Food Colorants: Chemical and Functional Properties

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Carmen Socaciu
CRC Press, Oct 24, 2007 - Technology & Engineering - 648 pages
Drawing on the expertise of internationally known, interdisciplinary scientists and researchers, Food Colorants: Chemical and Functional Properties provides an integrative image of the scientific characteristics, functionality, and applications of color molecules as pigments in food science and technology, as well as their impact on health. The boo
 

Contents

Chapter 1 Physics of Color
3
Biochemistry of Color Pigments
23
Properties Biosynthesis Degradation and Functions
25
Chapter 22 Carotenoids as Natural Colorants
51
Chapter 23 Stability and Analysis of Phenolic Pigments
71
Betalains
87
Chapter 25 Other Natural Pigments
101
Pigment Stability Bioavailability and Impacts on Human Health
125
Chapter 52 Food Colorants Derived from Natural Sources by Processing
329
Chapter 53 Biotechnology of Food Colorant Production
347
Sources of Food Colorants
399
Analysis of Pigments and Colorants
427
Chapter 61 Analysis of Chlorophylls
429
Chapter 62 Analysis of Carotenoids
447
Chapter 63 Analysis of Anthocyanins
479
Chapter 64 Analysis of Betalains
507

Chapter 31 Plant Pigments as Bioactive Substances
127
Chapter 32 Bioavailability of Natural Pigments
147
Chapter 33 Antioxidant and Prooxidant Actions and Stabilities of Carotenoids In Vitro and In Vivo and Carotenoid Oxidation Products
177
Food Pigments Major Sources and Stability during Storage and Processing
193
Sources and Stability
195
Sources and Stability during Processing and Storage
213
Occurrence and Physicochemical Properties
241
Occurrence Stability and Postharvest Modifications
277
Food Colorant Production
301
Chapter 51 Updated Technologies for Extracting and Formulating Food Colorants
303
Chapter 65 Analysis of Other Natural Food Colorants
521
Chapter 66 Analysis of Synthetic Food Colorants
533
Quality and Safety of Food Colorants
549
Chapter 71 Colorants and Food Quality Management
551
Chapter 72 Natural Pigments as Food Colorants
583
Chapter 73 Synthetic Colorants
603
Index
617
Back cover
637
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