Encyclopaedia of Food Science, Food Technology and Nutrition, Eight-Volume Set: Encyclopedia of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Ten-Volume Set, Second Edition [Hardcover]

Benjamin Caballero (Editor), Paul Finglas (Editor), Luiz Trugo (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 28, 2003

The Encyclopedia of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Second Edition is an extensively revised, expanded and updated version of the successful eight-volume Encyclopedia of Food Science, Food Technology and Nutrition (1993).
Comprising ten volumes, this new edition provides a comprehensive coverage of the fields of food science, food technology, and nutrition. Every article is thorough in its coverage, the writing is succinct and straightforward, and the work presents the reader with the best available summary and conclusions on each topic. Easy to use, meticulously organized, and written from a truly international perspective, the Encyclopedia is an invaluable reference tool. An essential item on the bookshelf for every scientist or writer working in the fields of food and nutrition.

* Contains over 1,000 articles covering all areas of food science and nutrition
* Edited and written by a distinguished international group of editors and contributors
* Includes 'Further Reading' lists at the end of each article
* A complete subject index contained in one volume
* Extensive cross-referencing
* Many figures and tables illustrate the text, with a color plate section in each volume

Editorial Reviews

Review

PRAISE FOR THE FIRT EDITION:
"There is new material and updated material that makes the second edition a useful replacement for the first edition...Recommended, possibly for high school, but definitely for college/university libraries."
- E-STREAMS (April 2005)

"This Encyclopedia includes over 1,000 articles covering all areas of food science and nutrition."
-CAB Abstracts 2004

"This is my 125th book review for FOOD TECHNOLOGY and this is indeed the jewel in the crown, the biggest and best work I've commented on so far....Frankly, I'm impressed. I could not find a concept or word that was not listed..."
-Manfred Kroger, Penn State University in FOOD TECHNOLOGY

"...this is an excellent reference work, comprehensive and comprehensible....a work to be recommended"
-FOOD CHEMISTRY

"..with almost 5,000 pages of text it is hard not to find what you want in this absolutely brilliant encyclopaedia..."
-BRITISH NUTRITION FOUNDATION

From the Back Cover

The Encyclopedia of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Second Edition is an extensively revised, expanded and updated version of the successful eight-volume Encyclopedia of Food Science, Food Technology and Nutrition (1993).
Comprising ten volumes, this new edition provides a comprehensive coverage of the fields of food science, food technology, and nutrition. Every article is thorough in its coverage, the writing is succinct and straightforward, and the work presents the reader with the best available summary and conclusions on each topic. Easy to use, meticulously organized, and written from a truly international perspective, the Encyclopedia is an invaluable reference tool. An essential item on the bookshelf for every scientist or writer working in the fields of food and nutrition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 6000 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press; 2 edition (May 28, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 012227055X
• ISBN-13: 978-0122270550
• Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 11.5 x 9.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 47.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,391,726 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)