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Sustainability of the Food System
Sovereignty, Waste, and Nutrients Bioavailability

Defines key concepts in the food production system and provides examples of specific and tailored actions that contribute to global sustainability

Noelia Betoret (Edited by), Ester Betoret (Edited by)

9780128182932

Paperback, published 3 February 2020

216 pages
23.4 x 19 x 1.5 cm, 0.45 kg

Approx.202 pages

Part I: Food Sovereignty 1. Traditional varieties with high content in bioactive compounds and functional raw materials for an increased biodiversity 2. Crop and cultivation processes to avoid soil degradation 3. Cultivated varieties and proximity consumption rule to decrease carbon footprint

Part II: Food production and food waste valorization 4. Biofuels from food processing by-products 5. Food industry by-products revalorization and new ingredients: Cases of study 6. Use of by-products in edible films and packaging

Part III: Innovative food technologies and nutrients bioavailability 7. Development of functional foods by traditional food processes 8. Effect of non-thermal technologies on functional food compounds 9. Probiotics and nutrition: use of probiotics to improve antioxidant properties and bioavailability of food compounds

Additional Chapter. Globalization of Technologies: Pros and Cons

Subject Areas: Food & beverage technology [TDCT], Food security & supply [RNFF]

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