Chocolate and Health.


Publisher: S..in..r | ISBN: 8847020379 | 2012 | PDF | 200 pages | 1 Mb
This is a state-of-the art text on chocolate and health, including technological developments to improve the health-giving qualities of chocolate. Cocoa and chocolate are the subjects of much research, from food chemistry and technology to health science. Indeed, cocoa contains a remarkable number of bioactive compounds that are being tested in humans to verify their disease-prevention characteristics.The proposed book collects a logical flow of contributions, ranging from historical notes, to food technology aimed at ameliorating chocolate production, to biochemical and clinical trials of cocoa and its components. Readers will be able to assimilate essential information on cocoa and chocolate and gain knowledge on the purported health-giving qualities of this food item and on the advances that are being made in this area.







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