Tea is one of the most widely consumed beverages worldwide, and tea extract has been used in a variety of food products including beverages, bread, cakes, ice-cream, wine, biscuits, dehydrated fruits, and various meat and dairy products. In recent years, there is growing consumer interest in the tea extract supplemented products.
Tea as a Food Ingredient: Properties, Processing, and Health Aspects provides extensive scientific information on the properties of tea foods, chemical properties, formulations, and tea as ingredient to develop new health foods. It describes tea food production, chemical and physical properties, sensory quality, processing technology, and health benefits. Early chapters present information relating to scientific studies on the health benefits of tea, and the latter chapters focus on introducing tea products into foods, which is the major focus of the entire book.
Key Features:
Covers broad areas such as chemical properties, bioactive components, and health benefits of tea-based foods Focuses on chemical properties of tea foods, processing technologies, functional food products, and health benefits Explains how the addition of tea extract changes the properties of food and consumer sensory perception
This book presents current and sound scientific knowledge on the nutritional value and health benefit of the different tea-based food products, and will be beneficial for food science professionals as well as anyone with an interest in tea as a food ingredient and the benefits it can provide.
Edited by:
Junfeng Yin,
Zhusheng Fu,
Yongquan Xu
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 178mm,
ISBN: 9781032282152
ISBN 10: 1032282150
Series: Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
Pages: 380
Publication Date: 07 October 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
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