Description:
This is a textbook for BSc Food & Nutrition students & a reference book for MSc students. This book Food Science co0vers syllabi of all Indian Universities. In this edition, Nutritive values are taken from Indian Food Composition Tables published by National Institute Of Nutrition, Hyderabad. Nutritive values are simplifies by converting kilojoules into kilocalories and not considering standard deviations. For easy understanding, only the nutritive values of relevant foods are given. In this edition new chapter is introduced on Food Fortification with regulations recommended by FSSA. Throughout the book, the new developments like nutraceuticals and antioxidants in foods are emphasised. Additional information with new figures are added. With detailed coverage and a simple style of presentation, this book can also be used by all those who are appearing for competitive examinations.