Specializations in Food Sciences

MAJOR

DEFINITIONS/ DESCRIPTION

SPECIALIZATIONS

Nutrition sciences The complex relationship between the body, nutrients, and health.
• Involves understanding of the body’s requirement of nutrients.
 
Lifecycle nutrition
Medical nutrition therapy
Vitamin and mineral biochemistry
 
Agronomy and crop sciences The relationships between crops and the soils they depend on it.
• Gaining thorough understanding in the correct composition of soil required for growing various crops.
 
Crop management and production
Seed science and technology
 
Dairy Technology This course is about the study of milk and milk-derived food products from a food science perspective
• In this major one studies about different dairy products, their contents and healthy limits of each content.
 
Dairy Plant Management Lab
Agricultural Markets and Prices
Agribusiness Firm Management
 
Food Analysis Food products are analyzed for a variety of reasons, e.g., compliance with legal and labeling requirements, assessment of product quality, determination of nutritive value, detection of adulteration, research and development Application of chemical, physical, instrumental and sensory analytical techniques in the analysis of foods
Quality Control Quality control (QC) is not an optional extra in food processing; neither is it something that is only done by large manufacturers. The duty of Quality Control Engineers include:
• Advisory in Food Contents and their compositions or percentages.
• It also includes the required Equipment Design
 
Quality management
HACCP
Audits
plant/equipment design for sanitation