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FOODS + FOOD CHEMISTRY
Explore fruits, vegetables, eggs, dairy, meat, fish, fermented foods, herbs, mushrooms, and the compounds that give individual foods their unique nutritional profiles.
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CAROTENOIDS + PHYTOCHEMICALS
Go deeper into pigments, antioxidants, polyphenols, fatty acids, amino acids, minerals, and naturally occurring compounds found throughout the food supply.
03
DIETS + NUTRITION
Explore protein quality, fasting, supplements, popular dietary approaches, food combinations, and the larger nutritional questions surrounding the way we eat.
04
PREPARATION + THE KITCHEN
Look beyond ingredients to cooking methods, frying, heat, storage, water bottles, containers, plastics, utensils, and the materials that come into contact with food.
05
RESEARCH + CONTEXT
Published studies, nutritional data, diagrams, food profiles, and references are used throughout the book to give readers a deeper framework for understanding the subject.