Hello candidate

Food Technology is a science branch that deals with the techniques involved in production, processing, preservation, packaging, labeling, quality management, and distribution of food products. Early scientific research into food technology concentrated on food preservation.

Jobs type for a Food Technology Graduate

• Food technologist.
• Nutritional therapist.
• Product/process development scientist.
• Quality manager.
• Regulatory affairs officer.
• Scientific laboratory technician.
• Technical brewer.

After completing your graduation and post-graduation/ PG diploma, you will be termed as a Nutritionist. In order to be termed as a dietician, it is important to register with the Indian Dietetic Association as a Registered Dietician .

To qualify as a Registered Dietician, you are required to pass the entrance exam conducted by the Indian Dietetic Association (IDA). You should have either completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics or a M.Sc. in Food & Nutrition, followed by a 6-months internship after graduation, to be eligible for the exam. The exam is divided into 2 papers. Paper-1 includes areas such as Human Physiology, Biochemistry, Physiologic and Metabolic Changes in Disease, Food Microbiology, Sanitation, and Hygiene, etc. Paper-2 includes Human Nutrition and Meal Management, Community Nutrition, Diet Therapy (Theory), Nutrition Education and Dietetic Counselling and Food Services Management.

Feel free to ask your queries and all the best for your future endeavours.

Dear candidate it's great to hear that you have profound interest in Nutrition and Health Education course. The course that you can pursue in future can be M.Sc in Dietetics or M.Sc in Nutrition or equivalent courses. As a future perspective of this course in future, you can become Dietetics professional expert, Nutritionist, Health Care Trainer or Health Education professional too. So overall its a very good course to pursue in countries like India, where people are more prone to stay healthy as well as eat well.

Good luck!!

Hello!

I am sorry but you are not eligible to pursue nutritionist as a career because

1. To become a nutritionist, students must first complete a B.Sc. in Nutrition and Dietetics, then an M.Sc. in Nutrition and Dietetics.
2. So as a B.A. Graduate you cannot pursue to become a Nutritionist.

Hello, To open a clinic as nutritionist, You need an academic qualified degree from a reputed university, need to clear relevant exam, hospital/clinic or company based internship, and registration from the local authority. You can also collaborate with gyms nearby or work with healthcare companies. All the best.

Hey there

After completing Master of Science in food technology you need to complete an internship of 6 months and have to qualify the registered dietitian entrance exam. This exam is required to obtain the registered dietitian licence. Mentioned below are the name of colleges offering MSc in  dietitian:

1. Lady Irwin College New Delhi
2. Institute of Home Economics New Delhi
3. SNDT Women's University Mumbai
4. Women's Christian College Chennai
5. All India Institute of hygiene and Public Health Nirmala Niketan Mumbai.

For more: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.careers360.com/articles/4880-Career-review-nutrition-and-dietetics/amp&ved=2ahUKEwihmpvKiLvzAhVRXHwKHYqDB8wQFnoECBAQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2OaQQzlOxGI4ah1eLuRkSM&ampcf=1

Hello Aspirant,

To be a nutritionist in India you must follow the below given steps

• complete your 10+2 level education in science stream from a recognized board of education.
• Pursuing BSc in food science and nutrition which is a three years long undergraduate degree course.

After your graduate degree you can either go for a post graduate diploma course in nutrition and dietetics which is one year long or you can enroll in any of the two years long masters degree courses below

• Nutrition and food processing
• Dietetics and applied nutrition
• Food science and nutrition
• Nutrition and health communication

Hope this helps and Good luck

Hello,

The goal of taking a nutrition and dietetics course is for the student to get scientific understanding of basic sciences and nutrition and dietetics concepts. Clinical nutrition, food science, sports nutrition, public health nutrition, and its impact on human health and well-being will all be covered in depth.

They will increase practical knowledge in the area of Nutrition and Dietetics for applications in industry and research, as well as critical analysis, entrepreneurship, and communication skills for professional growth in the field of nutritional sciences.

A student can pursue a B.Sc. in Nutrition and Dietetics followed by an M.Sc. in Nutrition and Dietetics after completing 12th grade to become a nutritionist. Clinical Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition, Food Science and Technology, and Sports Nutrition are the four primary specialist disciplines of nutrition in the M.Sc Nutrition and Dietetics programme. As a nutritionist, you can work in any of these disciplines.

Career opportunities

• Clinical Nutritionist
• Public Health Nutritionist
• Sports Nutritionist
• Food Science and Technology

1. Food Scientist – Work in R&D centres of Industry
2. Food Auditor/Food Quality Controller
3. Food analyst/Food sensory evaluator
4. Research associatewith Food Industry
5. Consultant in FSSAI
6. Technical Labelling Analyst

Hope it helped

Thank you