A unique and interdisciplinary field, food processing must meet basic process engineering considerations such as material and energy balances, as well as the more specialized requirements of food acceptance, human nutrition, and food safety. Food engineering, therefore, is a field of major concern to university departments of food science, and chem
Introduction. Overview of Food Processing. Principles of Process Engineering. Fluid Flow Operations. Mechanical Processing Operations. Heating Operations. Refrigeration and Freezing. Evaporation. Thermal Processing of Foods. Dehydration. Mass Transfer Operations. Novel Processing Operations. Elements of Food Packaging Operations. Hygienic Process Considerations. Elements of Food Process Design and Economics. Appendices.
