Cooking innovations : using hydrocolloids for thickening, gelling, and emulsification / Amos Nussinovitch, Madoka Hirashima.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nussinovitch, A., author.

Hirashima, Madoka, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hydrocolloids.

Cooking.

Gums and resins.

Stabilizing agents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Using hydrocolloids for thickening, gelling, and emulsification

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, [Florida] : Taylor & Francis/CRC Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hydrocolloids are among the most commonly used ingredients in the food industry. They function as thickeners, gelling agents, texturizers, stabilizers, and emulsifiers. They also have applications in the areas of edible coatings and flavor release. Thanks to molecular gastronomy, they have now been brought to the forefront of modern cuisine -- available in small quantities for everyday use. While there a number of books devoted to production scale use of hydrocolloids, no book has yet addressed the needs of the chef. This volume is fully devoted to the fascinating topic of hydrocolloids and their unique applications in the kitchen.Each chapter addresses a particular hydrocolloid, protein hydrocolloid, or protein-polysaccharide complex. Starting with a brief description of the chemical and physical nature of the item, the authors go on to explore its manufacture and biological/toxicological properties. Emphasizing practical information for the professional chef and amateur cook alike, each chapter includes recipes demonstrating that particular product's unique abilities in cooking. Several formulations have been chosen specifically for food technologists, who will be able to manipulate the product for large-scale use or as a starting point for novel industrial formulations. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; The Authors; Chapter 1: Hydrocolloids-Where, Why, and When?; Chapter 2: Agar-Agar; Chapter 3: Alginates; Chapter 4: Carrageenan and Furcellaran; Chapter 5: Cellulose Derivatives; Chapter 6: Curdlan; Chapter 7: Egg Proteins; Chapter 8: Galactomannans; Chapter 9: Gelatin; Chapter 10: Gellan Gum; Chapter 11: Gum Arabic; Chapter 12: Konjac Mannan; Chapter 13: Pectin; Chapter 14: Starch; Chapter 15: Xanthan Gum; Chapter 16: The Use of Multiple Hydrocolloids in Recipes; Glossary; Alphabetical List of Hydrocolloid Manufacturers and Suppliers

Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-04-005843-4

0-429-10820-6

1-5231-0746-4

1-4398-7588-X

9780429108204

OCLC:

858282013