April 2008, Volume 62, No. 4



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Food Technology, April 2008

F E A T U R E S

The Top 10 Functional Food Trends
Whether to prevent disease, pump up performance, or to promote overall wellness, consumers are increasingly seeking out products that deliver highly specific health benefits.
- A. Elizabeth Sloan 

Bacteriophages -- New Weapons for Food Safety
Highly specific phages target and control pathogenic and other harmful bacteria on food products, animal carcasses, and agricultural crops.
- Steven Hagens and Mark L. Offerhaus

Obtaining Greater Value from Food Crops
Utilizing crops for multiple purposes, such as the basis for production of nutraceuticals, requires a thorough understanding of plant composition, ontogeny, and maturity indices.
- Ernesto A. Brovelli and Rhona S. Applebaum

C O L U M N S

President's Message
Getting the Most out of Your IFT Membership
- John D. Floros

Food, Medicine & Health
Immunonutrition: Applications in Health Management
- Roger Clemens & Peter Pressman

Food Technology Presents
Examining the Landscape of Food and Wellness
- Mary Ellen Kuhn

Ingredients
Craving Condiments
- Donald E. Pszczola

Nutraceuticals
Cardiovascular Health
- Linda Milo Ohr 

Laboratory
Testing for Aflatoxins
- Neil H. Mermelstein

Processing
Optimizing a Process Line
- J. Peter Clark

Packaging
What’s New—The Product or the Package?
- Aaron L. Brody

Perspective
Scientists Clone, Bureaucrats Clown
- Henry I. Miller

 
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