Handbook of Meat, Poultry And Seafood Quality

The Handbook of Meat, Poultry and Seafood Quality commences with a discussion of basic scientific factors responsible for the quality of fresh, frozen and processed muscle foods, especially sensory attributes and flavors. Following sections discuss factors affecting the quality of beef, pork, poultry, and seafood. Under each muscle food, some or all of the following factors affecting the quality are discussed: additives aroma color contaminants flavors microbiology moisture mouthfeel nutrition packaging safety sensory attributes shelf-life stability tainting texture water activity Editor Leo Nollet heads a stellar editorial team and leads an international collection of over 60 expert contributors from government, industry, and academia in covering the key factors affecting the quality of beef, pork, poultry and fish and presenting them in a single source.Nollet, Leo M. L. is the author of 'Handbook of Meat, Poultry And Seafood Quality ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780813824468 and ISBN 081382446X.