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The prevalence of childhood obesity has risen dramatically in the last several decades in the United States, and is currently considered to be epid...

Whey, the serum or liquid part of milk remaining after separation of the curd, results from the coagulation of milk by acid or proteolytic enzymes....

This book presents topical research from across the globe in the study of the types, production and health issues relating to wine. Topics discusse...

Advances in the wine sector and especially in the phenolic compounds field have been spectacular over the last 20 years. Polyphenols are the second...

Perhaps there is no other drink in the world that would honor billions of people and have such a mystical nature than wine. Since ancient times win...

This book includes the latest diagnostic tips, practical examples, and detailed illustrations for pinpointing trouble and correcting problems in ch...

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is a quantitative spectroscopic technique that measures the elemental composition, empirical formula, chemic...

Xanthan gum is a microbial heteropolysaccharide of high molecular weight produced through fermentation by bacteria of the genus Xanthomonas that ha...

A xenobiotic is a chemical which is found in an organism but which is not normally produced or expected to be present in it. Specifically, drugs su...