How Technological Advances Change Human Food
eBook - ePub

How Technological Advances Change Human Food

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

How Technological Advances Change Human Food

About this book

Diet is key to understanding the past, present, and future of our species. Much of human evolutionary success can be attributed to our ability to consume and preserve a wide range of foods. Technological advances changed the types of foods we eat. With this consideration, How Technological Advances Change Human Food weaves together various themes starting with human evolution, moving on to methods of food preservation, and continuing with the evolution of cooking methods. Issues relating to sustainability are also reported, including green food processing, vertical farming, and edible insect farming. There is a close link between what we eat and the development of our gut microbiota; thus, this book covers the evolution and adaptation of microbiota.

Key Features:

  • Contains a common thread in how technology has changed food and diet and its implications
  • Focuses on the evolution of methods for both food preservation and cooking
  • Explains the evolution and adaptation of gut microbiota in relation to diet

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
No, books cannot be downloaded as external files, such as PDFs, for use outside of Perlego. However, you can download books within the Perlego app for offline reading on mobile or tablet. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access How Technological Advances Change Human Food by Matteo Bordiga,Baojun Xu in PDF and/or ePUB format. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Preface
  7. About the editors
  8. List of contributors
  9. 1 Human Evolution
  10. 2 Microbiota (Gut) Evolution and Adaptation
  11. 3 Methods for Food Preservation
  12. 4 The Evolution of Cooking
  13. 5 Industrial Food Processing
  14. 6 Green (Chemistry) Food Processing
  15. 7 Vertical Farming
  16. 8 Food beyond Nutrition: Regulatory Aspects and Technological Advances in Nutraceuticals
  17. 9 Alternative Proteins
  18. 10 Edible Insect Farming
  19. 11 Novel Foods
  20. 12 3D Food Printing
  21. 13 Space Food
  22. 14 Impact of Developing Military Foods That Do Not Need Refrigeration
  23. 15 Evolution of Food Packaging and Its Effect on Human Food
  24. 16 From Hammerstones to HAPIforks: Evolutionary Technologies and Industries of Human Food
  25. 17 Food Media: Its Nature, Extent, and Impact
  26. Index