The technology of food preservation /
Norman W. Desrosier
- Third Edition
- Connecticut : AVI Pub. Co., c1970
- xi, 475 pages ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Chapter 1. Introduction to food technology -- 2. Acceptable food to eat -- 3. The refrigerated storage of perishable commodites -- 4. Principles of food freezing -- 5. Principles of food preservation by drying -- 6. Principles of food preservation by canning -- 7. Principles of food preservation by fermentation and pickling -- 8. Preservation of food as sugar concentrates -- 9. Preservation of foods with chemical additives -- 10. Preservation of foods with ionizing radiations -- 11. Preservation of semi-moist foods -- 12. Principles and preservation of bakery products -- 13. Storage stability of preserved foods -- 14. New food product development.
The purpose of this text is to present the elements of the technology of food preservation.