Unit 1: DEFINITION AND SCOPE OF FOOD SCIENCE
Introduction Food is defined as anything solid or liquid which when swallowed, digested and assimilated and nourishes the body. Food science is a systematic study of the nature of food materials and the scientific principles underlying their modification, preservation and spoilage. It is a discipline in which the biological and physical sciences and engineering are used to study the nature of foods, the causes of their deterioration, and the principles underlying food processing. It deals with acquisition of new knowledge to elucidate the course of reactions or changes occurring in foods whether natural or induced by handling procedures. Food is a mixture of many different chemical components. The study of food science involves an understanding of the changes that occur in these components during food preparation whether natural or induced by handling procedures many physical and chemical reaction occur during food preparation these reactions may be a result of the interaction between ...