--- product_id: 16412001 title: "Food Science: Fifth Edition (Food Science Text Series)" price: "S$122" currency: SGD in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.sg/products/16412001-food-science-fifth-edition-food-science-text-series store_origin: SG region: Singapore --- # Global Food Industry Insights 5th Edition - Updated & Authoritative Covers Advanced Food Tech & Processing Food Science: Fifth Edition (Food Science Text Series) **Price:** S$122 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📘 Unlock the science behind every bite — your essential guide to the future of food! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Food Science: Fifth Edition (Food Science Text Series) - **How much does it cost?** S$122 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sg](https://www.desertcart.sg/products/16412001-food-science-fifth-edition-food-science-text-series) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Health & Safety Focused:** In-depth coverage of food safety, HAACP, additives, and nutrition labeling. - • **Comprehensive 5th Edition:** Stay ahead with the latest advances in food science and technology. - • **Sustainability & Globalization:** Understand environmental, social, and economic impacts shaping the food industry worldwide. - • **Cutting-Edge Processing Techniques:** Explore microwave cooking, extrusion, ohmic heating, and supercritical fluid extraction. - • **Ideal for Professionals & Students:** Perfect for newcomers and seasoned food industry experts seeking a reliable reference. ## Overview Food Science: Fifth Edition is the definitive introductory textbook for food science and technology, updated with the latest research on ingredients, processing methods, packaging, and safety. This edition integrates emerging technologies and global industry trends, making it an indispensable resource for students and professionals aiming to master the complexities of modern food systems. ## Description Now in its fifth edition, Food Science remains the most popular and reliable text for introductory courses in food science and technology. This new edition retains the basic format and pedagogical features of previous editions and provides an up-to-date foundation upon which more advanced and specialized knowledge can be built. This essential volume introduces and surveys the broad and complex interrelationships among food ingredients, processing, packaging, distribution and storage, and explores how these factors influence food quality and safety. Reflecting recent advances and emerging technologies in the area, this new edition includes updated commodity and ingredient chapters to emphasize the growing importance of analogs, macro-substitutions, fat fiber and sugar substitutes and replacement products, especially as they affect new product development and increasing concerns for a healthier diet. Revised processing chapters include changing attitudes toward food irradiation, greater use of microwave cooking and microwaveable products, controlled and modified atmosphere packaging and expanding technologies such a extrusion cooking, ohmic heating and supercritical fluid extraction, new information that addresses concerns about the responsible management of food technology, considering environmental, social and economic consequences, as well as the increasing globalization of the food industry. Discussions of food safety an consumer protection including newer phychrotropic pathogens; HAACP techniques for product safety and quality; new information on food additives; pesticides and hormones; and the latest information on nutrition labeling and food regulation. An outstanding text for students with little or no previous instruction in food science and technology, Food Science is also a valuable reference for professionals in food processing, as well as for those working in fields that service, regulate or otherwise interface with the food industry. Review: Great Read - This is such a great book for someone like me who works in the Food industry but has no former education in Food Science. This book is very easy to understand even if it is a bit wordy. This book stays in my lab office for reference. Review: Good content. - Good content ...and easy to read. Some of the material I think us a little dated and the diagrams etc in electronic format are not always great. ## Features - New - Mint Condition - Dispatch same day for order received before 12 noon - Guaranteed packaging - No quibbles returns ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,413,351 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #746 in Chemical Engineering (Books) #1,307 in General Chemistry #1,379 in Food Science (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 47 Reviews | ## Images ![Food Science: Fifth Edition (Food Science Text Series) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51uEm5lSYqL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Read *by T***G on September 18, 2013* This is such a great book for someone like me who works in the Food industry but has no former education in Food Science. This book is very easy to understand even if it is a bit wordy. This book stays in my lab office for reference. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good content. *by K***R on August 21, 2014* Good content ...and easy to read. Some of the material I think us a little dated and the diagrams etc in electronic format are not always great. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good reference book *by J***J on July 11, 2025* Good reference book ## Frequently Bought Together - Food Science: Fifth Edition (Food Science Text Series) - Essentials of Food Science (Food Science Text Series) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sg/products/16412001-food-science-fifth-edition-food-science-text-series](https://www.desertcart.sg/products/16412001-food-science-fifth-edition-food-science-text-series) --- *Product available on Desertcart Singapore* *Store origin: SG* *Last updated: 2026-09-18*