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Here is the complete source of information on egg handling, processing, and utilization. Egg Science and Technology, Fourth Edition covers all aspects of grading, packaging, and merchandising of shell eggs. Full of the information necessary to stay current in the field, Egg Science and Technology remains the essential reference for everyone involved in the egg industry. In this updated guide, experts in the field review the egg industry and examine egg production practices, quality identification and control, egg and egg product chemistry, and specialized processes such as freezing, pasteurization, desugarization, and dehydration. This updated edition explores new and recent trends in the industry and new material on the microbiology of shell eggs, and it presents a brand-new chapter on value-added products. Readers can seek out the most current information available in all areas of egg handling and discover totally new material relative to fractionation of egg components for high value, nonfood uses. Contributing authors to Egg Science and Technology present chapters that cover myriad topics, ranging from egg production practices to nonfood uses of eggs. Some of these specific subjects include: handling shell eggs to maintain quality at a level for customer satisfaction trouble shooting problems during handling chemistry of the egg, emphasizing nutritional value and potential nonfood uses merchandising shell eggs to maximize sales in refrigerated dairy sales cases conversion of shell eggs to liquid, frozen, and dried products value added products and opportunities for merchandising egg products as consumers look for greater convenienceEgg Science and Technology is a must-have reference for agricultural libraries. It is also an excellent text for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in food science, animal science, and poultry departments and is an ideal guide for professionals in related food industries, regulatory agencies, and research groups.

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Author:   William J Stadelman (Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA) ,  Debbie Newkirk ,  Lynne Newby ,  O. J. Cotterill
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Edition:   4th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.861kg
ISBN:  

9781560228554

ISBN 10:   1560228555
Pages:   614
Publication Date:   10 August 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

About the Editors, Contributors, Preface, Chapter 1. The Egg Industry, Chapter 2. Egg-Production Practices, Chapter 3. Quality Identification of Shell Eggs, Chapter 4. The Preservation of Quality in Shell Eggs, Chapter 5. The Microbiology of Eggs, Chapter 6. The Chemistry of Eggs and Egg Products, Chapter 7. The Nutritive Value of the Egg, Chapter 8. Merchandising Eggs in Supermarkets, Chapter 9. Egg-Products Industry, Chapter 10. Egg Breaking, Chapter 11. Freezing Egg Products, Chapter 12. Egg«Prodnct Pasteurization, Chapter 13. Desugarization of Egg Products, Chapter 14. Egg Dehydration, Chapter 15. Quality Assurance, Chapter 16. Functional Properties of in Foods, Chapter 17. Hard-Cooked Eggs, Chapter 18. Composition Modification of Eggs, Chapter 19. Development of Value-Added Products, Chapter 20. Nonfood Uses of Eggs, Chapter 21. Product, Process, and Equipment Patents (U.S.), Chapter 22. Selected Bibliography of Doctoral Dissertations on Eggs and Egg Products, Appendix, Index

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