Dairy Processing and Quality Assurance gives a complete description of the processing and manufacturing stages of market milk and major dairy products from the receipt of raw materials to the packaging of the products, including quality assurance aspects. Coverage includes fluid milk products; cultured milk and yogurt; butter and spreads; cheese; evaporated and condensed milk; dry milks; whey and whey products; ice cream and frozen desserts; refrigerated desserts; nutrition and health; new product development strategies; packaging systems; and nonthermal preservation technologies; safety and quality management systems; and dairy laboratory analysis. Contents......Page 6 Contributors......Page 8 Preface......Page 11 1 Dairy Processing and Quality Assurance: An Overview......Page 14 2 Dairy Industry: Production and Consumption Trends......Page 54 3 Mammary Gland and Milk Biosynthesis: Nature’s Virtual Bioprocessing Factory......Page 72 4 Chemical Composition, Physical and Functional Properties of Milk and Milk Ingredients......Page 88 5 Microbiological Considerations Related to Dairy Processing......Page 117 6 Regulations for Product Standards and Labeling......Page 157 7 Milk from Farm to Plant......Page 181 8 Ingredients in Dairy Products......Page 201 9 Fluid Milk Products......Page 215 10 Cultured Milk and Yogurt......Page 231 11 Butter and Spreads: Manufacture and Quality Assurance......Page 265 12 Cheese......Page 285 13 Evaporated and Sweetened Condensed Milks......Page 321 14 Dry Milk Products......Page 331 15 Whey and Whey Products......Page 349 16 Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts......Page 369 17 Puddings and Dairy-Based Desserts......Page 399 18 Role of Milk and Dairy Foods in Nutrition and Health......Page 423 19 Product Development Strategies......Page 441 20 Packaging Milk and Milk Products......Page 455 21 Nonthermal Preservation Technologies for Dairy Applications......Page 477 22 Management Systems for Safety and Quality......Page 495 23 Laboratory Analysis of Milk and Dairy Products......Page 541 Index......Page 587 "Dairy Processing and Quality Assurance gives a complete description of the processing and manufacturing stages of market milk and major dairy products from the receipt of raw materials to the packaging of the products, including quality assurance aspects. Dairy Processing and Quality Assurance presents a contemporary update and a unique approach to the topics, and is designed to augment related books in the existing market."--Jacket
