About the Book: Food Microbiology
Food microbiology is a branch of applied microbiology and the scope of food
microbiology is expanding rapidly to protect food from microbial spoilage and
provide safe, nutritious food to consumers. We now live in a period of
world¬wide food crisis, a food saved is a food produced. The book embodies
twenty chapters covering the types and sources of microorganisms in food,
factors influencing microbial growth in foods; Preservation of food by high
temperature, low temperature, dehydration, osmotic pressure, irradiation, high
pressure processing, chemical preservatives, food storage and packaging; Food
safety and quality management, fermented food products, dairy microbiology,
microbial foods and chemicals, mushroom cultivation,