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Books in Agricultural and biological sciences

The Agricultural and Biological Sciences collection advances science-based knowledge for the improvement of animal and plant life and for secure food systems that produce nutritious, novel, sustainable foods with minimal environmental impact. Food Science titles include not only those products from agriculture but all other aspects from food production to nutrition, health and safety, chemistry to security, policy, law and regulation. Biological Sciences address animal behaviour and biodiversity, organismal and evolutionary biology, entomology, marine biology and aquaculture, plant science and forestry.

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    • Energy Drinks

      • 1st Edition
      • March 17, 2025
      • John Higgins + 1 more
      • English
      After reports of adverse events associated with energy drink consumption, including trouble sleeping, anxiety, cardiovascular events, seizures, and even death, concerns have been raised about their safety and efficacy. Energy Drinks: Composition, Consumption, and Cautions will focus on these popular beverages, their composition, ingredients, consumption patterns, performance-enhancin... effects, and their potential negative side effects and health risks. This book will go on to make recommendations that call for education, regulatory actions, changes in marketing, and additional research.The research about energy drink safety and efficacy is often contradictory, and much of the available literature is industry sponsored. This book will offer a single, unbiased, up-to-date resource for researchers, healthcare providers, and industry regulators to understand the full scope of energy drinks and their associated health risks.

    • Advances in Agronomy

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 191
      • April 22, 2025
      • English
      Advances in Agronomy, Volume 191, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field, with this volume presenting chapters on Climate-smart water technologies and strategies for a resilient forage production system, Principles and Application of Nitrogen Management in Precision Agriculture: A Review, No-Till System: a genuine Brazilian technology that meets current global demands, Nutrient management in crop production and dynamics of soil organic carbon in the Indo-Gangetic plains of South Asia, A Global Review of the Impacts of Saltwater Intrusion on Soils and Ecosystems, and more.Other chapters cover Optimizing nitrogen use efficiency in European livestock systems: From feed to plant growth, and Impact of Soil Erosion on Soil Organic Carbon Loss and Its Implications for Carbon Neutrality

    • Plant-Based Milk Alternatives and Human Health

      • 1st Edition
      • June 13, 2025
      • Hassan Vatanparast
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Plant-Based Milk Alternatives and Human Health: Current Trends, Nutrition, and Public Health Implications covers plant-based milk alternatives and their impact on human health and nutrition. The book includes information on global national dietary recommendations, consumption trends, and public health concerns, and draws economic and health comparisons between conventional dairy milk and plant-based milk alternatives. Additional topics included are the history and commercialization of plant-based milks, their role in ethical issues, their influence on social well-being, and their impact on agriculture, business, and economics. Finally, the authors present projections for the future role and impact of plant-based milk alternatives in a global setting.This reference will be of particular interest to researchers in nutrition, food and beverage science, and public health who focus on dairy milk and milk alternatives, beverage companies and product developers in the non-dairy milk space, as well as governmental organizations that provide health recommendations.

    • Artificial Intelligence in Food Science

      • 1st Edition
      • September 26, 2025
      • Tanmay Sarkar + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Artificial Intelligence in Food Science: Transforming Food and Bioprocess Development covers the AI and machine learning techniques that are reshaping the food science landscape, introducing innovative solutions to improve food processing, safety, and sustainability. This book delves into the transformative potential of these cutting-edge technologies, exploring how they optimize food production, enhance bioprocess development, and tailor products to meet specific consumer needs. By integrating AI, researchers and industry professionals can address challenges such as resource efficiency and quality assurance, paving the way for a more sustainable and technologically advanced food system.Beyond optimization, the book examines AI applications in predicting food trends, analyzing complex datasets, and developing personalized nutrition plans. It provides insights into how AI enhances food storage, packaging design, and even consumer engagement through predictive models. With detailed case studies and forward-thinking perspectives, this book serves as a comprehensive guide for harnessing AI's power to revolutionize food science and bioprocess innovations.

    • Phytoceuticals in Food for Health and Wellness

      • 1st Edition
      • September 9, 2025
      • Tanmay Sarkar + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Phytoceuticals in Food for Health and Wellness: Harnessing Plant Therapeutics emphasizes the growing interest in the potential health benefits of phytochemicals in wellness and product development by uncovering innate bioactive compounds found in plants. Highlighting the diverse classes of phytochemicals, including flavonoids, carotenoids, polyphenols, antioxidants, and alkaloids, this book explores the sources, chemical structures, and distribution in various plants and what role they play in nutrition and disease prevention. Phytoceutical and phytochemical approaches targeting immunity, obesity, cancer, respiratory, gut, cardiovascular, and eye health, and more, will be discussed. Through traditional and modern extraction methods, Phytoceuticals in Food for Health and Wellness: Harnessing Plant Therapeutics also demonstrates how plant bioactives can be used for fortifying foods for optimal nutrition, innovating in product development, and developing the use of phytochemicals in culinary and food manufacturing applications to maximize favor and extend shelf-life.

    • Advances in Food and Nutrition Research

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 116
      • September 11, 2025
      • 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.

    • Domestic and Wild Sheep

      • 1st Edition
      • September 12, 2025
      • Menghua Li + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      The Characterization of Genus Ovis: Genetics, Domestication and Behavior delves into the diverse world of wild and domesticated sheep. This book offers comprehensive information on the genetics, evolution, diversity, behavior, expansion, breeding, and domestication of sheep. It is a detailed characterization of this ecologically and commercially significant genus. Written by experts who have hosted the World Sheep Conference four times, the book is systematically structured into four sections to guide readers through the various Ovis species, their biological characteristics, genetic markers, and their significance to human populations.Furtherm... it offers new insights into the functional genetics of sheep species, their migrations and expansions in connection with human history, and guidance on successful breeding and husbandry. The book is organized for accessibility to student, academic, and professional audiences, making it an indispensable resource for anyone interested in animal evolution, diversity, behavior, and husbandry.

    • Unit Operations in Food Grain Processing

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2024
      • C.K. Sunil + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Unit Operations in Food Grain Processing covers theory and principles as well as best practices in cleaning, grading, drying, storage, milling, handling, transportation, and packaging of grains. The book begins with an overview of grain types, grain structure and composition, and engineering properties of different grains. It then moves into the aspects of processing. It reviews best practices in processing rice, wheat, pulses, oilseeds, millets, and pseudocereals. The book discusses value addition methods, products of grains, and waste and by-product utilization from grains. These discussions outline equipment and machinery needed, different methods of operations for various grains, and advances in grain processing as well as grain waste and by-product utilization.The book has 18 chapters in total. Each chapter discusses principles, design, illustrations, advances, and challenges to aid in understanding. Therefore this book is a valuable reference material for academicians, researchers, consultants, manufacturers, and practitioners in the field of food processing.

    • Food Waste Valorization

      • 1st Edition
      • August 6, 2024
      • Olalere Olusegun Abayomi + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Food Waste Valorization: Emerging Trends, Techno-economic and Environmental Considerations covers bioactive extraction, therapeutic properties and environmental concerns related to food waste conversion to value-added products, along with advanced technological breakthroughs in the field. The book also provides concepts and theories on several facets of agro-food waste valorization and its by-products, as well as opportunities and challenges. Each chapter contains viewpoints from different fields of research such as Basic Science, Agriculture, Food Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Science, and more, with each having a unique approach to food waste valorization as it relates to their field. This is an invaluable resource for research and development professionals in post-harvest processing and renewable energy industries, as well as the academicians.

    • Plant-Based Proteins

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2024
      • Fatih Ozogul + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Plant-based Proteins: Sources, Extraction, Applications, Value-chain and Sustainability provides the latest findings and most recent approaches and trends on clean label proteins. Divided into six sections, including Cereal-based proteins, Pseudocereal-based proteins, Protein from pulses, Protein from seeds and nuts, Protein from fruits and vegetables, and Plant-based proteins (value-chain and sustainability), the book extensively covers the composition, quality characteristics, and comparative analysis of plant- and animal-based proteins and their potential industrial applications.A comprehensive reference offering the state-of-the-art necessary insights on the recent and potential uses of plant proteins, this book is an excellent resource for academics and researchers in food science and engineering as well as industrial food engineers and technicians.

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