THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF MEAT I 13The Mediterranean Diet is the result of millennia of exchanges of food and cul-tures between people from all the coun-tries bordering the Mediterranean basin. This model, known to be one of the health-iest and most balanced, in the twentieth century has characterised the eating hab-its of the inhabitants of the Mediterrane-an region, o…
In this Very Short Introduction, Prof Lord John Krebs provides a brief history of human food, from our remote ancestors 3 million years ago to the present day. By looking at the four great transitions in human food - cooking, agriculture, processing, and preservation - he considers a variety of questions, including why people like some kinds of foods and not others; how your senses contribute t…
Agribusiness development is largely predicated on the adoption and utilization of advanced agricultural technologies. This includes precision farming methods, integrated pest management techniques, innovative irrigation systems, and technologies that facilitate value addition such as advanced processing and packaging methods. By leveraging SSTIC, UNIDO is encouraging the exchange and adaptatio…
As an indispensable axis of contemporary international cooperation, South-South and Triangular Industrial Cooperation (SSTIC) operates at the intersection of global value chains and sustainability. This strategic platform embodies an evolving paradigm, explicitly designed to foster the technical and economic prerequisites for the creation of sustainable supply chains. This publication elaborate…
Many difficulties stand in the way of anyone trying to explore the secrets of Indian cooking. People buy a cookbook but find the traditional recipes and methods can be disappointing when they produce a home cooked taste and not the distinct flavour of their favourite restaurant curries. This is not really surprising, as the art of restaurant cooking is a very closely kept secret, next to imposs…
ood insecurity is a worldwide concern. Today, the quest for a world whereeveryone has access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food has never been socrucial. In 2021, around 2.3 billion people were food-insecure, seriously affectingaround 11.7% of the world’s population (FAO et al. 2022). Food insecurity has beenexacerbated by the social and health crises the world has been ex…
Experiencing and Envisioning Food: Designing for Change contains papers on gastronomy, food design, sustainability, and social practices research as presented at the 3rd International Food Design and Food Studies Conference (EFOOD 2022, Lisbon, Portugal, 28-30 April 2022). The contributions explore potential solutions to current problems in the food system, and outline scenarios on the future o…
Is organic really worth it? Are eggs ok to eat? If so, which ones are best for you, and for the chicken—Cage-Free, Free-Range, Pasture-Raised? What about farmed salmon, soy milk, sugar, gluten, fermented foods, coconut oil, almonds? Thumbs-up, thumbs-down, or somewhere in between? Using three criteria—Is it good for me? Is it good for others? Is it good for the planet?—Sophie Egan help…
The most common variety of bread is white bread. It is made form wheat flour (extraction rate of 77%) and is made into many different sizes, shapes and textures. Ingredient such as other cereal or vegetable flours, seed, herbs, or a mixture of these can be added. May be made form any combination of flours, grains, whole grains, or wheat and seeds.
Researchers rarely reveal the details of the methodological choices on which their research is based. The theoretical and practical considerations that have guided them in these choices often remain implicit. In this book, the focus is on methods for studying food and 'eaters'. The use of the term 'eaters' is intended to distinguish them from the simple image of a consumer. It emphasises the mu…