Book Launching Ceremony - "All About Foods" by Dr. KKDS Ranaweera

Prof.A.Bamunuarchchi, to whom the book was dedicated for his contributions to the field of Food Science and Technology, addresses the audience at the book launch


Handing over the book to Dr. Upali Senanayake, the former director of the ITI (then CISIR), by Dr. Ranaweera
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Handing over the book to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Prof. Narada Varnasuriya, by Dr. Ranaweera

Dr. Ranaweera and family

More about the book ...

A book titled

“All about foods”

has been written

By

Dr. K. K. D. S. Ranaweera

Edition: First Print 2007

ISBN: 978-955-20-9963-2

Computer type setting: Priyangika Kotalawala, Godage

Book emporium

Cover design: Harsha Weerawardana and Hasini Wijesuriya

Other details : The book “All about foods” consists of 26

chapters accommodated in 758 pages covering almost all

areas relevant to food sciences and technologies. It is a

Publication by Godage international publishers, 675, P. de

S. Kularathna Mawatha, Colombo 10. Sri Lanka

Executive summary

The book “All about foods”, as its title implies, attempts to discuss several aspects of

foods with special emphasis on the matters referred to the above, This book can be a

simple tool for the reader to get an idea about foods she/he eats whether she/he is a

food technologist or a consumer or an ordinary layman in between. After the introduction, the author has started to describe “All About Foods” as we

know. He starts from the chapter 2 with carbohydrates and in subsequent chapters,

Proteins, Lipids, Minerals, Vitamins, which are all parts of the foods. It is interesting

to note that the next two chapters, the author describes are about Water and

Gastrointestinal Tract which are normally found in Hygiene and Human Physiology

books. It is assumed that students specialising on Food Science or professionals

working in the Food and Health sectors need to know these two areas as well.

Looking through the contents of these two chapters, the reader is further convinced

how these two areas are closely connected to Food Science and Technology, for

without these two areas it is not complete. The author has carefully selected the

subjected matter in each chapter, and has described deep scientific content in a

simple understandable language. When this book is read through the book, one may

feel that it is more comprehensive as and an encyclopaedia on Food Science. This is

actually a must in a book on Food Science, Food Technology and Human Nutrition.

This is actually a must in a book on Food Science, Food Technology and Human

Nutrition. This book has filled a big void in Food Science in the local context. I have

no doubt the book be welcomed by students, teachers, researchers, Food regulation

policy makers, professionals in the Food sector and of course the general public.

Dr. Ranaweera, who is presently the Head of Food Science and Technology Department of the University of Sri Jayawardenepura can be contacted through email: kkdsran@yahoo.com

All About Foods - Book Launch by Dr. KKDS Ranaweera

We are very pleased to publish the following message received from our colleague, Dr. KKDS Ranaweera who is launching a book entitled "All About Foods" on 27th August 2008 in Colombo. Dr. Ranaweera has graduated as an Engineer-Agriculturist with BSc and MSc degrees from the Peoples Friendship University, Moscow in 1986. He has then obtained a PhD from the Academy of Sciences, USSR. His PhD research has encompassed fields of Plant Biotechnology, Plant Psychology and Biochemistry. He is presently the Head of Food Science and Technology Department at University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.

More details about the book's content and the book launching ceremony will be published shortly.

Dr. Ranaweera

My dear friends,

I am pleased to tell you that the book I have been working on for last
many years is now ready for launching. In this connection there will be
a Book Launching Ceremony organized by an organising committee which
consists of many of my colleagues and students. The occasion will be
held on the 27th August 2008 at the auditorium of the National Library
and Documentation Service Board from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm.

The chief guest of the Ceremony will be Prof. Narada Varnasuriya, the
Vice Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Other key
speakers will be Prof. Rohana P. Mahaliyanaarachchi, the former Vice
Chancellor of the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Prof. Ajith
Abeseykara, the Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science, University of
Sri Jayewardenepura, Dr. Upali Senanayake, the former Director of the
CISIR (presently the ITI) and Prof. A.Bamunuarchchi, to whom the book
will be dedicated for his contributions made in the field of Food
Science and Technology.

Kind regards,

Ranaweera


KKDS Ranaweera,
Department of Food Science and Technology,
Faculty of Applied Sciences,
University of Sri Jayewardenepura,
Nugegoda,
Sri Lanka.

Dr. Ranaweera can be contacted through email: kkdsran@yahoo.com

July 2008 Dinner at ASLGSC Club in Battaramulla