NU FS100 Lecture 1: NUFS
8 Apr 2018
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Food science is the discipline involving biology, physical sciences, and engineering: nature of food, causes of deterioration, principles underlying its processing. Dried fruit: moderately: taking only part of it, concentrating protein/carbs, get rid of moisture, preserving grains adding our, etc. Cheese, bread: highly: not a lot of nutritional bene ts, food enjoyment rather than preservation of products eg. processed milk (staple) vs soft drinks (want) Pet food industry: canada spent . 1 billion on food, drinks, tobacco in 2013 (second largest expenditure after shelter, the food and beverage processing industry is the largest n. Canada: meat, dairy, grains, oilseeds contribute >50% of total processing industry value, canada is the 5th largest exporter. Primary products: cereal grains, animals, fruits/veggies, less processing than some other countries) Percent of disposable income spent on food: american: disposable income decreased for total food and food at home (more spent on food away from home)
