1st Edition

Food Carbohydrates Chemistry, Physical Properties, and Applications

Edited By Steve W. Cui Copyright 2005
432 Pages 208 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

432 Pages
by CRC Press

Unique in its broad range of coverage, Food Carbohydrates: Chemistry, Physical Properties and Applications is a comprehensive, single-source reference on the science of food carbohydrates. This text goes beyond explaining the basics of food carbohydrates by emphasizing principles and techniques and their practical application in quality control, product development, and research. The editor... Read more
UNDERSTANDING THE CHEMISTRY OF FOOD CARBOHYDRATES, M. Izydorczyk
Monosaccharides
Oligosaccharides
Reaction of Monosaccharides and Derived Carbohydrate
Structures
Polysaccharides

UNDERSTANDING CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS, Y. Brummer and S. Cui
Total Sugar Analysis
Monosaccharide Analysis
Oligosaccharide Analysis
Dietary Fiber Analysis

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF POLYSACCHARIDES, S. Cui
Strategy for Polysaccharide Structural Analysis
Determination of Linkage Pattern: Methylation Analysis, Reductive Cleavage, and Peroxidation
Specific Degradation of Polysaccharides
Mass Spectroscopy and Sequence of Oligosaccharides
2D NMR Spectroscopy

UNDERSTANDING THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FOOD POLYSACCHARIDES, Q. Wang and S. Cui
Molecular Weight and MW Distribution: Definition and Determination Techniques
Solutions Properties and Dispersions
Polysaccharide Gels
Rheological methods
Thermal Analysis
Roles of Polysaccharide in Emulsions

UNDERSTANDING THE CONFORMATION OF POLYSACCHARIDES, Q. Wang and S. Cui
Basics of Polysaccharide Conformation
Methods for Conformation Analysis

POLYSACCHARIDE GUMS: STURCTURE, FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES, AND APPLICATIONS, M. Izydorczyk, S. Cui, and Q. Wang
Plant Polysaccharides
Seaweed Polysaccharides
Microbial Polysaccharides
Animal Polysaccharides

UNDERSTANDING STARCHES AND THEIR ROLE IN FOODS, Q. Liu
Starch Isolation and Chemistry
Granular Structure
Starch Functionality
Role of Starches in Foods
Resistant Starch

STARCH MODIFICATION AND APPLICATIONS, S. Xie, Q. Liu, and S. Cui
Chemical Modification
Physical Modification
Starch Hydrolyzates and Their Applications
Biotechnological Modification of Starches

Biography

Steve W. Cui