Academic Press Snack Foods: Processing and Technology

Product Description Snack Foods: Processing and Technology presents the use of different raw materials, processing technologies, quality attributes of snacks, machinery requirements and innovative thoughts for future product development. These items are discussed in five sections comprising fifteen chapters, including recent technologies like pressure/vacuum frying process, par frying, agglomeration, the use of infra-red, radiofrequency, and more. This book will be of use to the entrepreneurs, academic and research institutes, professionals in the field and personnel from industries. Review Offers comprehensive, updated knowledge on snack foods and associated processing technologies From the Back Cover <i>Snack Foods: Processing and Technology</i> presents the use of different raw materials, processing technologies, quality attributes of snacks, machinery requirements and innovative thoughts for future product development. These items are discussed in five sections comprising fifteen chapters, including recent technologies like pressure/vacuum frying process, par frying, agglomeration, the use of infra-red, radiofrequency, and more. This book will be of use to the entrepreneurs, academic and research institutes, professionals in the field and personnel from industries. About the Author Dr. Suvendu Bhattacharya is an adjunct faculty at the Food Engineering and Technology Department at Tezpur University in Assam, India, and has more than 28 years of research experience at CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) at Mysore, India. He has published more than 100 research papers in referred journals, 12 patents, and has undertaken 10 industry-sponsored projects and consultancy services related to cashew processing, extruded products and coated snacks. He holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry, a B.Tech in Food Technology and Biochemical Engineering, an M.Tech in Food Technology and Biochemical Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Engineering.