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Alternative and Replacement Foods
- 1st Edition, Volume 17 - March 9, 2018
- Editors: Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu, Alina Maria Holban
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 1 4 4 6 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 1 4 9 8 - 8
Alternative and Replacement Foods, Volume 17, a volume in the Handbook of Food Bioengineering series, presents the most up-to-date research on synthetic and replacement food… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAlternative and Replacement Foods, Volume 17, a volume in the Handbook of Food Bioengineering series, presents the most up-to-date research on synthetic and replacement food components for scientists and researchers. The book helps them understand the significant impact of these foods on the length and quality of life of consumers. It presents a solid resource that brings together multidisciplinary research and its relationship to various disciplines. Readers will find a broad range of potential outcomes discussed, such as food safety, human and animal health benefits, and the development of new and novel foods through the bio-fortification of nutrients in foods.
- Discusses how specialty food products improve diet and heath
- Summarizes advances in dietary supplements, probiotics and nutraceuticals
- Includes research advances on snacks, vegan diets, gluten-free foods and more
- Provides identification and research studies on anti-obesity foods
- Presents information on alternative protein sources
Food scientists and researchers in the dietetics area, individuals dealing with food policy, and undergrad and postgrad students in food engineering, biotechnology, emerging technologies, safety issues and quality control
- No. of pages: 494
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 17
- Published: March 9, 2018
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128114469
- eBook ISBN: 9780128114988
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Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu
Dr. Grumezescu is Assistant Professor at the Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, in the Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, with a second affiliation to the Faculty of Medical Engineering, at the Politehnica University of Bucharest in Romania. He is an experienced and oft-published researcher and editor in the field of nano and biomaterials, and he is the Editor-in-Chief of three journals: Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, Letters and Applied NanoBioScience, and Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Bulletin. He also serves as editor or guest editor for several notable journals. Dr. Grumezescu has published 150 peer-reviewed papers, 20 book chapters, 6 co-authored books and 11 edited books.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science and Faculty of Medical Engineering, Politehnica University of Bucharest, RomaniaAH
Alina Maria Holban
Alina-Maria Holban is a lecturer in Microbiology and Immunology, at the Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest; and associate researcher at the University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania. Her primary area of research is the development of bionanomaterials with antimicrobial applications. Dr. Holban has published 75 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 42 conference/symposia proceedings, and has edited more than 21 edited books.
Affiliations and expertise
Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, RomaniaRead Alternative and Replacement Foods on ScienceDirect