Probiotic Dairy Products

The Society of Dairy Technology has joined with Blackwell Publishing to produce a series of technical dairy-related handbooks providing an invaluable resource for all those involved in the dairy industry; from practitioners to technologists working in both traditional and modern large-scale dairy operations. Following significant developments in recent understanding of milk systems and an explosion in interest in the use of probiotics and prebiotics as functional foods Probiotic Dairy Products looks at advancements in the dairy industry and reviews the latest scientific developments in regard to the 'functional' aspects of dairy and fermented milk products and their ingredients. The first title in Blackwell Publishing's prestigious Society of Dairy Technology Series, this key text includes coverage of: Production systems Gut microflora Genomic characterisation of probiotic micro-organisms Physical properties associated with health claims Maintenance of the viability of probiotic products National and international statutory regulations Edited by Adnan Tamime, with contributions from international authors and full of core commercially useful information for the dairy industry, this book is an essential title for dairy scientists, dairy technologists and nutritionists worldwide.Tamime, Adnan is the author of 'Probiotic Dairy Products ', published 2006 under ISBN 9781405121248 and ISBN 1405121246.