Kent’s Technology of Cereals: An Introduction for Students of Food Science and Agriculture

Kent’s Technology of Cereals: An Introduction for Students of Food Science and Agriculture, Fifth Edition, is a classic and well-established book that continues to provide students, researchers and practitioners with an authoritative and comprehensive study of cereal technology.

This new edition has been thoroughly updated with new sections, including extrusion cooking and the use of cereals for animal feed. In addition, it offers information on statistics, new products, the impact of climate changes and genetics, new economic trends, nutrition regulations and new technologies.

The book is useful for students, researchers, and industrial practitioners alike, covering the full spectrum of cereal grain production, processing, and use for foods, feeds, fuels, industrial materials, and other uses.

Provides readers with a leader in cereal science literatureIncludes new sections on extrusion cooking and the use of cereals for animal feed, along with information on statistics, new products, impact of climate changes and genetics, new economic trends, new nutrition regulations and new technologiesUseful for students, researchers and industrial practitioners alike

1. Cereal Crops 2. Botanical Aspects 3. Chemical Components 4. Cereals of the World 5. Storage and Pre-Processing 6. Dry Milling 7. Flour Quality 8. Bread Baking 9. Malting, Brewing, Distilling 10. Pasta and Whole Grain Foods 11. Breakfast Cereals 12. Wet Milling 13. Domestic and Small Scale Products 14. Nutrition 15. Feed and Industrial 16. Conclusions