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Iateapie.net *Healthy* Food Reviews
What is Food Science
Food scientists are becoming a rare species in Britain, and things won't change unless schools and food firms start telling young people there is more to food than a supermarket depot. Well, as I sit on my butt about to enter the 5th month that I have applied for a 12 month work permit in the U.S. and have yet to receive it, or receive any word other than "it is being investigated", I thought about how many people have no idea that the foods in the supermarkets and advances in food technology are brought about by food scientists. Actually, I thought about more than that, but that is one of the things suitable to be printed.
Since I love what I do /studied, let me tell you about it. Food science is an umbrella term applied to the study /science of food mainly from farm to table. There is an excellent definition from Wikipedia [link]. As food scientists, which includes food technologists, food chemists and food microbiologists, we work in developing new products i.e. food product formulation or on the processes that will produce these foods i.e. food engineering; we also work with ingredients and compounds which have food applications, sensory evaluation (taste testing) and also microbiology to help keep food safer longer. There are other related fields such as packaging engineers, agriculture, horticulture, food economics, statistics and nutritionists. Food scientists work closely (and mainly) with the food industry. For anyone thinking about career choice, I highly recommend looking into this field. There are always job prospects for qualified people, both in the U.S. and abroad.
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Comments:
August 29, 2006 4:45 PM
Corinne 
Hi, I am really glad you introduced your profession because I am quite interested in possibly pursuing a similar career. I am currently finishing up a business degree, but have a great passion in the food industry in general. How would I go about becoming a 'food scientist' or another similar food industry profession? Thanks for your advice! I absolutely love your blog..I read it daily; you do a wonderful job/
August 29, 2006 5:27 PM
CJB
Thank you so much for saying something about food science! I'm a senior in food science, finishing up my undergrad, and I am so tired of people asking me "So...what are you going to do with that major." Hooray for food scientists! :)
August 29, 2006 9:47 PM
Kristen
You basically just settled my mind on choosing food science as my major. I have been very confused as of late (whether I want food science or nutrition) because I am going to college next year so..THANK YOU!
August 30, 2006 10:20 AM
ruth
Food science and Nutrition are very interesting and promising fields of study. I used to teach Food Microbiology and if I had to go back to school and study something else, it'd probably be Food Science or Nutrition. Post a comment
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For the entire time I have been studing food science, which is more than 10 years starting with undergrad, I think there have been 2 people that I encountered that knew what a food scientist did. Most people usually start questioning me about nutrition or cooking. It seems that most people don't think about where the foods in the supermarket magically appear from, and most people have no clue the enormous efforts and years of trial and error that it takes to develop what may appear to be simple things, such as artificial flavors or the silver disc that makes the bread in frozen meals like Lean Cuisine Grilled Panini crispy when you microwave it (I'm eating one right now, so 
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