Prof. Cauvain is owner of BakeTran, a renowned independent Baking Industry Consultancy in Witney, UK. He was a director of Cereals & Cereal Processing Division at CCFRA until December 2004. A leading authority in the bread and baking industry, Stanley was also President of the International Association for Cereal Science and Technology between 2004 and 2006. He is a frequent Woodhead Publishing Limited author having written or edited six titles previously.

"This very readable and informative book is destined to become a staple reference work for technologists, researchers and students." --Food Science and Technology"…useful both for industry and the research community." --Food Trade Review"Altogether this is a comprehensive treatise on the science of bread-making …it brings together the views and expertise of thirty scientists from all over the world in a truly eclectic presentation." --Food Technology (New Zealand)

• Bread making: An overview. Part 1 Wheat and flour quality: The chemistry and biochemistry of wheat; Assessing grain quality; Techniques for analysing wheat proteins; Wheat proteins and bread quality; Starch structure and bread quality; Improving wheat quality: the role of biotechnology; Analysing wheat and flour; Milling and flour quality; Modifying flour to improve functionality; The nutritional enhancement of wheat flour. Part 2 Dough and bread quality: The molecular basis of dough rheology; Molecular mobility in dough and bread quality; The role of water in dough formation and bread quality; Foam formation in dough and bread quality; Bread aeration; Measuring the rheological properties of dough; Controlling dough development; The use of redox agents; Water control in baking; Improving the taste of bread; High- fibre baking; Mould prevention in bread; Detecting mycotoxin contamination of cereals; Improving wheat quality; Preventing bread staling.

Prof. Cauvain is owner of BakeTran, a renowned independent Baking Industry Consultancy in Witney, UK. He was a director of Cereals & Cereal Processing Division at CCFRA until December 2004. A leading authority in the bread and baking industry, Stanley was also President of the International Association for Cereal Science and Technology between 2004 and 2006. He is a frequent Woodhead Publishing Limited author having written or edited six titles previously.

"This very readable and informative book is destined to become a staple reference work for technologists, researchers and students." --Food Science and Technology"…useful both for industry and the research community." --Food Trade Review"Altogether this is a comprehensive treatise on the science of bread-making …it brings together the views and expertise of thirty scientists from all over the world in a truly eclectic presentation." --Food Technology (New Zealand)

• Bread making: An overview. Part 1 Wheat and flour quality: The chemistry and biochemistry of wheat; Assessing grain quality; Techniques for analysing wheat proteins; Wheat proteins and bread quality; Starch structure and bread quality; Improving wheat quality: the role of biotechnology; Analysing wheat and flour; Milling and flour quality; Modifying flour to improve functionality; The nutritional enhancement of wheat flour. Part 2 Dough and bread quality: The molecular basis of dough rheology; Molecular mobility in dough and bread quality; The role of water in dough formation and bread quality; Foam formation in dough and bread quality; Bread aeration; Measuring the rheological properties of dough; Controlling dough development; The use of redox agents; Water control in baking; Improving the taste of bread; High- fibre baking; Mould prevention in bread; Detecting mycotoxin contamination of cereals; Improving wheat quality; Preventing bread staling.