Engineering Properties of Foods (4^th Ed.)

It has been nearly a decade since the third edition of Engineering Properties of Foods was published, and food structure/microstructure remains a subject of research interest. In fact, significant developments have taken place in the area of high pressure processing (HPP), which has been approved for pasteurization of food by the Food and Drug Administration. Kinetic data related to HPP have proven important for validation of pressure-assisted pasteurization. Due to these developments, three new chapters have been added to the Fourth Edition:

• Food Microstructure Analysis
• Glass Transition in Foods
• Kinetics and Process Design for High-Pressure Processing

The text focuses on elucidating the engineering aspects of food properties and their variations, supplemented by representative data. Chapters have been updated and revised to include recent developments. The book presents data on physical, chemical, and biological properties, illustrating their relevance and practical importance. The topics range from surface properties, rheological properties, and thermal properties to thermodynamic, dielectric, and gas exchange properties. The chapters follow a consistent format for ease of use. Each chapter contains an introduction, food property definition, measurement procedure, modeling, representative data compilation, and applications.

Mass–Volume–Area-Related Properties of Foods. Surface Properties. Food Microstructure Analysis. Glass Transition in Foods. Rheological Properties of Fluid Foods. Rheological Properties of Solid Foods. Thermal Properties of Unfrozen Foods. Thermal Properties of Frozen Foods. Properties Relevant to Infrared Heating of Food. Mass Transfer Properties of Foods. Thermodynamic Properties of Foods in Dehydration. Physicochemical and Engineering Properties of Food in Membrane Separation Processes. Electrical Conductivity of Foods. Dielectric Properties of Foods. Ultrasound Properties of Foods. Kinetic Data for Biochemical and Microbiological Processes during Thermal Processing. Kinetics and Process Design for High-Pressure Processing. Gas Exchange Properties of Fruits and Vegetables. Index.

M.A. Rao is a professor emeritus of food engineering at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. He focuses his research on the measurement and interpretation of rheological properties of foods. Many original articles, reviews, and book chapters were contributed by Rao and coworkers, including Rheology of Fluid and Semisolid Foods: Principles and Applications, 3rd edition. Professor Rao served as the scientific editor of the food engineering and physical properties section of the Journal of Food Science. He received the Scott Blair Award for Excellence in Rheology from the American Association of Cereal Chemists in 2000, the Distinguished Food Engineer award from IAFIS/FPEI-ASAE in 2003, and the Lifetime Achievement award from the International Association of Engineering and Food in 2011.

Syed S.H. Rizvi, PhD, is professor of food process engineering and international professor of food science at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. His teaching and research focus on engineering aspects of food processing and manufacturing operations. He has authored or coauthored over 135 research articles, coedited five books, and holds seven patents. A fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists, Professor Rizvi has received many awards in recognition of his teaching and research efforts, including the Chancellor Medal for Excellence in Teaching, State University of New York; International Dairy Foods Association Research Award in Food Processing; and Marcel Loncin Research Prize, Institute of Food Technologists. He also served as a Jefferson Science Fellow at the U.S. Department of State in 2007–08.

Ashim K. Datta, PhD, is a professor of biological engineering at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. He obtained a PhD (1985) in agricultural (food) engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville. His research interests are in the fundamental studies of heat and mass transport relevant to food processing—develop