Cooking as a Chemical Reaction : Culinary Science with Experiments**

Pages: 299, Specialty: Food Science, Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Publication Year: 2015, Cover: Paperback, Dimensions: 175.26x187.96x15.24mm Written at the undergraduate level, Cooking as a Chemical Reaction: Culinary Science with Experiments provides experiments geared for students in culinary arts, nutrition, dietetics, food science and technology, and gastronomy programs. It is intended for students with limited scientific background who are studying different aspects of food preparation and processing. The text uses experiments and experiences from the kitchen, and other food preparation and processing areas, rather than theory, as the basic means of explaining the scientific facts and principles behind food preparation and processing. This textbook is designed so that students can first perform certain experiments and record their observations in tables provided in the book. The book then explains the science behind their observations. By conducting experiments a