Eric Ittah is a leading biopharmaceutical consultant in Canada offering valuable consultancy in pharmaceutical industry.

1. FOOD SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
By Eric Ittah

2. WHAT IS FOOD SCIENCE
Food Science is the study of all the technical aspects
of food, beginning with harvesting, storing
, processing, cooking and consumption.

3. FOOD SCIENCE IS DIFFERENT FROM
THE FIELD OF NUTRITION
Food Science is considered one of the agricultural
sciences. It is completely different from the study of
nutrition.

4. SUB DISCIPLINES OF FOOD SCIENCES
•Food safety
•Food Microbiology
•Food Preservation
•Food Engineering
•Product Development
•Sensory Analysis

5. APPLICATION OF FOOD SCIENCE
Food Science is mainly applied in food processing
industries. It is applied in the process of making
different types of food products .

6. GOALS OF FOOD PROCESSING UNITS
• To extend the shelf life of the products
•Easy storage and distribution of products
•Improve nutritional quality of food
•Generate revenue for the manufacturing company

7. CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS
Consumers expect a number of things from food
processing units including food products that are
• Free from synthetic additives
•Low fat, sugar free and low salt
•Supplemented with vitamins and minerals
•Organic products

8. FOOD PROCESSING
Food processing is a set of techniques required to
transform raw ingredients into food or transform food
into other forms.

9. DIFFERENT FOOD PROCESSING
TECHNIQUES
•Fermentation
•Emulsification
•Pasteurization
•Baking
•Freezing
•Spray Drying

10. THANK YOU
Contact me : eric@ericittah.ca