Cereal-Based Foodstuffs: The Backbone of Mediterranean Cuisine

Cereal-Based Foodstuffs: The Backbone of the Mediterranean provides an overview of cereal-based products in the Mediterranean region, illustrating the spectrum of products from past to present and their various processing methods. The text explores new and understudied market trends in cereal-based products, such as cereal-pulse blends, pulse pastas, and flat breads. Chapters cover products originating in North Africa, such as bulgur and couscous, which are consumed worldwide but underrepresented in the scientific literature. Contributing authors also offer a legislative perspective on issues of food safety, the European Food Safety Association’s definition of “novel foods,” and the position of traditional foods in the Mediterranean food industry. This wide-ranging text thus serves members of both the scientific and industrial community seeking better coverage of global cereal product trends.

• Cereal-based product
• Cereal-pulse blend
• Traditional foods
• Mediterranean
• North Africa

• Food Safety and Functionality Programme, Food Industry Area, Institute of Agriculture and Food Research and Technology (IRTA), Catalonia, Spain

  Fatma Boukid

Fatma Boukid is a researcher and project manager at Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology IRTA-Monells. She holds PhD, M.Sc., and engineering degrees in food science and technologies. Her research activity is focused on wheat allergy, designing fat reduced and sugar-reduced bakery products as well as functional foods based on cereals and pulses and food digestibility. Her current search activity is on protein alternatives deriving from conventional (cereals and pulses) and innovative (microalgae) sources.

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