Food Technology and Processing

Food Technology

It is a science branch mainly deals with the techniques involved in production, preservation, processing, packaging, quality management, labelling and distribution of food products. Extensive research goes behind making food items edible and also nutritious. The main study of food technology is to develop new systems and methods for keeping food products safe and resistant against micro-organisms and bacteria. Food processing helps in preservation increases the flavor and reduces the toxins in the food product which results in better distributional efficiency and easy marketing of the food product.