Taints and off-flavours in food

Taints and off-flavours are a major problem for the food industry. Part 1 of this important collection reviews the major causes of taints and off-flavours, from oxidative rancidity and microbiologically-derived off-flavours, to packaging materials as a source of taints. Part 2 of the book discusses...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Baigrie, Brian
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, England : Boca Raton : Woodhead Pub. ; CRC Press, 2003.
SeriesWoodhead Publishing in food science and technology.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN1855736977
9781855736979
1855734494
9781855734494
9786610372850
6610372853
0849317444
9780849317446
0203501675
1280372850
9781280372858
Physical Description1 online resource (ix, 203 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / B. Baigrie
  • Sensory analytical methods in detecting taints and off-flavours in food / D. Kilcast
  • Instrumental methods in detecting taints and off-flavours / W.J. Reid
  • Packaging materials as a source of taints / T. Lord
  • Microbiologically derived off-flavours / F.B. Whitfield
  • Oxidative rancidity as a source of off-flavours / R.J. Hamilton
  • The Maillard reaction as a source of off-flavours / A. Arnoldi
  • Off-flavours due to interactions between food components / E. Spinnler
  • Taints from cleaning and disinfecting agents / C. Olieman.