Books in Food microbiology

Advances in Food and Nutrition Research

1st Edition
Volume 118
November 1, 2025
Fidel Toldra
English

Advances in Food and Nutrition Research provides the latest advances on nanoformulations that can be used in the food industry, rapid on-site detection techniques for food safety and authenticity, the use of artificial intelligence in food science and nutrition, the latest developments in high hydrostatic pressure processing of fruit and vegetable juices, the functionality and health benefit of fish proteins hydrolysates, the utilization and sustainability of seafood resources, the use of sous-vide cooking for seafood, and the applications of omega-3 oils produced from genetically modified vegetable sources.

Next-Generation Cereal-Based Foods and Beverages: Breakthroughs in Technology, Sustainability, and Health

1st Edition
Volume 117
October 1, 2025
Cristina M. Rosell + 1 more
English

Next-Generation Cereal-Based Foods and Beverages: Breakthroughs in Technology, Sustainability, and Health provides a comprehensive exploration of cutting-edge advancements in cereal science, processing innovations, and health-focused applications. This volume brings together insights from leading experts worldwide, covering functional ingredient development, foodomics, metabolomics, and novel analytical techniques to enhance nutritional quality, safety, and sensory attributes of cereal-based foods. It delves into advancements in extrusion, fermentation, and milling technologies, emphasizing the role of non-starch carbohydrates, bioactive compounds, and plant-based protein alternatives in shaping the future of sustainable food systems. The book also addresses consumer behavior, regulatory considerations, and industry challenges, making it a valuable resource for scientists, food industry professionals, and policymakers striving to develop next-generation, health-enhancing, and environmentally sustainable cereal foods and beverages.

Fermented Foods in Health and Disease Prevention

2nd Edition
September 1, 2025
Juana Frías + 2 more
English
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Fermented Foods in Health and Disease Prevention, Second Edition examines the significance of fermented foods to public health. The book presents the latest scientific evidence, showing the health-promoting components produced upon fermentation from a diversity of food matrices. The content includes the definition and characterization of traditional and innovative fermented foods, their mechanisms of action, and the evidence for effects on health and disease in humans. Putative health effects associated with direct interactions between the ingested live microorganisms and the host (probiotic effect), or indirectly, through ingestion of microbial metabolites and products of fermentation (biogenic effect) are discussed.This book will provide the food industry with new insights on the development of value-added fermentation, while also presenting nutritionists and dieticians with a useful resource to help them develop strategies to assist in the prevention of disease or to slow its onset and severity.

Advances in Food and Nutrition Research

1st Edition
Volume 116
September 1, 2025
Fidel Toldra
English
Hardback
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Advances in Food and Nutrition Research, Volume 116 presents the most recent developments in food science, focusing on the latest advances in understanding fundamental mechanisms and control solutions for lipid oxidation in meat. It delves into the interactions of cold plasma with food ingredient functionality, examines plant-based milk's health impacts, and critically analyzes the nutritional consequences of emerging processed foods. Additionally, the book addresses the formation and reduction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in processed foods and explores innovative technologies for meat waste valorization and the detection of bacterial pathogens using biosensors and phage biocontrol.Titles of notable chapters include Lipid Oxidation in Meat: From Fundamental Mechanisms to Latest Control Solutions, Cold Plasma interactions with Food Ingredients Functionality, Current Research on Plant-Based Milk and Impact on Health, Emerging Processed Food and its Nutritional Consequences: A Critical Analysis, and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Processed Foods: Formation, Occurrence, Analysis and Reduction.

Green Microbiology

1st Edition
August 1, 2025
Adenike A. Akinsemolu + 1 more
English
Paperback
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Green Microbiology: Sustainability, Climate Change, Food, and Water provides a comprehensive overview of the principles and applications of green microbiology. The book introduces readers to various ways in which microbes can be used in sustainable development, including in areas such as climate change, food production, bioenergy, bioremediation, and water treatment. The book also discusses the social, economic, and environmental impact of green microbiology, as well as the business and future trends in this field. Edited by two experienced professionals in the field of industrial microbiology and environmental science, with a particular expertise in the intersection between food processing and food microbiology, this book is a valuable resource for students, researchers, and professionals in the field, helping to solve the problems of a lack of comprehensive resources and a lack of understanding of the role of microbes in sustainable development.

Spectroscopy and Machine Learning Tools for Food Quality and Safety

1st Edition
Volume 115
August 1, 2025
Daniel Cozzolino
English
Hardback
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Spectroscopy and Machine Learning Tools for Food Quality and Safety, Volume 115 in the Advances in Food and Nutrition Research series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters related to Spectroscopy and Machine Learning Tools. Chapters in this new release include NIR applications in livestock farming systems and derived products, Fluorescence spectroscopy in grape and wine composition and quality control, From Farm to Fork: Spectroscopy in Meat Quality and Safety Assurance, Raman and Mid infrared in food safety and composition, Spectroscopy food functionality and safety, and Handheld NIR spectroscopy for real-time on-site food quality and safety monitoring.

Yarrowia Lipolytica Yeast

1st Edition
June 1, 2025
Mohamed Koubaa + 2 more
English
Paperback
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Yarrowia Lipolytica Yeast: From Metabolic Engineering to Biotechnological Applications gathers all the information about the genetics, uses, extraction, purification, and applications of this non-conventional yeast, not just focusing on the genetics and metabolic engineering, nor on its biotechnological applications. Chapters cover the genetic modifications and techniques used to genetically modify Y. Lipolytica, fermentation conditions, various media used in biotechnological applications, and all value-added compounds that can be produced. Edited by the most renowned researchers of this yeast, this book is of great interest to industries t working on biofuel production or searching for environmentally-friendly, natural alternatives for their chemically produced value-added compounds.

Cheese

5th Edition
April 25, 2025
Paul L.H. McSweeney + 3 more
English
Hardback
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Cheese: Chemistry, Physics and Microbiology, Fifth Edition provides a comprehensive overview of the chemical, biochemical, microbiological, and physico-chemical aspects of cheese, taking the reader from the rennet and acid coagulation of milk to the role of cheese and related foods in addressing public health issues. This updated revision, the most comprehensive work on the science of cheese, addresses the basic definition of cheese, along with the diverse factors that affect its quality. Understanding these fermented milk-based food products is vital to a global audience.Divided in two volumes, this book contains by far the most comprehensive coverage of the scientific aspects of this important dairy product, covering all aspects of cheese manufacture and ripening from the standpoint of basic science (vol 1). In addition, coverage is included of all major families of cheese (vol 2).

Advances in Food and Nutrition Research

1st Edition
Volume 114
March 28, 2025
Fidel Toldra
English
Hardback
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Advances in Food and Nutrition Research, Volume 114, the latest release in this ongoing series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on the Nutraceutical potential of Mediterranean agri-food wastes and wild plants: green extraction and bioactive characterization, Yeast extract as a more sustainable food ingredient: Insights into flavor and bioactivity, Physical and chemical food safety hazards and associated health risks in seafood: a Mediterranean Perspective (Part I), Biochemical and microbial food safety hazards in seafood: A Mediterranean Perspective (Part II), Assessing food digestion in the elderly using in vitro gastrointestinal models, and much more.Additional chapters focus on Recent Advances in Non-Invasive Techniques for Assessing Food Quality: Applications and Innovations, Recent advances in carbohydrate phase behavior and rheology. Implications for processing and product formulation, and Recent advances in chemistry, biochemistry, and nutrition of dates palm fruit (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cultivars.

Foodborne and Microorganisms

1st Edition
Volume 113
March 3, 2025
Anderson de Souza Sant'Ana
English
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Foodborne and Microorganisms: Spoilage and Pathogens and their Control, Volume 110 in the Advances in Food and Nutrition Research series, updates on the latest developments in this evolving science. Chapters in this new release include Understanding the potential of fresh produce as vehicles of Salmonella enterica, Modeling and Optimization of Non-thermal Technologies for Animal-origin Food Decontamination, Space food production on safety and quality: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan and quality control methods, Inactivation of foodborne pathogens by nonthermal Technologies, Foodborne sporeforming bacteria: challenges and opportunities for their control through food production chain, and more.Additional sections focus on Spoilage microorganisms in the dairy industry, Foodborne pathogens in the pork production chain, Food spoilage fungi: main sources and controlling strategies, Advanced data analytics and ‘omics’ techniques to control enteric foodborne pathogens, and Prevention of foodborne virus and pathogens in fresh produce and root vegetables.

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Books in Food microbiology

Advances in Food and Nutrition Research

Next-Generation Cereal-Based Foods and Beverages: Breakthroughs in Technology, Sustainability, and Health

Fermented Foods in Health and Disease Prevention

Advances in Food and Nutrition Research

Green Microbiology

Spectroscopy and Machine Learning Tools for Food Quality and Safety

Yarrowia Lipolytica Yeast

Cheese

Advances in Food and Nutrition Research

Foodborne and Microorganisms