Food Physics Physical Properties — Measurement and Applications /

• Main Authors: Figura, Ludger O. (Author), Teixeira, Arthur A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Food > Biotechnology.; Physical chemistry.; Continuum physics.; Industrial engineering.; Production engineering.; Food Science.; Physical Chemistry.; Classical Continuum Physics.; Industrial and Production Engineering.

Food Physics deals with the physical properties of food, food ingredients and their measurement. Physical properties of food play a key role in all fields where modern technological processes are applied for the generation of food raw materials and the production of food. The determination of physic...

Table of Contents:

• Water Activity
• Mass and Density
• Geometric Properties: Size and Shape
• Rheological Properties
• Interfacial Phenomena
• Permeability
• Thermal Properties
• Electrical Properties
• Magnetic Properties
• Electromagnetic Properties
• Optical Properties
• Acoustical Properties
• Radioactivity
• On-line Sensing
• Appendices.