Food Bites

by Hartel, Richard W.

• ISBN13: 9780387758442
• ISBN10: 0387758445
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-08-19
• Publisher: Copernicus Books

Summary

Food Bites is an easy-to-read, often humorous book on the scientific basis of the foods we eat, and answers those pesky, niggling questions such as: Is the quality of beer really affected by the type of water used? and Processed foods: good or bad? Readers will be captivated by this superbly written book, especially so as their guides are Professor Richard Hartel, professor of Food Engineering at UW-Madison, along with his daughter, AnnaKate Hartel. Professor Hartel has for the last four years penned a witty and illuminating column on all aspects of food science for the Capital Times of Madison, and his weekly wisdom has now been collected into a single publication. With a huge and growing interest in the science of food, this treasure trove of knowledge and practical information, in 60 bite-sized chunks, is sure to be a bestseller.

Author Biography

Richard Hartel is a Professor of Food Science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Table of Contents

What Is Food Science	p. 1
Processed Foods: Good or Bad?	p. 5
Vintage Wines and Chocolates	p. 9
Preserving Strawberries, and Other Foods	p. 11
Science Projects in Your Refrigerator	p. 15
Freeze Drying - High-Quality Food Preservation	p. 17
Does Your Food Glow in the Dark	p. 21
Is Your Food Safe?	p. 25
Food Safety and Mobile Food Carts	p. 29
At Work in a Vale of Tears	p. 31
Are All Microorganisms in Food Bad?	p. 35
Probiotics - The Growth of Cultured Foods	p. 39
How to Keep Guacamole from Turning Brown	p. 43
Churning the Butter	p. 47
What Side Is Your Bread Buttered on?	p. 51
Butter or Margarine?	p. 55
Chocolate Flavor	p. 59
Rice in Your Salt Shaker	p. 63
Frost on Your Berries	p. 65
Lucky Charms - A Lesson in Creativity and Marketing	p. 69
Developing New Ice cream Flavors	p. 73
Oreos Spawn Host of New Products	p. 77
Sparkler Spice! for Your Veggies?	p. 81
It Is All in the Packaging	p. 85
Shelf Life Dating - Good or Bad?	p. 89
Intelligent Packages	p. 91
Juice Boxes for Your Convenience	p. 95
Beware of Low-Carb Diets	p. 97
May Contain Peanuts! - What Is a Food Allergy?	p. 101
Uses for Chocolate Pudding	p. 105
The Magic of Gelatin	p. 109
Pretzels	p. 111
Peanut Butter	p. 113
Cheddarwurst	p. 117
Ice - From Nature to Frozen Desserts	p. 119
It Is Popsicle Time	p. 123
Neapolitan Ice cream	p. 125
Sprinkles or Jimmies?	p. 127
California or Wisconsin Raisins?	p. 129
Eat Your Tomatoes Raw or Cooked - Just Eat Them	p. 131
Fruit Leather	p. 133
Preserving Apples for Next Spring	p. 137
Fruitcake: A Scorned Food	p. 141
Mom Versus Betty Crocker: Is Cake Made from Scratch Better Than Cake Made from a Box?	p. 143
Holiday Cookies - Butter, Margarine or Shortening?	p. 145
Animal Crackers or Cookies?	p. 147
Skunky Beer for Oktoberfest?	p. 149
This Oktoberfest, Drink the Beer, Not the Water	p. 151
Fresh Orange Juice	p. 153
Apple Cider	p. 155
Egg nog - A Safe Holiday Tradition	p. 159
Kool-Aid or Tang?	p. 163
Milk Shakes and Brain Freeze	p. 167
Circus Peanuts	p. 171
Marshmallow Peeps	p. 173
Salt water Taffy	p. 175
Caramel	p. 177
Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates	p. 181
Hollow Chocolate Bunnies	p. 185
Chocolate Gone Gad	p. 189
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