FOOD POLYMERS, GELS AND COLLOI, (Special Publications)

Food Polymers, Gels and Colloids describes recent developments in the understanding of the role of food polymers in determining the properties of food colloids. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of current activity in the field and covers such topics as: interaction and aggregation behaviour of proteins and polysaccharides in solution; formation and stability of emulsions and foams; interfacial behaviour of food surfactants and macromolecules; and structure and rheology of solutions, gels, and glasses. A major underlying theme is the importance of basic physico-chemical and colloid science principles in understanding the complex behaviour of multi-phase, multi-component foods.