Food Science and Technology
Food science is the science of nature devoted to the study of food; it is often confused with "food technology". The Institute of Food Technologists defines food science as "the discipline in which the engineering, biological, and physical sciences are used to study the nature of foods, the causes of deterioration, the principles underlying food processing, and the improvement of foods for the consuming public". The textbook Food Science defines food science in simpler terms as "the application of basic sciences and engineering to study the physical, chemical, and biochemical nature of foods and the principles of food processing".
- Food processing
Related Conference of Food Science and Technology
November 24-25, 2025
7th World Congress on Advances in Food Science, Processing and Technology
Barcelona, Spain
June 01-02, 2026
9th International Conference on Nutrition, Food Science and Technology
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October 29-30, 2026
5th International Conference on Agroecology and Organic farming
Aix-en-Provence, France
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