Linseed

A Multipurpose-Multisector Crop of Industrial Significance
Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-0-443-15439-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 274 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 450 g

Linseed: A Multipurpose-Multisector Crop of Industrial Significance provides a general overview of linseed as a multipurpose-multisector crop for obtaining a number of valuable products. The book's sections present the use of linseed as food products and discuss a number of important topics, including genetic engineering and breeding advances, pre-harvest processing methods, advanced extraction and quality assessment, metabolic engineering, bioactivity, new food product development, chemistry, and functionality. The book also covers the use of linseed in the textile sector and modified linseed oil products, animal feed products, cosmetics, and personal use products, along with their industrial significance. Food waste and the challenges of linseed crop production and processing into a number of industrial products are also discussed. This book acts as a comprehensive resource for food scientists, researchers, scholars, and industrial people related to food, nutraceutical, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, textiles, and health practitioners, especially dieticians and nutritionists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Langyan, Sapna

Kumar, Ashok

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Lebensmitteltechnologie und Getränketechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Overview of linseed as multipurpose-multisector crop 2. Linseed in food sector 3. Linseed in textile sector 4. Miscellaneous applications of linseed crop of industrial significance 5. Waste to wealth: linseed waste/by-products valorization 6. Challenges and Opportunities of linseed crop for multipurpose-multisector industrial applications

Über Autor(innen)

Langyan, Sapna
Dr Sapna Langyan is working as a scientist at ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India. She holds an experience of more than 11 years in agricultural research. She aims to contribute towards food and nutritional security of the world and alleviating malnutrition through research support. She has more than 30 research papers, book chapters, conference proceedings and many others in reputed national and international journals and also holds editorship of many reputed journals including Frontiers. She has also edited one book on 'Maize: Nutrition dynamics and novel uses'. She has been awarded many prestigious awards, fellowship and grants throughout her research career by premier science academies and by the Govt. of India.