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HANDBOOK of Fruit and Vegetable Flavors A global PERSPECTIVE on the latest SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, and APPLICATIONS The demand for new flavors continues to rise. Today’s consumers want interesting, healthy, pleasurable, and exciting taste experiences, creating new challenges for today’s food and flavor scientists. Fortunately, they can turn to this comprehensive reference on the flavor science and technology of fruits, vegetables, spices, and oils for guidance on everything from basic science to new technologies to commercialization. Handbook of Fruit and Vegetable Flavors is divided into two sections. The first section, dedicated to fruit flavor, is organized into five parts: Part I: Biology, Chemistry, and Physiochemistry Part II: Biotechnology Part III: Analytic Methodology and Chemical Characterizations Part IV: Flavors for Fruit Commodities Part V: Flavors of Selected Dried Fruits The second section, dedicated to vegetable flavor, is divided into two parts, covering biology, chemistry, physiochemistry, and biotechnology in the first part and flavor for vegetable commodities in the second part. Both the fruit flavor and vegetable flavor sections provide detailed coverage of such important topics as processing, extraction, flavor biosynthesis, and genetic engineering. Moreover, readers will find important details on regulations and requirements governing flavor additives as well as sanitation and safety in flavor manufacturing. Each of the chapters has been written by one or more leading experts in food and flavor science. The authors represent more than ten countries, giving food and flavor scientists a unique global perspective on the latest flavor science, technology, and applications.

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With chapter authors representing more than ten different countries, this handy reference provides a comprehensive view of this evolving science. (Quote.com, 28 October 2010) <p> With chapter authors representing more than ten different countries, this handy reference provides a comprehensive view of this evolving science. (Forbes.com, 28 October 2010)

This book explores the flavour science of fruits, vegetables, spices and oils, by 1st introducing specific flavours and their commercialization, and then detailing the technical aspects. (International Food Information Service, 1 August 2011) With chapter authors representing more than ten different countries, this handy reference provides a comprehensive view of this evolving science. . (Dublin Business Wire, 28 October 2010) With chapter authors representing more than ten different countries, this handy reference provides a comprehensive view of this evolving science. (Quote.com, 28 October 2010) With chapter authors representing more than ten different countries, this handy reference provides a comprehensive view of this evolving science. (Forbes.com, 28 October 2010)

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Y. H. HUI, PHD, is the Senior Scientist at Science Technology System and has been the author and editor of many books in the field of food science and technology.

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