FOOD 2010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Food Technology, Food Processing, Food Science
1 Feb 2013
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Chapter one - (note: won"t be on the final exam, but good to know) Food science is concerned with all quality and safety aspects of food before a person consumes them, while nutrition is related to how the body uses foods after we eat them to promote and maintain health. Foods are derived from living organisms, either animal or plant in origin. The food processing industry is vital to the global economy. Food processing is the largest manufacturing industry in the u. s. Basic food scientists obtain fundamental information from food research. Applied food scientists apply the information to food product and development and testing. The seven types of food components are:
