Bailey's Industrial Oil and Fat Products, 7 Volume Set

Book excerpt: The new seventh edition of the industry bible of oils and fats processing, extensively revised, expanded, and updated. Bailey's Industrial Oil and Fat Products is the definitive reference source on the food chemistry and processing technology of edible oils and oil-derived nonedible byproducts. Spanning seven themed volumes, this comprehensive work features contributions from more than 100 internationally recognized experts in their respective fields. The new seventh edition has been exhaustively updated and expanded to reflect the latest technical developments and industry trends. Each volume covers a specific area, including edible oil and fat products and applications, processing technologies, chemistry, properties, and safety. This edition includes extensive new or revised content in every chapter, featuring a brand new eighteen-chapter volume focusing on lipids and their relationship to human health and disease. New topics include polar lipids, analysis of lipid triacylglycerols, toxicity of lipid oxidation products, improving oils and oilseeds through crop genetics, marine oils as biodiesel, camelina and other high alpha-linolenic acid oils, medium-chain oils, fats and oils in fish feed formulation, new zero trans formulations, lipids in neurodegenerative diseases, and many more. The industry-standard reference for over seven decades, this authoritative work: Provides the most comprehensive coverage of the field available Represents a 50% expansion over the previous edition, featuring more than 100 chapters Features 30 new chapters and exhaustive revisions throughout Includes thorough coverage of industrial and specialty oils and oil products Available as a complete seven-volume set, individual print volumes, and a fully searchable online product, Bailey's Industrial Oil and Fat Products, Seventh Edition remains the primary source of information on oils and fats for industry, government, and academia.