Benders´Dictionary of Nutrition and Food Technology

The book is certainly comprehensive and covers all aspects of food and nutrition sciences…since obtaining a copy I have had occasion to use the dictionary on an almost daily basis BNF Nutrition Bulletin

- A fully updated edition of a classic reference book
- Over 5000 definitions of nutrition and food technology terms
- Nutrient composition data for 287 foods
- Handy desk-top reference

Benders' dictionary of nutrition and food technology remains the essential reference book for anyone interested in nutrition, dietetics, food sciences and food technology. The first edition was published 40 years ago and contained 2000 entries, this seventh edition now includes over 5000 succinct, authoritative definitions.

The study of food and nutrition covers a wide range of disciplines, including: agriculture and horticulture, the physiology and biochemistry of nutrition and metabolism, the technologies of food processing, social sciences and the law, clinical medicine, disease prevention and health promotion. Anyone interested in nutrition and food technology will inevitably find articles and lectures that cross the boundaries of individual subjects and use unfamiliar terminology and jargon, Benders' dictionary of nutrition and food technology provides the perfect solution.

This new edition includes all new terms and techniques as well as reflecting the change of focus in the study of nutrition from curative to preventative techniques, including the increasing interest in functional foods. The dictionary also includes old terms that have become obsolete, in order to assist those referring to earlier literature.

The dictionary provides nutrient composition data for 287 foods with reference tables for recommended nutrient intakes in the USA and EU included in an appendix, making this book the most comprehensive and up-to-date desk-top reference available for all those who need to know about nutrition and food technology.