Gustavo Fidel Gutiérrez-López - Böcker

This text is based on the invited presentations at the XIII Ibero-American Congress of Food Engineering (CIBIA XIII) which was held in Medellín, Colombia, in March 2022. Invited presentations were delivered by renowned food engineers worldwide and covered the latest on classic and novel topics driving food process engineering. The selected topics are centered on how food process engineering is addressing new challenges related to technical, social, economic and environmental realities.Selected Topics in Food Process Engineering covers important ground in current and future food processing, including:Food engineering contributions to health, environment and quality of lifeThe role of food engineering during pandemicsModeling of food processesClean technologies for the processing and preservation of foodsAlternative thermal and nonthermal processes, challenges and opportunities to the food industryAdvancesin the characterization of food propertiesNanotechnology in food processingStarch digestionExtraction processes in the food industryFood factory of the future This text serves as an inspirational tool for future research in food engineering and beyond as it promotes the well-being of the population in terms of adequate food supply by bridging engineering knowledge, the food chain and the fourth industrial revolution.

Nanoscience and nanotechnology have had a great impact on the food industry. They have increased the nutritional and functional properties of a number of food products and have aided in food preservation through the addition of antimicrobials or the reduction of water activity. These and many other applications have emerged in recent years to transform food science and technology. This book proposes to look at some of these applications and their effect on food production and innovation.