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- Food technology, or Food tech for short is the application of food science to the selection, preservation, processing, packaging, distribution, and use of safe, nutritious, and wholesome food.
- Food scientists and food technologists 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.
- In some schools, food technology is part of the curriculum and teaches, alongside how to cook, nutrition and the food manufacturing process.
