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Food Chemistry
By DAVID E. NEWTON
Pages : 225
Size : 2.35 Mb
Size : 2.35 Mb
Copyright © 2007 by David E. Newton
ISBN-13: 978-0-8160-5277-6
CONTENTE
Preface
Introduction
Preface
Introduction
1- THE HISTORY OF FOOD MODIFICATION
From Smoked Mastodon to Salt Pork
From Smoked Mastodon to Salt Pork
Food Additives: Advances and Challenges
Food Legislation in the United States
Harvey Washington Wiley (1844–1930)
Paul Karrer (1889–1971)
Advances and Issues in Food Laws and Legislation
2-FOOD ADDITIVES
Preservation
Preservation
Nicolas (François) Appert (ca. 1750–1841)
Nutritional Enhancement
Walter Norman Haworth (1883–1950)
Enhancement of Marketability
Regulation of Food Additives
Safety of Food Additives
3 SYNTHETIC FOODS
The Ultimate Synthetic Food: Soda Pop
Soda Pop and Nutrition
Caloric Sweeteners
Artifi cial Sweeteners
Ira Remsen (1846–1927)
Cyclamates and Alitame
The Monsanto Company
Artifi cial Fats
The Center for Science in the Public Interest
4 -GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS
History of Biotechnology
Recombinant DNA Research
Techniques of Gene Insertion
Genetically Modifi ed Products
Ingo Potrykus (1933– )
Controversy about GM Foods
Risks to Human Health
Environmental Effects
Regulatory Issues
5 -FOOD-BORNE ILLNESSES AND IRRADIATION
OF FOODS
Food-Borne Diseases and Their Prevention
Thomas Willis (1621–1675)
Trends in Food-Borne Illnesses in the United States
Prevention of Food-Borne Illnesses
Regulating Food Safety
Surveys of Domestic Food Safety
Issues of Imported Food Safety
One Solution: Irradiated Food?
Samuel Cate Prescott (1872–1962)
Methods of Food Irradiation
The Irradiation Controversy
Public Opinion on Irradiated Foods
6- ORGANIC AND NATURAL FOODS
Growing Interest in Natural and Organic Foods
Lady Eve Balfour (1898–1990)
Sir Albert Howard (1873–1947)
The Costs of Organic Foods
Organic Foods: The Consumer Rationale
Criticisms of Organic Foods and Farming Techniques
CONCLUSION
Glossary
Further Reading
Index
Glossary
Further Reading
Index
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