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<p><b>Part I Ingredients for Dairy Products Manufacturing 1</b></p> <p>1.1 Milk 3</p> <p>1.1.1 Milk Quality and Processing 4<br /><i>Germano Mucchetti and Angelo V. Zambrini</i></p> <p>1.1.2 Milk Preparation for Further Processing into Dairy Products 21<br /><i>Angelo V. Zambrini and Germano Mucchetti</i></p> <p>1.2 Starter Cultures 37</p> <p>1.2.1 Probiotics and Prebiotics 38<br /><i>Carla Orsi and Angelo V. Zambrini</i></p> <p>1.2.2 Starter and Ancillary Cultures 58<br /><i>Carla Orsi and Angelo V. Zambrini</i></p> <p>1.3 Other Ingredients 75</p> <p>1.3.1 Vitamins, Minerals, and Bioactive Compounds 76<br /><i>Emanuela Donati</i></p> <p>1.3.2 Fruit and Vegetables 98<br /><i>Carlo Tagliabue</i></p> <p>1.4 Additives and Processing Aids 117</p> <p>1.4.1 Acidity Regulators, Preservatives, and Antioxidants 118<br /><i>Andelka Bacak</i></p> <p>1.4.2 Flavors, Colors, Thickeners, and Emulsifiers 132<br /><i>Andelka Bacak</i></p> <p>1.4.3 Enzymes 146<br /><i>Martino Verga</i></p> <p><b>Part II Processing of Dairy Products 163</b></p> <p>2.1 Process innovation 165</p> <p>2.1.1 Enzymes Applications for the Dairy Industry 166<br /><i>Antonio Trani, Pasqua Loizzo, Angela Cassone and Michele Faccia</i></p> <p>2.1.2 Plant Cleaning and Sanitizing 176<br /><i>Pierangelo Galimberti</i></p> <p>2.1.3 Membrane Technologies Applied to Cheese Milk 194<br /><i>Antonio Trani, Pasqua Loizzo, Angela Cassone and Michele Faccia</i></p> <p>2.1.4 Process/Product Control: Analysis of Cheese by Proteomics Techniques 202<br /><i>Antonio Trani, Pasqua Loizzo, Angela Cassone and Michele Faccia</i></p> <p>2.2 Product innovation 215</p> <p>2.2.1 Functional Dairy Products Including Pro/Pre/Symbiotics 216<br /><i>Fabio Minervini, Maria De Angelis and Marco Gobbetti</i></p> <p>2.2.2 Dairy Products and Their Role in Human Health 248<br /><i>Teresa Trotta, Francesca Posa, Giorgio Mori and Chiara Porro</i></p> <p><b>Part III Shelf Life of Dairy Products 263</b></p> <p>3.1 Technological Options to Prolong Shelf Life 265</p> <p>3.1.1 Freezing of Dairy Products 266<br /><i>Sebnem Tavman and Tuncay Yilmaz</i></p> <p>3.1.2 Antimicrobial Compounds Applied to Dairy Food 274<br /><i>Luisa Angiolillo, Annalisa Lucera, Matteo A. Del Nobile and Amalia Conte</i></p> <p>3.2 Modern packaging systems to prolong shelf life 295</p> <p>3.2.1 Active Packaging Applied to Dairy Products 296<br /><i>Ozlem Kizilirmak Esmer and Busra Sahin</i></p> <p>3.2.2 Nanotechnology Applied to the Dairy Sector 314<br /><i>Cristina Costa, Matteo A. Del Nobile and Amalia Conte</i></p> <p>3.2.3 Biodegradable Packaging Applied to Dairy Products 328<br /><i>Lia Noemi Gerschenson, Rosa Jagus and Carolina Patricia Olle Resa</i></p> <p><b>Part IV Consumer Acceptance 341</b></p> <p>4.1 Consumer Behavior with Regard to Quality Perception of Food Products and Decision Making 343</p> <p>4.1.1 The Quality Concept 344<br /><i>Mariantonietta Fiore and Francesco Contò</i></p> <p>4.1.2 Food Quality Perception 355<br /><i>Raffaele Silvestri and Piermichele La Sala</i></p> <p>4.1.3 Consumer Behavior Models Applied to Food Sector 367<br /><i>Elka Vasileva</i></p> <p>4.1.4 Evaluation, Choice, and Purchase 374<br /><i>Daniela Ivanova</i></p> <p>4.2 Consumer insight in the process of new dairy products development 381</p> <p>4.2.1 The New Product Development Process 382<br /><i>Plamen Dimitrov Mishev and Yulia Vladimirova Dzhabarova</i></p> <p>4.2.2 Market Opportunities 394<br /><i>Raffaele Silvestri</i></p> <p>4.2.3 Consumer Insight and Approaches in New Dairy Products Development 404<br /><i>Minna Mikkola and Fedele Colantuono</i></p> <p><b>Part V Environmental and Policy Issues 421</b></p> <p>5.1.1 The Milk and Dairy Sector in the European Union: Environmental and Policy Issues 423<br /><i>Caterina De Lucia, Pasquale Pazienza and Vincenzo Vecchione</i></p> <p>5.1.2 Policies and Strategies for Eco-Friendly Dairy Product 438<br /><i>Gerrit Willem Ziggers</i></p> <p>Index 449</p>

<p><b>Francesco Contò,</b> Department of Economics, University of Foggia, Italy. <p><b>Matteo A. Del Nobile,</b> Department of Agricultural Sciences, Food and Environment, University of Foggia, Italy. <p><b>Michele Faccia,</b> Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari, Italy. <p><b>Angelo V. Zambrini,</b> Granarolo S.p.A., Bologna, Italy. <p><b>Amalia Conte,</b> Department of Agricultural Sciences, Food and Environment, University of Foggia, Italy.

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