Preservation stories. From prehistoric times to the present day.

Histoires de conservation. De la préhistoire à nos jours.

Type of monograph: Book

Summary

Since times immemorial, it is vital for man to know how to preserve his food. But throughout the ages and following the development of knowledge, the issue took on another dimension: how to preserve live organisms or fragile and unstable substances without harm to their physical, chemical, biological, organoleptic properties? This is the central question of this book. In the first part, the author summarizes the means used and their development from prehistoric times to the present day: drying, salting, smoking, sterilization, freezing, impregnation, radiation, cryodessication. The second and third part are related to cryodessication and its applications in the most varied and unexpected sectors.

Details

Original title: Histoires de conservation. De la préhistoire à nos jours.
Record ID : 30008261
Languages: French
Publication: Ellipses - France/France
Publication date: 2011/05
ISBN: 9782729863944
Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

Links

External links:
http://www.editions-ellipses.fr/product_info.php?products_id=7870

Indexing

Themes: Food engineering;
History of refrigeration;
Chilling of foodstuffs;
Freezing of foodstuffs;
Irradiation and other preservation processes
Keywords: Freeze-drying; Food; Safety; Canning; Microbiology; Chilling; Quality; Physical property; Drying; Chemical property; History; Freezing; Smoking; Storage life