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| | Food Science (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | Food Science and Technology developed as a discipline to systematically organize and link the various kinds of knowledge which are necessary to inform human activity in food handling, processing, distribution and marketing. |
 | | Food science draws on research and applies principles and practices from a broad spectrum of applied and basic sciences, including: biology (botany, bacteriology, microbiology, mycology), chemistry (biochemistry; physical, analytical, and organic chemistry), physics (rheology, thermodynamics, cryogenics, radiophysics, ultrasonics), nutrition, psychology (sensory behaviors), medicine (metabolism, toxicology, heart diseases), and economics. |
 | | Food scientists are responding to these nutritional and safety concerns in a variety of ways, including increased attention to food interactions and bioavailability of nutrients, improved analytical and detection methods, and research and education in food safety. |
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