Beschreibung:
One of the best ways for students or practitioners to learn is through real-life example. In this volume, Clark presents several case studies that can be used not only by those currently working in the industry, but as a means for sparking discussion in food engineering classes.
Serves as a source of information about a representative collection of food processes
Section 1: Processes Based Largely on Physical Operations.- Dry Mixing.- Snacks and Baking.- Breakfast Cereals.- Pet Foods.- Fruit and Vegetable Juice Processing.- Membrane Processing.- Freeze Drying.- Section 2: Processes Based on Biochemical Reactions and Thermal Treatment.- Continuous Thermal Processing.- Retort Pouch Foods.- Ice Cream.- Sausages and Other Meat Products.- Non-thermal Processing.- Section 3: A few broader topics.- Economic Evaluation.- Design of a New Facility.- How to Tour a Food Plant.- Build New, Expand, or Upgrade?.- Developing Processes.