{"product_id":"9780412064210","title":"Food Engineering Series","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFood Engineering Series\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eVega-Mercado, Humberto\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompletely up-to-date and organized for easy use this  one-of-a-kind reference integrates basic concepts with hand-on  techniques for food dehydration from an engineering point of view. It  discusses a wide range of scientific and technical information, from  the physical chemical and microbiological changes in food dehydration  to its packaging aspects. \u003cbr\u003e  The first section of the book provides a thorough review of topics  such as water-air mixtures, characteristics of dehydrated food, glass  transition temperature, enzymatic and nonenzymatic reactions,  destruction of nutrients and aromas, and descriptions of drying  processes based on different theoretical approaches. \u003cbr\u003e  The second half of the text focuses on the specific methods used in  the dehydration process, including the mass and energy balances, with  illustrations on each of the drying alternatives. The drying  operations described are: cabinet, spray, drum drying, freeze  dehydration, vacuum, sun, microwave, fluidized bed, osmotic  dehydration, and extrusion cooking. \u003cbr\u003e  The book concludes with a section designed to help the reader  determine the appropriate method of packaging materials for dehydrated  foods. Bringing together essential information on fundamental and  applied engineering aspects of food dehydration, this book will prove  to be an invaluable resource to all food technologists, chemical  engineers working in the food industry and professionals in the drying  business. Senior and graduate students in food processing and food  science careers will also value this reference guide as an essential  part of their studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1996-06-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780412064210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4757-2456-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 330\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265562398860,"sku":"9780412064210","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780412064210.jpg?v=1770784024","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780412064210","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}