Includes bibliographical references and index.

The major types of food spoilage : an overview / R.P. Singh, B.A. Anderson -- Shelf-life and moisture management / R. Esse, A. Saari -- Temperature and food stability : analysis and control / P.S. Taoukis, M.C. Giannakourou -- Genetic and physiological factors affecting colour and firmness / R.E. Schouten [and others] -- Spoilage yeasts / T. Deak -- Factors affecting the Maillard reaction / A. Arnoldi -- Factors affecting lipid oxidation / M.H. Gordon -- Lipolysis in lipid oxidation / C. Davies -- Ways of measuring shelf-life and spoilage / T.K. Singh, K.R. Cadwallader -- Verification and validation of food spoilage models / G.D. Betts, S.J. Walker -- Measuring and modelling the glass transition temperature / I.A. Farhat -- Detecting spoilage yeasts / V. Loureiro, M. Malfeito-Ferreira, A. Carreira -- Measuring lipid oxidation / J.W. Irwin, N. Hedges -- Accelerated shelf-life tests / S. Mizrahi -- Shelf-life testing / C.M.D. Man -- Lipid oxidation and the shelf-life of muscle foods / P.A. Morrissey, J.P. Kerry.

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The shelf-life of a product is critical in determining both its quality and profitability. This important collection reviews the key factors in determining shelf-life and how it can be measured. Part 1 examines the factors affecting shelf-life and spoilage, including individual chapters on the major types of food spoilage, the role of moisture and temperature, spoilage yeasts, the Maillard reaction and the factors underlying lipid oxidation. Part 2 addresses the best ways of measuring the shelf-life of foods, with chapters on modelling food spoilage, measuring and modelling glass transition, detecting spoilage yeasts, measuring lipid oxidation, the design and validation of shelf-life tests and the use of accelerated shelf-life tests.

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