Science Disciplines In Food Science
Understanding the chemical composition of food, including reactions that occur during cooking and processing.
What is Chemistry?
Studying consumer perceptions of food through sensory evaluation, including taste, smell, texture, and appearance.
What is Sensory Science?
Define Commodity.
A raw material or a primary good that is interchangeable with other goods of the same type, regardless of its producer. They are typically the inputs used to manufacture finished products.
This is a substance or material that is unwanted, unusable, or discarded by its owner. Unlike a byproduct, waste has little to no economic value and requires disposal.
What is a Waste?
Shaking cream to make butter.
Physical makeup or reaction
Studying microorganisms that affect food safety, spoilage, and fermentation processes.
What is Microbiology?
Examining the nutritional content of foods and how they impact human health and well-being.
What is Nutritional Science?
Which feature (Origin, Value, Purpose) of Commodity is this?
Input for manufacturing.
Purpose
A finished good that is ready for sale and consumption. It is made from raw materials (commodities) and differentiated through branding, marketing, and added features.
What is a Product?
Curdling milk by adding lemon juice.
Chemical makeup or reaction
Exploring the biochemical processes within food, including enzymatic reactions and nutrient interactions.
What is Biochemistry?
Applying principles of mechanical, chemical, and biological engineering to design and optimize food processing equipment and systems.
What is Engineering?
Which feature (Origin, Value, Purpose) of Commodity is this?
Raw material or primary good.
Origin
This is a secondary, often unintentional, output from a production process. It is not the main item being produced but often has some economic value and can be sold or reused.
What is a Byproduct?
Cut apples turning brown due to enzymatic exposure to oxygen.
Chemical makeup or reaction
Understanding the physical properties of food, sucha s texture, viscosity, and heat transfer during cooking and processing.
What is Physics?
Assessing the environment impact of food production and processing practices, focusing on sustainability and resource management.
What is Environmental Science?
Which feature (Origin, Value, Purpose) of Commodity is this?
Standardized and subject to market pricing.
Value
These are examples of __________: meat, milk, eggs, wool, hay, corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, honey, vegetables, peanuts, timber, flowers, crude oil, coffee beans, precious metals
What are products?
Making smooth or crunchy peanut butter.
Physical makeup or reaction
Name the 3 most prevalent science dsciplines of food science.
Chemistry, Microbiology, Engineering
(Double Jeopardy)
The understanding of as the study of the physical, biological, and chemical makeup of food.
What is "food science"?
(Double Jeopardy)
What are New York State's top Agricultural Commodities?
NY State-Wide TOP Agricultural Commodities:
These are examples of ______: leather, down, vegetable oil, beeswax, glue, mulch, molasses, brand, marshmallows
What are Byproducts?
Cheese is a fermented and enzymatically transformed milk product where specific microbes dictate its final form, flavor, and aroma, from mild and creamy to sharp and pungent.
What is Biological food makeup or reactions?
Other Examples: Bacterial Fermentation, Mold Ripening, Enzymatic Coagulation, Acid Coagulation