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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815218803321

Titolo

Flour and breads and their fortification in health and disease prevention / / edited by Victor R. Preedy, Ronald Ross Watson, Vinood B. Patel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Elsevier Science, 2011

ISBN

1-282-95479-2

9786612954795

0-12-380887-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (543 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PreedyVictor R

WatsonRonald R (Ronald Ross)

PatelVinood B

Disciplina

613.2

664.72272

664.7207

Soggetti

Flour - Additives

Flour - Health aspects

Bread - Additives

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

section 1. Flour and breads -- section 2. Fortification of flour and breads and their metabolic effects.

Sommario/riassunto

Bread and flour-based foods are an important part of the diet for millions of people worldwide. Their complex nature provides energy, protein, minerals and many other macro- and micronutrients. However, consideration must be taken of three major aspects related to flour and bread. The first is that not all cultures consume bread made from wheat flour. There are literally dozens of flour types, each with their distinctive heritage, cultural roles and nutritive contents. Second, not all flours are used to make leavened bread in the traditional (i.e., Western) loaf form. There are many differe