Hydrocolloids in Food Processing / Edition 1

Hydrocolloids in Food Processing / Edition 1

by Thomas R. Laaman
ISBN-10:
0813820766
ISBN-13:
9780813820767
Pub. Date:
11/23/2010
Publisher:
Wiley
ISBN-10:
0813820766
ISBN-13:
9780813820767
Pub. Date:
11/23/2010
Publisher:
Wiley
Hydrocolloids in Food Processing / Edition 1

Hydrocolloids in Food Processing / Edition 1

by Thomas R. Laaman
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Overview

In Hydrocolloids in Food Processing, a group of the most experienced and impartial experts explains what stabilizers should be used and how they should be used, food product by food product. Numerous actual product formulations are packed into each chapter and the processing procedures to make these formulations are clearly described. Food manufacturers are shown how to accurately use food stabilizers to make the highest quality food products. Coverage includes all the practical details needed to ensure the most accurate QA standards and testing procedures for each hydrocolloid. Finally, Hydrocolloids in Food Processing explains how to navigate the often tricky area of dealing with hydrocolloid suppliers. An informative discussion of how hydrocolloid companies think and operate today is followed by precise strategies to ensure that the most mutually beneficial relationships can be obtained between specific customer types and appropriate types of suppliers.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780813820767
Publisher: Wiley
Publication date: 11/23/2010
Series: Institute of Food Technologists Series , #47
Pages: 360
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

THOMAS R. LAAMAN, PhD, is president of Guaranteed Gums, a company that manufactures and markets hydrocolloids. Previously in his long career he worked in senior technical and business positions for hydrocolloid companies Kelco, FMC, Pronova, and Kimica, as well as food companies Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, and Rich Products. Dr. Laaman is past chair of the Carbohydrate Division of the Institute of Food Technologists.

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Table of Contents

Preface ix

Contributor List xiii

Chapter 1 Hydrocolloids: Fifteen Practical Tips 1
Thomas R. Laaman

Chapter 2 Hydrocolloids in Salad Dressings 19
Alan H. King

Chapter 3 Hydrocolloids in Muscle Foods 35
James W. Lamkey

Chapter 4 Hydrocolloids in Bakery Products 51
William Santa Cruz

Chapter 5 Hydrocolloids in Bakery Fillings 67
Marceliano B. Nieto and Maureen Akins

Chapter 6 Hydrocolloids in Frozen Dairy Desserts 109
Philip A. Rakes and Thomas R. Laaman

Chapter 7 Hydrocolloids in Cultured Dairy Products 141
Joseph Klemaszewski

Chapter 8 Hydrocolloids in Restructured Foods 165
Ian Challen and Ralph Moorhouse

Chapter 9 Hydrocolloids in Flavor Stabilization 215
Milda E. Embuscado

Chapter 10 Hydrocolloid Purchasing I: History and Product Grades 243
Thomas R. Laaman

Chapter 11 Hydrocolloid Purchasing II: Pricing and Supplier Evaluation 273
Thomas R. Laaman

Index 311

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