Elementary Food Science

Professor (Emeritus) Ernest R. Vieira was Chair of the Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Culinary Arts, North Shore Community College, Danvers, Massachusetts, USA.Dr. Richard Owusu-Apenten is an Independent Food Scientist Researcher and former faculty at the Department of Food Science, Pennsylvania State University (USA), Department of Food Science & Nutrition, The University of Leeds (UK), and the School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine (UK).

• Ch-01: Why food science.- Ch-02: Food-largest of all industries.- Ch-03: Food regulatory agencies.- Ch-04: Food labels.- Ch-05: Quality and sensory evaluation of food.- Ch-06: Consumer food literacy.- Ch- 07: Food microbes, quality and fermentation.- Ch-08: Microbial foodborne disease outbreaks.- Ch-09: Food safety and sanitation.- Ch-10: Food safety management, GMP & HACCP.- Ch-11: Basic considerations for food processing.- Ch-12: Thermal processing and canning.- Ch-13: Low-temperature preservation.- Ch-14: Food drying.- Ch-15: Quality of dried foods.- Ch-16: Food additives.- Ch-17:  Meat.- Ch-18: Dairy products.- Ch 19: Poultry and eggs.- Ch-20: Fish and shellfish.- Ch-21: Cereal grains.- Ch-22: Bakery products.- Ch-23: Fruits and vegetables.- Ch-24: Sugar and confectionery products.- Ch 25: Food Services.