Introduction to Food and Health
by Stanford
Food technologist
About
“Chakki Fresh Atta” “Fresh Vegetables in a pouch”, dried vegetables in soup, all reach you courtesy of food technologists. Food technology is the science of processing food stuff. Food technologists undertake research for designing new food processing techniques, creating new food inventions, evolving measures such as fungicidal treatment to control food spoilage, etc. they also develop quality control systems for the organization.
Education
High School
Physics, Chemistry, Biology
Bachelor's
Food science and Technology (B.Sc./B.Tech)
Master's
Food science and Technology (M.Sc./M.Tech)
Skills Required
Job Prospects
- Researcher
- Production technology
- Quality control
- Packaging
- Processing
Salary / Annum
300,000
Fresher700,000
Average2,300,000
ExperiencedCities Data
Jobs Outlook
- Food industry is a growing industry that contributes to around 14% of manufacturing GDP and 13 % of India’s total food exports. There is a high demand for trained food professionals in both the Government and Private sector.
- The food industry is diverse, with literally thousands of different opportunities for a food scientist/ food technologist. You can work with a milk processing industry, a winery, bakery industry, meat processing, flavour development, etc. As you study multidisciplinary subjects, it opens up a myriad of opportunities.
- Most of the food industries are global. Depending on your position, you often get opportunities to travel to different countries for work, training, business expansion etc.
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