I need information about food technology and which group required.
Food technology is growing field which requires PCMor PCB in 12th. Food
science and
technology
is a vast domain which consists of packaged and fresh
food
. Given today's fast paced lifestyle, scarcity of time has led to the demand for packaged or ready-to-eat
food
products. One of the largest economic activities in the world is the production and distribution of
food
. It is also expected that the Indian
food
industry will grow by $320 billion by the financial year 2020. With increased convenience, taste, nutrition, and variety, the concept of processed
food
is seeing a lot of innovation and change.
Food
technology
is a science which combines nutrition, chemistry, engineering, and microbiology to manufacture
foods
that last longer.
Food
technology
deals with the processing and preserving of
foods
. The study of
food
technology
involves developing new methods and systems for prolonging the freshness of
food
products, protecting them from bacteria and other micro-organisms.
A
food
technologist
is also known as the
food
scientist who works in the
food
processing industry and helps in developing healthy, high nutrition, and convenient
food
Food Technology involves a blend of physical, chemical or microbiological processes and techniques for transforming raw ingredients into food and also other forms in food processing industry. To apply for the programme you should be passed 10+2 with minimum qualifying marks in aggregate with Physics, Chemistry, Biology as core subjects.
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