Molecules, Microbes, and Meals

The Surprising Science of Food

Alan Kelly

• Readers will get an introduction to scientific disciplines as diverse as physics, chemistry, biology, engineering and psychology as they apply to food, reflecting the complexity of food, all discussed at a level aimed at the non-specialist reader
• Offers a balanced perspective on the industrial production of food, which is far less frequently discussed in books aimed at a popular audience than the science of what happens in the kitchen

Molecules, Microbes, and Meals

The Surprising Science of Food

Alan Kelly

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Molecules, Microbes, and Meals

The Surprising Science of Food

Alan Kelly

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Molecules, Microbes, and Meals

The Surprising Science of Food

Alan Kelly

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Molecules, Microbes, and Meals

The Surprising Science of Food

Alan Kelly

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