Insect diets : science and technology /: science and technology. (©2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Allen Carson Cohen.
• Other Names: Cohen, Allen Carson
• Contents: THE SCOPE OF INSECT DIET SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; Introduction; Food Science & Food Technology & Insect Diet Programs; The Subdisciplines of Food Science and Technology; The Diet in the Context of a Rearing Facility; Selected Books & Journals Food Science & Food Technology; Books on Food Processing; Books on Food Chemistry; Books on Food Microbiology; Journals; ; DIET TERMINOLOGY & HISTORY OF INSECT DIET SCIENCE; Introduction to Diet Terminology; Historical Aspects of Insect Diet Science and Technology; Other Historical Diets & Significant Concepts; The Function of Insect Diet Components; Introduction to Functional Aspects of Diet Components; Essential Versus Non-Essential Nutrients; Purpose of Individual Diet Ingredients & Nutrient Functions; Minerals; Feeding Stimulants; Protective Ingredients; "Nutritionally Inert" Ingredients Provide Texture; Importance of Ph and its Influence on Diets; Water Content (Percentage) and Water Activity (Aw); Nutritional Profile of 5 Diet Prominent Components; Overview of Diet Additives; Emulsifiers; Gelling Agents and Stabilizers; Antioxidants; Antimicrobial Agents; Flavoring Agents; Colorizing Additives; Bulking And Texturizing Agents; Chelating Agents; ; WHAT MAKES A DIET SUCCESSFUL OR UNSUCCESSFUL?; Overview; The Terminology Regarding Success and Failure Of Diets; Minimal Nutrients (The "Simple Nutrient" Model); The "Minimal Nutrient" Concept; The Rules of Nutrient Sameness, Nutrient Proportions, And Cooperating Supplements; Examples Of Excellent Diets & Why They Are Successful; Vitamin and Mineral Souces in Successful Diets; The Issue of Bioavailability; ; THE CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS OF INSECT DIETS; Introduction to Diet Chemistry and Physics; Bioenergetics and The Nature of Energy in Insect Diets; The Nature of Water and What it Means to Insect Diets; The Nature Of Ph And How it Affects Diet; Oxygen & Reactive Oxidative Species (Ros) Present in Diets; The Factors that Affect Diet Texture; Processing History of Diets: Physical Qualities of Diets; The Chemistry of Proteins and Amino Acids In Diets; The Chemistry of Lipids in Insect Diets; The Chemistry of Carbohydrates in Diets; The Chemistry of Nucleic Acids in Diets; The Chemistry of Vitamins in Diets; ; DEALING WITH CHANGES; Introduction; Confusion over Product Name Differences; Unavoidable Changes in Diets and Other Components; Changes in Production Procedures; What To Do If You Must Make Changes; Making Changes: Developing Strategic Planning Systems; Testing Changes: The Hallmark of Stable Rearing Programs; Using the Ingredient Cycle Concept; ; INSECT FEEDING BIOLOGY (DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ANATOMY & ULTRASTRUCTURE, PHYSIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY OF DIGESTION, FEEDING BEHAVIOR, AND SENSORY SYSTEMS) AND THE LOGIC OF METABOLIC SYSTEMS; Introduction and Overview of Insect Feeding Systems; Insect Feeding Habits; Pre-Ingestion and Post-Ingestion Processing; Liquids And Solids And Slurries, Oh My!; The Insect Gut: A Study in Compexity; Mean Retention Times and Diet Composition; Regulation of Digestive Function; Structure & Organization of Insects' Digestive Systems; Macromolecular Complexes-Macromoleucles-Large Subunits-Simple Molecular Subunits; Metabolic Logic: What Happens To Food Components after Insects Consume Them; ; ORDER IN NATURE AND COMPLEXITY IN INSECT DIETS; Introduction to Order and Complexity; Orderliness of the Systems Where Insects Feed in Nature; Factors that Cause Complexity in Diets; The Paradox of Nutrients and Anti-Nutrients; Unexpected Changes after Management Decisions; Complexity Can Come from Both Conscious Decisions and From Hidden Factors; Changes in the Order or Nature of Processing Steps; The Many Facets of Iron as an Illustration of the Concept Of Complexity in Insect Diets; ; NUTRITIONAL ECOLOGY AND ITS LINKS WITH ARTIFICIAL DIETS; Introduction to Nutritional Ecology and Artificial Diets; Nutrients & Antinutrients in the Foods of Insects; Plant Secondary Compounds, Feeding, & Artificial Diets; The Efficiency Indices; Sifting Through the Functional Role of Components; Artificial Diets as Delivery Systems for Testing Anti-Nutrients & Toxins; ; HOW TO DEVELOP ARTIFICIAL DIETS; Difficulties in Diet Development Methodologies; Starting Out: The First Steps in Diet Development; Using Diets Developed for Insects with Similar Feeding Habits; Use of Food Analysis as a Basis for Diet Development; Use of Whole Carcass Analysis in Diet Development; Radioisotopes & Diet Deletion Techniques; Use of Digestive Enzymes as Aids in Diet Development; Nutrient Self-Selection; The Eclectic Approach; Development of Minimal Daily Requirements (Mdr); ; DEVELOPMENT OF PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES, QUALITY ASSESSMENT, QUALITY CONTROL STANDARDS, AND SOPS; Introduction to Diet Problem Solving and Quality Control; The Over-All Rearing System; Logistical And Statistical Background: Process Control And The Qc Environment; Quality Control and Quality Assessment Of Insects And Insect Diets; Quality Loss in Insects Reared on Artificial Diets; Quality Control of Diets; Quality Measurement of Insects: The Importance of The Bioassay as a Quality Assessment Tool; Measurement of Whole Diet & Component Quality; ; EQUIPMENT USED FOR PROCESSING INSECT DIETS: SMALL, MEDIUM, AND LARGE SCALE APPLICATIONS; Introduction; Applications of The Geometry Of Scale: Heat Exchange in Diet Processing; General Small Scale Processing; Medium to Large Scale Diet Processing; Water Purification and Water Quality; Storage of Ingredients and Completed Diets; Standards of Acceptable Quality; Ultra-Low Temperature Storage; Size Reduction of Ingredients; Size Reduction of Meat Products And Eggs; Size Reduction in Plant Materials; Mixing; Heat Processing; Case Study: Packaging and Containerization; Future Prospects; ; MICROBES IN THE DIET SETTING; Overview of Microbe/Insect Interactions in the Rearing Setting; Mutualism and Commensalism: Microbes that Have Beneficial or Neutral Relations with Insects; The Microbiology of Foods and Insect Diets; Using A Mixture of Two or More Kinds of Preventative Actions to Reduce Microbial Contamination; Common Contaminants in Insects, Insect Diets, and Rearing Settings; Other Techniques Used to Remove, Reduce, or Ameliorate Microbial Contaminants; Cold Techniques; Chemotherapy and Chemical-Based Prophylaxis; Physical/ Radiation Techniques; De-Contaminantion Procedures Can Deteriorate Diet Quality; Finding a Safe Middle Ground: Optimizing and Balancing Microbial Contaminant Treatments with Insect Well-Being; Future Prospects in the Microbiology of Insect Diets: Probiotics, Prebiotics, & Novel Antimicrobials; Studies of Biofilms; Integration of Food Industry Sanitation with Insect Diet Production; ; SAFETY AND GOOD INSECTARY PRACTICES; Introduction: Safety and Good Insectary Practices Are Completely Congruent; Chemical Hazards; Proper Storage and Disposal Of Potentially Hazardous Chemicals; Microbial Hazards and Other Biological Hazards; The Special Issue of Smoking In Conjunction with Rearing; Mechanical and Thermal Hazards; Electrical Hazards; In General; ; FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR INSECT DIETS: INTRODUCTION; Application of Food Science & Food Technology Principles; Progress in Equipment Applications; Food Matrix Analysis; Development of Symptomology of Nutritional Deficiencies; Development of Highly Refined Bioassays; Application of Fermentation and Gmo Technology; Advanced Technologies for Detecting & Handling Microbial Contaminants; Advancements in Techniques to Characterize the Species and Nature of Symbionts; Application of Advanced Nano-Analysis Techniques for Nutrient Evaluations on an Ultra-Small Scale; Application of Research Techniques with Advanced Microscopy Tools; The 21st Century Insect Diet Professional: Suggestions for a New Curriculum and Educational Profile; The 21st Century Insect Diet and Rearing Professional: A Formal Professional Standing; ; APPENDICES; Glossary of Diet and Diet-Related Terms; Historical Landmarks in Insect Diets and Events that Set the Stage for Diet Advancements; History of Artificial Diets for Insects and Events of Significance to Diet Related Insect Rearing; Vitamin and Mineral Mixtures Commonly Used in Insect Diets; Quality Assessment of Microbial Counts in Rearing Facilities, Diet Components, and Finished Diets; Quality Control of Environmental Parameters; Explanations of Accuracy and Precision in Measuring Diet Components; Bioass
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Copyright Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (324 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 638/.5; Insects -- Feeding and feeds; Insect rearing; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General; Insect rearing; Insects -- Feeding and feeds; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0203488695; 9780203488690
• Related ISBNs: 0849315778
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-307) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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