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- Website:
- https://fsb.missouri.edu/foodscience/
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Food scientists develop new ways to take raw agricultural products and turn them into the food products that consumers want to buy. Food scientists apply the principles of basic sciences, such as biology, chemistry, engineering, physics and psychology to the problems of food production. They use their understanding of the basic sciences to examine aspects of food manufacture such as: consumer acceptability, economics, nutritional quality, production, and safety.
At the University of Missouri, we offer two different broad options for study in this area. The first option emphasizes the basic sciences and prepares students for work in production and process design, research and development, quality assurance and other technical aspects of food manufacturing. A second path focuses the student more toward business interests. These students will find jobs in production management, sales and other similar careers.
Employment opportunities in the food industry are diverse. Private industry is the largest employer of food scientists, but many jobs are becoming available in government. Typical job titles include:
* Brand Manager
* Corporate Executive
* Environmental Sanitarian
* Food Engineer
* Food Technologist
* Food Scientist
* Plant Manager
* Product Developer
* Production Manager
* Quality Assurance Supervisor
* Sensory Scientist
* Technical Sales Representative
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