R. MacRae, R.K. Robinson, and M.J. Sadler (eds.), Encyclopaedia of Food Science, Food Technology, and Nutrition, 8 vol. (1993); and Y.H. Hui (ed.), Encyclopedia of Food Science and Technology, 4 vol. (1992), are general works that cover all aspects of the science of food. P. Fellows, Food Processing Technology: Principles and Practices (1988), is an introductory text.
R. Early (ed.), The Technology of Dairy Products (1992); and Alan H. Varnam and Jane P. Sutherland, Milk and Milk Products: Technology, Chemistry, and Microbiology (1994), treat the general field of dairy technology and provide a broad view of processing considerations for dairy products. Y.U. Hui (ed.), Dairy Science and Technology Handbook, 3 vol. (1993), brings together needed information on the principles and properties of dairy ingredients and on manufacturing technologies, applications, and engineering.
Works specifically covering the chemistry and microbiological disciplines are Noble P. Wong (ed.), Fundamentals of Dairy Chemistry, 3rd ed. (1988); and R.K. Robinson (ed.), Dairy Microbiology, 2nd ed., 2 vol. (1990). Testing and analytical procedures are covered by Standard Methods for the Examination of Dairy Products, 16th ed. (1993); and Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (quinquennial). F.W. Bodyfelt, J. Tobias, and G.M. Trout, The Sensory Evaluation of Dairy Products (1988), is the best reference for organoleptic properties.
W.S. Arbuckle, Ice Cream, 4th ed. (1986), a classic text, chronicles the development of the ice cream industry, covering all aspects from manufacturing technology to techniques for dipping and serving. The most useful work for the cheese industry is Frank Kosikowski, Cheese and Fermented Milk Foods, 2nd ed. (1977, reissued 1982), providing detailed explanations, descriptions, and procedures for making and enjoying cheese. P.F. Fox (ed.), Cheese: Chemistry, Physics, and Microbiology, 2 vol. (1987), contains more detailed scientific explanations on the cheese-making process. Vincent L. Zehren and D.D. (Dave) Nusbaum, Process Cheese (1992), discusses technology. Richard K. Robinson (ed.), A Colour Guide to Cheese and Fermented Milks (1995); and Bernard Nantet et al., Cheeses of the World (1993), are two illustrated popular texts.