen in the current literature describing beverages and their impact on our health and nutrition. All chapters are authored by recognized authorities from industry, the health-care system, and universities. This book contains 24 concise and user-friendly chapters intended to enable readers to grasp the message quickly and easily.
Aware Food Choices: Bridging the Gap Between Consumer Knowledge About Nutritional Requirements and Nutritional Information (SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition)
by Angela Tarabella Barbara BurchiThis Brief provides a snapshot of the continuing debate in the food industry on how to bridge the gap between consumer knowledge of nutrition principles and the nutrition information system currently in place for labelling. Aware Food Choices: Bridging the Gap Between Consumer Knowledge About Nutrition and Nutritional Information examines the available literature on consumer understanding of nutritional information and comments on the current poor knowledge shown by consumers about nutrition principles. Another focus of this Brief is on the evolution of nutritional information in food labelling andcurrent regulations on nutritional claims and product facts. In reviewing attempts to improve the nutrition information system, this work points out that consumers must first understand the data provided in order to utilize the system to make healthy food choices. Therefore, any campaigns aimed at improving the information system must concentrate on consumer data understanding of nutrition principles and components as opposed to a sole focus on labelling upgrades.
Coaching nutricional: Haz que tu dieta funcione
by Yolanda Fleta Jaime GiménezUn libro que no solo nos enseña qué comer, sino también a adoptar una actitud positiva que nos permita mantener nuestra motivación El coaching ha entrado en la esfera de la nutrición El éxito de la mayoría de los tratamientos que implican modificar la conducta alimentaria depende, en gran medida, de nuestra capacidad de llevar estos cambios a la práctica. Conseguirlo no es tarea fácil y es posible que en muchas ocasiones no estemos preparados para ello. Nuestro principal enemigo: la falta de adherencia al plan nutricional. El coaching nutricional nos ofrece un nuevo enfoque que nos enseña a superar este desafío. Esta innovadora disciplina se centra en la persona y la convierte en la protagonista del proceso, fomentando la autogestión y enseñando a adoptar una actitud positiva. Asimismo, postula la importancia de la consciencia de uno mismo, la responsabilidad, la confianzay la motivación. Estas son las reglas del juego que nos ayudarán a definir nuestros objetivos, mejorar nuestros hábitos, superar nuestra propia resistencia al cambio, hacer una valoración de nuestros puntos fuertes y débiles, a controlar los excesos y, en definitiva, a replantear nuestro estilo de vida de una manera permanente.
Chemistry of the Mediterranean Diet
by Salvatore Parisi Amélia Martins Delgado Maria Daniel Vaz AlmeidaHave you ever wondered what makes the Mediterranean diet so healthy? Do you enjoy olives, tomatoes, Chouriço and Mozzarella, basil, rosemary and oregano, grapes, figs, and dates; and would you like to learn more about the substances they contain? Then this book is for you! The Mediterranean diet, designated as an 'Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity', has a reputation of being particularly beneficial to your health and for reducing the risk of diseases like cardiovascular disorders. Read this book to find out which chemical compounds contribute to these health benefits. Typical ingredients of the Mediterranean diet include olive oils, fresh and dried vegetables and fruits, cereals, moderate amounts of fish, dairy and meat, and various condiments and spices, typically accompanied by wine and infusions. The book will introduce you to the most typical ingredients, providing information about their use in Mediterranean cuisine and explaining more about the healthy substances they contain - from their chemistry to their occurrence in the foods and the resulting intake. Summarizing important facts and data from available scientific literature, this book even gives recommendations for guidelines to a healthy diet - guidelines that are becoming more and more important. In recent years, it has been observed that nutritional habits in the geographical area have started to deviate further and further away from the typical Mediterranean nutritional pattern, representing an alarming trend that this book also critically addresses, since the WHO has reported increases in obesity and malnutrition in the Mediterranean area. Illustrations of important chemical compound structures, as well as appetizing photos of select ingredients for Mediterranean dishes, accompany the text.
¡Delizia!: La historia épica de la comida italiana
by John DickieEn jugosas porciones en forma de historias urbanas, Dickie nos muestra cómo fue configurándose la historia de la pasta, la pizza, el risotto, el salami, el pesto y demás platos que Italia ha enseñado al mundo a disfrutar. Todo el mundo adora la comida italiana -la pasta, el aceite, las salsas y el risotto-, pero ¿cómo ha llegado a convertirse en la cocina más popular del mundo? En las últimas décadas, la industria publicitaria ha contribuido a situar sus orígenes entre los viñedos y los olivos de la Toscana, pero esta encantadora historia poco tiene que ver con la realidad. La cocina italiana es una cocina urbana que nace en las hermosas ciudades de Italia, en los centros de civilización donde confluyen dinero, talento, ingredientes y poder: desde los bulliciosos mercados medievales de Milán hasta los salones renacentistas de Ferrara, de los puestos callejeros napolitanos del siglo XIX, a las ruidosas trattorias de la Roma de posguerra. A partir de un exhaustivo trabajo de investigación, John Dickie elabora una narración formidable en la que nos muestra mapas antiguos que revelan cuál es el verdadero origen de la pasta, detalla los menús pantagruélicos, de más de cien platos, que se servían en los banquetes nupciales del Renacimiento, comparte recetas medievales y muchas otras curiosidades que nos acercan a la cultura gastronómica más extendida del Mediterráneo y nos desvelan la historia de Italia a través de los sabores de sus ciudades. «Si somos lo que comemos, ¿quién no querría ser italiano?»The Times
El dilema del omnívoro: En busca de la alimentación perfecta
by Michael PollanEn este revolucionario libro, Michael Pollan, uno de los escritores más brillantes, originales y elocuentes de Estados Unidos, aborda la aparentemente sencilla pregunta de qué deberíamos comer, ofreciéndonos unas respuestas que tienen profundas implicaciones políticas, económicas, psicológicas e incluso morales para todos nosotros. ¿Qué cenaremos hoy? Nos hemos confrontado a esta pregunta desde que el hombre descubrió el fuego, pero para Michael Pollan la manera en que la abordamos hoy en día podría llegar a determinar nuestra supervivencia en cuanto a especie. El hecho de que seamos omnívoros y podamos ingerir todo tipo de alimentos hace que nuestro acto de decidir qué queremos comer se vuelva un dilema, sobre todo ante la abundancia de productos que nos ofrece el desconcertante y traicionero mercado alimenticio. Cuando escogemos nuestro tipo de alimentación, no solamente entra en juego la salud propia o la de nuestros hijos, sino la de todo el medioambiente. Escrito de manera excelente y profusamente argumentado, El dilema del omnívoro promete cambiar nuestra percepción sobre las políticas alimenticias y el placer de la comida.
An Anthropological Study of Hospitality: The Innkeeper and the Guest
by Amitai TouvalThis volume explores recent developments in the practice of hospitality, as well as the curious, precarious relationship between guests and their hosts. Drawing from personal interactions with an aging innkeeper called Herr Klaus and modern Airbnb hostess Gretchen, Amitai Touval offers a touching and illuminating account of how the rise of Airbnb has forged new standards of generosity, hostility, and accountability. An Anthropological Study of Hospitality is a must-read for anyone who has wondered about the intricate social cues involved in such a seemingly simple exchange.
Craft Beverages and Tourism, Volume 1: The Rise of Breweries and Distilleries in the United States
by Carol Kline Susan L. Slocum Christina T. CavaliereThis two-volume set examines the strong connection between craft beverages and tourism, presenting cutting-edge research in partnership with breweries, distilleries, and cideries. While wine, food, and culinary tourism have traditionally dominated destination markets, interest in craft beverages has gained momentum across the US and overseas with local markets quickly recognizing the growing craft beverage movement. Through the eyes of tourism scholars, brewers, and travelers, these two volumes explore the landscape of craft beer opportunities in non-traditional settings, and recognize the potential for future economic, socio-cultural, and environmental sustainability. Craft Beverages and Tourism, Volume 1: The Rise of Breweries and Distilleries in the United States is an inclusive and overarching examination of the US craft beverage phenomenon within a larger context of international beverage tourism. It outlines the current practice and research scope of craft beer, cider, and spirits as well as the sustainable development of destinations revolving around craft beverage. Through literature reviews, case studies, and general exploration, this volume advances marketing, hospitality, and leisure studies research for academics, industry experts, and emerging entrepreneurs.
The Have A Good Day Cafe
by Ginger Park Frances ParkAfter leaving Korea to live with her son's family in the United States, Mike's grandmother suggests a plan to help with their food cart business.