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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139696103321

Titolo

Food oral processing [[electronic resource] ] : fundamentals of eating and sensory perception / / edited by Jianshe Chen, Lina Engelen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, U.K., : Wiley Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

1-283-44912-9

9786613449122

1-4443-6094-9

1-4443-6091-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (412 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ChenJianshe <1961->

EngelenLina

Disciplina

612.31

Soggetti

Ingestion

Drinking (Physiology)

Food habits

Taste

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Oral anatomy and physiology -- pt. 2. Food oral management -- pt. 3. Food oral processing and sensory perception -- pt. 4. Principles and practices of instrumental characterisation for eating and sensory perception studies -- pt. 5. Applications and new product developments.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume provides an overview of the latest research findings on the physics, physiology, and psychology of food oral consumption, as well as the experimental techniques available for food oral studies. Coverage includes the main physical and physiological functionalities of the mouth; the location and functionalities of various oral receptors; the main sequences of eating and drinking, and the concomitant food disintegration and destabilisation. Chapters also explain oral processing and its relation to flavour release and texture perception, and there is an introduction to the principles o