Front Cover; Advances In Food And Nutrition Research, Volume 33; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors to Volume 33; Preface; Emil M. Mrak; Chapter 1. Chemical and Nutritional Aspects of Folate Research: Analytical Procedures, Methods of Folate Synthesis, Stability, and Bioavailability of Dietary Folates; I. Introduction; II. Chemical Properties of Folates; III. Determination of Folate in Foods and Other Biological Materials; IV. Stability and Chemical Behavior of Folates in Foods; V. Bioavailability of Dietary Folate; VI. Conclusion; References
Chapter 2. Calcium in the Diet: Food Sources, Recommended Intakes, and Nutritional BioavailabilityI. Introduction; II. Calcium Intakes and Food Sources; III. Recommended Dietary Allowances; IV. Calcium Homeostasis; V. Intestinal Absorption of Calcium; VI. Calcium Bioavailability; VII. Summary and Conclusions; VIII. Research Needs; References; Chapter 3. Dietary and Biochemical Aspects of Vitamin E; I. Introduction; II. Dietary Sources, Stability, and Intake of Tocopherols; III. Intestinal Absorption of Tocopherols; IV. Transport of Tocopherols in Blood; V. Tocopherols in Tissues
VI. Tocopherol Binding and Transfer FactorsVII. Tocopherol Metabolism; VIII. Functional Aspects of Tocopherols in Biomembranes; IX. Future Research Directions; References; Chapter 4. Oxidation of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: Mechanisms, Products, and Inhibition with Emphasis on Fish; I. Introduction; II. Mechanisms of Oxidation of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids; III. Products of Lipid Oxidation; IV. Other Effects of Lipid Oxidation; V. Lipid Oxidation in Fish; VI. Control of Lipid Oxidation; VII. Conclusions; References; Chapter 5. Proteins in Whey: Chemical, Physical, and Functional Properties
I. IntroductionII. Whey Products; III. Structure of Whey Proteins; IV. Whey Protein Preparation and Isolation; V. Functional Properties of Whey Proteins; VI. Hydration and Solubility; VII. Thermal Properties of Whey Proteins; VIII. Gelation; IX. Surface Activity of Whey Proteins; X. Foams; XI. Emulsions; XII. Ligand Binding by Whey Proteins; XIII. Modification of Whey Proteins; XIV. Nutritional Aspects of Whey Proteins; XV. Summary and Conclusions; Research Needs; References; Index