Food Science

Chapter Two

Why Study Food Science? It is essential to know how to prepare

and store food so that it won’t cause illness.

Society uses food science information to get food to those who need it around the world and to keep food supplies safe.

Personal Benefits Protecting Your Health

– Examples – – Knowing how vitamins function in your diet– Good Fats (LDL) VS. Bad Fats (HDL)

Understanding Food Safety– Careless handling can make food more

harmful than healthful!

Personal Benefits Gaining Practical Skills

– Increase Your Cooking Skills Certain food combinations produce the

reactions they do….but what are they??

As your knowledge base of foods builds your confidence to try new things will increase!

Social Impacts Healthy World Population???

– WHY SHOULD WE CARE??? Food for the world’s people Much of the food in prosperous areas are

wasted! Better preservation and distribution methods

could help get food where it si needed As the population grows, fertile farmland is

lost to housing

Public Health and Safety

Food scientists aim to make the food supply the best it can be nutritionally, as well as being safe from disease.

Effects on Family Food science advancements benefit

families– Nutrition – Convenience

Environmental Impacts Environment Protection

– Edible utensils– Less pesticides/preservatives (organic)– Creating Plants that need less water –

Disney World “The Land”– Research continues into energy – cost

saving technologies for processing, storing, and transporting foods

– Foods can be stored without refrigeration

Sustainable Farming Producing food by natural methods

that fit with local needs and conditions

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Control pests with non-chemical deterrents– “Good Bugs” are placed with the crops to

eat the “Bad Bugs” Composting plant waste and rotating

crops from one growing season to the next

Your Study of Food Science

The study of food science Lab Experiments Possibilities are endless!!!