What is Food Science? What is Food Technology? (Simple to Understand Notes)

What is Food Science? What is Food

Technology?



Food Science

Food Science is a discipline in which biological and physical

sciences, engineering is studied to know and understand the nature of

foods, causes of deterioration of foods, and principles behind food

processing. Through acquisition of new knowledge to know the course of

reactions, or changes happening in foods for natural reasons or due to

handling procedures.




Explanation of Above:

1. It is a discipline to study

 Biological sciences

 Physical sciences

 Engineering

2. To know and understand

 Nature of foods

,  Causes of deterioration of foods

 Principles behind food processing

3. Acquisition of new knowledge

 To know the

 Course of reactions

 Changes happening in foods for natural reasons or due to

handling procedures


An additional brief note on Food Science

 Performs research

 Applies principles

 Applies practices

 Of many basic and applied sciences

Like

 Biology - botany, microbiology, bacteriology, mycology

 Chemistry - biochemistry, physical, analytical and organic

chemistry

 Physics - rheology, thermodynamics, cryogenics, radio physics,

ultrasonics

 Nutrition

 Medicine - metabolism, toxicology, health and diseases

 Psychology - sensory behaviours