food science


noun
  1. the study of the nature of foods and the changes that occur in them naturally and as a result of handling and processing.

Origin of food science

1
First recorded in 1965–70

Words Nearby food science

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How to use food science in a sentence

  • Though she worked on a very small slice of food science, Bacigalupe takes a more meta view of the class and her experiment.

    Harvard Students Play With Food | Laura Colarusso | December 28, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • “Personally, I have kind of no actual background in food preparation or food science,” he says.

    The Snack Critic | Tali Yahalom | February 4, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • I will now consider vegetarianism from the standpoint of true food science, or the welfare of the physical man.

    Encyclopedia of Diet | Eugene Christian