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Wheat - An Exceptional Crop
Botanical Features, Chemistry, Utilization, Nutritional and Health Aspects

Explores all facets of wheat, including cultivation, chemistry, utilization and health aspects

Herbert Wieser (Author), Peter Koehler (Author), Katharina A. Scherf (Author)

9780128217153

Paperback, published 19 June 2020

329 pages, 62 illustrations (12 in full color)
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.1 cm, 0.48 kg

Wheat - An Exceptional Crop: Botanical Features, Chemistry, Utilization, Nutritional and Health Aspects presents the exceptional position of wheat among food crops. The book demonstrates the benefits and drawbacks of wheat from a wheat science, nutrition and technology perspective. Organized into 13 chapters, chapters 1 - 3 present a basic overview of wheat; chapters 4 - 6 explore the overall benefits of wheat for the general population, and chapters 7 - 13 assess wheat-related disorders that affect a small portion of the population.

Wheat - An Exceptional Crop: Botanical Features, Chemistry, Utilization, Nutritional and Health Aspects is an exceptional reference for those working in and researching the fields of agronomy, food chemistry, food technology, nutrition, allergology and gastroenterology.

1. Botanical Features of Wheat2. Chemical Composition of Wheat Grains 3. Cultivation and Milling of Wheat 4. Wheat-Based Food and Feed5. Wheat-Based Raw Materials6. Nutritional Value of Wheat7. Principles of Wheat Hypersensitivities8. Celiac Disease9. Wheat Allergy10. Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity11. Irritable Bowel Syndrome12. Treatment of Dietary Wheat Hypersensitivities13. Future Research on Wheat Hypersensitivities

Subject Areas: Food & beverage technology [TDCT]

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