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Key Features:* Comprehensive textbook for BSc Food & Nutrition students and reference for MSc level.* Includes latest Indian Food Composition data from NIN, Hyderabad.* Covers FSSAI food fortification guidelines and new trends like nutraceuticals.* Illustrated multi-colour edition with updated figures and simplified nutritive tables.* Authored by B Srilakshmi, a pioneer in food and nutrition education in India.This is a textbook for BSc Food and Nutrition students and a reference book for MSc students. This book Food Science covers syllabi of all Indian Universities.In this edition, Nutritive values are taken from Indian Food Composition Tables published by National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad. Nutritive values are simplified by converting kilojoules into kilocalories and not considering standard deviations. For easy understanding, only the nutritive values of relevant foods are given.In this edition, a new chapter is introduced on Food Fortification with regulations recommended by FSSAI. Throughout the book, the new developments like nutraceuticals and antioxidants in foods are emphasised. Additional information with new figures are added.With detailed coverage and a simple style of presentation, this book can also be used by all those who are appearing for competitive examinations.