FOOD SCIENCE PRESENTATION BY GROUP FOUR INTRODUCTION TO FOOD SCIENCE AND FOOD TECHNOLOGY Food is the basics for every human life since most of the health problems have a nutritional implication‚ hence it has the basis from the food we eat and how technology is used to manage the quality of food. Therefore‚ in order to maintain good health and avoid deficiency disease‚ Food science and technology is important. Food is anything edible‚ non toxic‚ be it liquid or solid when ingested‚ digested and
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eating a lot of junk food. There are several negative effects because of eating junk food without having control. There are three main negative effects which they are getting obesity because of the high amount of sugar and trans fat in the junk food‚ having diabetes later on due to the high amount of sugar and artificial flavors in the junk food‚ and heart diseases which is the most dangerous negative effect. Lack of health awareness in the society about the seriousness of junk food and lack of self-control
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The fast food industry has been growing more and more every year. There is a fast food restaurant in every corner. Since fast food is becoming so popular more and more people chose to go to a fast food restaurant daily. Fast food is a continuing growth industry in our country. Fast food restaurants continue to increase their popularity by lowering their prices and providing faster service for their customers. There is a huge competition between fast food restaurants and how they advertise can
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INTRODUCTION Fast food can be defined as any food that contributes little or no nutrient value to the diet‚ but instead provides excess calories and fat. Nowadays‚ there are millions of fast food restaurants in the world that offers their costumers plenty of different meals with a special price. Fast food can be a good way to save time ‚but it is not the proper way for nutrition. Researchers found that eating fast food meals more than twice a week was associated with double the risk of
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Food allergy is a reaction from the response of the immune system. It is a reaction to fight the harmful ingredient in the food. Food allergies vary between infants‚ children‚ and adults. The sign and symptoms for food allergies can show reactions that are minor to severe. Treatment for food allergies depend on the signs and symptoms. In infants and young children‚ they have reactions to milk or soy milk if they are allergic to it. “Allergies to milk or soy formula (a milk substitute made from
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Food Irradiation Food irradiation has the longest history‚ more than 40 years‚ of scientific research and testing of any food technology before approval. Research has been comprehensive‚ and has included wholesomeness‚ toxicological‚ and microbiological evaluation. Worldwide‚ 38 countries permit irradiation of food‚ and more than 28 billion lb of food is irradiated annually in Europe. It is important to note that food irradiation has a pretty remarkable list of national and international
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What is GM food? Genetically modified food (GM food‚ or biotech food) refers to any food or food ingredient that is‚ or is derived from‚ an organism in which the genetic material has been modified using modern biotechnology. How does GM food be produced? Nowadays‚ scientists can identify and modify genes controlling specific characteristics using modern biotechnology. They use a variety of biotechnology‚ such as biochemical "scissors" to cut the DNA sequence at a specific place‚ and then select
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Food Allergies Food allergy occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks a food protein‚ confusing it to be a hostile invader. Ingestion of the offending food may trigger the sudden release of chemicals‚ including histamine‚ resulting in symptoms of an allergic reaction. The symptoms may be mild (rashes‚ hives‚ itching‚ swelling‚ etc.) or severe (trouble breathing‚ wheezing‚ loss of consciousness‚ etc.). A food allergy can be potentially fatal. It is estimated that approximately 12 million Americans
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Food Insecurity Nutrition is important for healthy life. Many people are still hungry around the world even though there is mass production of food. This is because of unhealthy food production. In today’s world we see many obese people because of high intake of high fat and cholesterol containing food. It is important to have a healthy diet/ nutritional intake for individuals to have good foundation for physical and mental health. Now a day’s healthy food is getting more expensive rather than
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Storage & Food Handling . Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling‚ preparation‚ and storage of food in ways that prevent food-borne illness . Diagram1. Food Safety Diagram2. Food Storage and Temperature Diagram4. Food Storage Diagram3. Temperature and Bacteria Cooling Foods Safely One of the leading causes of food-borne illness is improperly cooled food. Cooked foods that are to be stored need to be cooled to below 41°F/5°C as quickly as possible. This
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