Novel Plant Protein Processing Developing the Foods of the Future

ISBN : 9781032438160

Author : Zakir Showkat Khan

Publisher : CRC

Year : 2024

Language : English

Type : Book

Description : Proteins serve as an important nutritional as well as structural component of foods. Not only do they provide an array of amino acids necessary for maintaining human health but also act as thickening, stabilizing, emulsifying, foaming, gelling, and binding agents. The ability of a protein to possess and demonstrate such unique functional properties depends largely on its inherent structure, configuration, and how they interact with other food constituents, like, polysaccharides, lipids, and polyphenolic compounds. Proteins from animal sources have superior functionality, higher digestibility,

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