Modern Methods of Food Analysis

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This Symposium on Modern Methods of Food Analysis was the sev­ enth in a series of basic symposia, begun in 1976, on topics of major importance to food scientists and food technologists. The Symposium, sponsored jointly by the Institute of Food Technologists and the In­ ternational Union of Food Science and Technology, was held June 17 and 18, 1983, in New Orleans immediately prior to the 43rd annual 1FT meeting. Like the other six basic symposia, the program brought together outstanding speakers, from biochemistry, chemistry, food science, microbiology and nutrition, who are at the cutting edge of their specialty, and provided a setting where they could interact with each other and with the participants. The Symposium and this book are dedicated to the memory of George F. Stewart (1908-1982) who made so many important contributions to the field of food science, including that of food analysis. Bernard S. Schweigert has documented George F. Stewart's contributions in the Dedication of this book. Front Matter....Pages i-xx Systems Approach to Food Analysis....Pages 1-28 Determination of Nutrients in Foods: Factors That Must Be Considered....Pages 29-55 Computers in the Food Analysis Laboratory....Pages 57-69 Sample Preparation and Its Role in Nutritional Analysis....Pages 71-79 NBS Standard Reference Materials for Food Analysis....Pages 81-99 Quality Assurance of Analysis of Inorganic Nutrients in Foods....Pages 101-128 Atomic Absorption and Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry....Pages 129-166 Reflectance Spectroscopy....Pages 167-186 Biological and Biochemical Assays in Food Analysis....Pages 187-225 Microbiological Assays....Pages 227-263 Sensory Analysis as an Analytical Laboratory Tool in Food Research....Pages 265-292 Determination of Flavor Components....Pages 293-317 Gas Chromatography....Pages 319-338 Recent Developments in the Analysis of Pesticides....Pages 339-368 Flow Injection Analysis: A New Tool for the Automation of the Determination of Food Components....Pages 369-379 Modern Liquid Chromatography: Evolution and Benefits....Pages 381-406 Back Matter....Pages 407-421