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Food By Tom P. Coultate

Food by Tom P. Coultate


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This new edition of the classic text has been extensively rewritten to bring it right up to date and enzymes has been introduced as a new topic. Its accessible style makes it invaluable to students and teachers of food science and nutrition.

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Food: The Chemistry of its Components by Tom P. Coultate

First published in 1984, and now in its 6th edition, this book has become the classic text on food chemistry around the world. The bulk components - carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals and water, and the trace components - colours, flavours, vitamins and preservatives, as well as food-borne toxins, allergens, pesticide residues and other undesirables all receive detailed consideration. Besides being extensively rewritten and updated a new chapter on enzymes has been included. At every stage attention is drawn to the links between the chemical components of food and their health and nutritional significance. Features include:Special Topics section at the end of each chapter for specialist readers and advanced students; an exhaustive index and the structural formulae of over 500 food components; comprehensive listings of recent, relevant review articles and recommended books for further reading; frequent references to wider issues eg the evolutionary significance of lactose intolerance, fava bean consumption in relation to malaria and the legislative status of food additives around the world. Food: The Chemistry of its Components will be of particular interest to students and teachers of food science, nutrition and applied chemistry in universities, colleges and schools. Its accessible style ensures that it will be invaluable to anyone with an interest in food issues.

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Very useful for those teaching in Food Chemistry courses and, as H. Blumental says, also for chefs and anyone interested in foods. -- R. Zamora * Grasas y Aceites Vol 68, No 4 (2017) *
The Royal Society of Chemistry publishes a new edition of this book, which has become a classic book on Food Chemistry courses since its appearance in 1984. The book maintains the original structure and has the coherence of the texts written by only one author. Prof. Coultate shows once else his accumulated experience in teaching Food Chemistry. This new edition includes a new chapter dedicated to enzymes as well as the updating of all chapters. In general, all chapters contain new information that is mostly related to novel aspects of the subject, such as health effects that are nowadays the objective of numerous investigations. Each chapter contains numerous figures and schemes to facilitate the reading. In addition, they conclude with a section entitled Special topics where some topics related to the subject of the chapter are discussed in-depth. Furthermore, the final section of each chapter, entitled Further Reading (FR), includes a list of books or reviews of recommended reading for those wanting to know more about the discussed subject. The famous chef Heston Blumenthal has written the book foreword. He points out the importance of the Chemistry in the present cuisine, in which many new recipes are created based on the properties of some food components. The book includes the following chapters: Introduction (6 pages, 3 FR); Sugars (48 pages, 14 FR); Polysaccharides (52 pages, 25 FR); Lipids (65 pages, 22 FR); Proteins (59 pages, 21 FR); Colours (69 pages, 28 FR); Flavors (56 pages, 23 FR); Vitamins (52 pages, 116 FR); Preservatives (26 pages, 10 FR); Undesirables (62 pages, 26 FR); Minerals (21 pages, 11 FR); Enzymes (26 pages, 7 FR); and Water (22 pages, 10 FR). The book also includes two appendices: Nutritional requirements and dietary sources (5 pages, 9 FR) and Food additive regulations (2 pages). This last appendix collects web pages addresses of different agencies related to food safety regulations, including agencies in EU, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Japan, Asia, South America, and Republic of South Africa. In summary, an updated version of this popular textbook. It will be very useful for those teaching in Food Chemistry courses and, as H. Blumental says, also for chefs and anyone interested in foods. -- R. Zamora * Grasas y Aceites Vol 68, No 4 (2017) *

About Tom P. Coultate

Dr Tom Coultate was Principal Lecturer in Food Biochemistry at the School of Applied Science at South Bank University, London, until his retirement in 2000. He first joined the School of Applied Science at South Bank University in 1972, after obtaining his PhD for studies on the biochemistry and physiology of a thermophilic bacterium from Leicester University. Since leaving school he had been first a lab. technician and then research assistant at Unilever's research laboratories in Bedfordshire (Colworth House) at the same time studying part-time to acquire an ONC, HNC and MIBiol. Having obtained his PhD, Tom embarked on a long and successful professional career fuelled by his fascination for food and the satisfactions of teaching! His particular interest was, and still is, the relationship between the essentially chemical nature of all foods and their distinctive, unique journey from field to plate and beyond. Tom is frequently invited to address local audiences and branch meetings of learned societies such as the RSC and SCI on food topics, and been an occasional television and radio interviewee. Previous editions of this book have been translated into Chinese, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish have been used by universities, food scientists and chemists worldwide. Although Tom retired from full-time teaching in 2000 he still maintains his links with professional colleagues including new friends at the nearby Open University campus at Milton Keynes. He continues to contribute articles for technical and trade magazines on food topics.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Sugars; Polysaccharides; Lipids; Proteins; Colours; Flavours; Vitamins; Preservatives; Undesirables; Minerals; Enzymes; Water; Appendix I and II; Subject Index

Additional information

GOR009852788
9781849738804
1849738807
Food: The Chemistry of its Components by Tom P. Coultate
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Royal Society of Chemistry
20151009
620
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