Statistics in Food and Biotechnology

The proper use of statistical methods is essential in food processing and biotechnology, andvery few publications have focused on the practical application of these methods. This book utilizescase studies to explain the corresponding basics withafocuson understanding how and when to use the appropriate statistical methods.The text is structured according to practical applications, starting from data collection anddata treatment,moving toproduct development, process control and analytical methods. Practical Examples of Using Statistics in Food and Biotechnologybegins with a detailed introduction to statisticsand theiruse in food processing.The first main section focuses on statistics for data collection and treatment featuring scales of measurement, sampling and summarizingand presenting data. Anothersection looks at statistics for food product and process development, examining mixture experiments fordifferentfood groups from meatandfish to vegetables,juices, rice and olive oils. Further sections focus on statistical process control, statistics for sensory science and a wide range of analytical methods including LC-MS/MS and other cutting edge methods. In providing practical,hands-oninformation on the use of statistics in food processing, this work will be of major importance forfood professionals, industry staff and researchers in food andbiotechnology. .