food science
noun
the study of the nature of foods and the changes that occur in them naturally and as a result of handling and processing.
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Origin of food science
First recorded in 1965–70
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019