The food technology room at Marling School in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

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Food scientists and food technolgists study the physical, microbiological, and chemical makeup of food. Depending on their area of specialization, food scientists may develop ways to process, preserve, package, or store food, according to industry and government specifications and regulations. Consumers seldom think of the vast array of foods and the research and development that has resulted in the means to deliver tasty, nutritious, safe, and convenient foods. Microbiology (in Greek micron = small and biologia = studying life) is the study of microorganisms, including viruses, prokaryotes and simple eukaryotes. ... A convenience is a luxury that is intended to save a consumer time or frustration. ...

In some schools, food technology is part of the curriculum and teaches, alongside how to cook, nutrition and the food manufacturing process. Curriculum has many different conceptions. ...

Early history of food technology

Research in the field now known as food technology has been conducted for decades. Nicolas Appert’s development in 1810 of the canning process was a decisive event. The process wasn’t called canning then and Appert did not really know the principle on which his process worked, but canning has had a major impact on food preservation techniques. Nicolas François Appert (1750 - 1840-41?): French inventor of airtight food preservation. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Louis Pasteur's research on the spoilage of wine and his description of how to avoid spoilage in 1864 was an early attempt to put food technology on a scientific basis. Besides research into wine spoilage, Pasteur did research on the production of alcohol, vinegar, wines and beer, and the souring of milk. He developed pasteurization—the process of heating milk and milk products to destroy food spoilage and disease-producing organisms. In his research into food technology, Pasteur became the pioneer into bacteriology and of modern preventive medicine. Louis Pasteur (December 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895) was a French chemist best known for his remarkable breakthroughs in microbiology. ... A glass of red wine This article is about the alcoholic beverage. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Vinegar is sometimes infused with spices or herbs—as here, with oregano. ... For other uses, see Beer (disambiguation). ... A glass of cows milk. ... Pasteurization (or pasteurisation) is the process of heating liquids for the purpose of destroying viruses and harmful organisms such as bacteria, protozoa, molds, and yeasts. ... A microorganism or microbe is an organism that is so small that it is microscopic (invisible to the naked eye). ... Phyla Actinobacteria Aquificae Chlamydiae Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi Chloroflexi Chrysiogenetes Cyanobacteria Deferribacteres Deinococcus-Thermus Dictyoglomi Fibrobacteres/Acidobacteria Firmicutes Fusobacteria Gemmatimonadetes Lentisphaerae Nitrospirae Planctomycetes Proteobacteria Spirochaetes Thermodesulfobacteria Thermomicrobia Thermotogae Verrucomicrobia Bacteria (singular: bacterium) are unicellular microorganisms. ... Medicine is the science and art of maintaining andor restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of patients. ...

By 1945, the original four departments that had taught the subject under different names (including those at the University of Massachusetts and the University of California) had been retitled "food science", "food science and technology", or a similar variant. The founding of the Institute of Food Technologists in 1939 has led to the general use of the term “food technologist.” Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... This page is about the university system across Massachusetts. ... Berkeley Davis Irvine Los Angeles Merced San Diego Santa Barbara Santa Cruz UC Office of the President in Oakland The University of California (UC) is a public university system in the state of California. ... Institute of Food Technologists The Insitute of Food Technologists or IFT is an international, non-profit professional organization for the advancement of food science and technology. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Developments in food technology

Several companies in the food industry have played a role in the development of food technology. These developments have contributed greatly to the food supply. Some of these developments are:

• Instantized Milk Powder - D.D. Peebles (U.S. patent 2,835,586) developed the first instant milk powder, which has become the basis for a variety of new products that are rehydratable in cold water or milk. This process increases the surface area of the powdered product by partially rehydrating spray-dried milk powder.

• Freeze Drying - The first application of freeze drying was most likely in the pharmaceutical industry; however, a successful large-scale industrial application of the process was the development of continuous freeze drying of coffee.

• High-Temperature Short Time Processing - These processes for the most part are characterized by rapid heating and cooling, holding for a short time at a relatively high temperature and filling aseptically into sterilisation (microbiology)sterile containers.

• Decaffeination of Coffee and Tea - Decaffeinated coffee and tea was first developed on a commercial basis in Europe around 1900. The process is described in U.S. patent 897,763. Green coffee beans are treated with steam or water to around 20% moisture. The added water and heat separate the caffeine from the bean to its surface. Solvents are then used to remove the caffeine from the beans. In the 1980s, new non-organic solvent techniques have been developed for the decaffeination of coffee and tea. Carbon dioxide under supercritical conditions is one of these new techniques. U.S. patent 4,820,537 was issued to General Foods Corp. for a CO₂ decaffeination process.

• Process optimization- Food Technology now allows production of foods to be more efficient, Oil saving technologies are now available on different forms. Production methods and methodology have also become increasingly sophisticated.

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External links

• Institute of Food Technologists Professional non-profit society for food technology and food science.
• Food processing technology Worldwide food processing industry organisations and projects.
• Food-Info Largest consumer oriented information on food science and technology in many languages
• Food processing technology knowledge portal Big knowledge base on the food processing industry in Europe.
• S-4 Nanoball Applications of Nanotechnology on Food Production for Deep Frying
• European Federation of Food Science and Technology
• Food Science Programme Food Science research at the Bragg Institute in Australia

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• LWT - Food Science and Technology, ISSN: 0023-6438, Elsevier
• Trends in Food Science & Technology, ISSN: 0924-2244, Elsevier

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