Food Science and Technology

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What is the scope of food science?

It encompasses agricultural science and nutritional science, and leads to food safety and food processing (correct)
It covers only agricultural science
It starts with agricultural science and ends with food technology
It is limited to food safety and food processing

Which scientific disciplines are brought together in food science?

Chemistry, physics, physiology, microbiology, and biochemistry (correct)
Botany, zoology, and geology
Physics, physiology, and microbiology
Chemistry, physics, and psychology

What does food technology incorporate concepts from?

Environmental science
Biomedical engineering
Chemical engineering (correct)
Computer science

What activities do food scientists engage in?

<p>Development of new food products, design of processes to produce these foods, choice of packaging materials (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the Institute of Food Technologists define food science?

<p>"the discipline in which the engineering, biological, and physical sciences are used to study the nature of foods, the causes of deterioration, the principles underlying food processing, and the improvement of foods for the consuming public" (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers