Principles and Concept of Food Science

Food is the basic need of life and its safety quality and nutritional value bring about the health and well-being of humankind. Due to rapid urbanization lifestyle changes and growing global demand for processed and safe foods Food Science and Technology has become one of the most exciting and multidisciplinary domains of study. It fills the gap between agriculture nutrition engineering chemistry microbiology and consumer sciences providing integrated solutions for sustainable food production and consumption.This book Principles and Concept of Food Science is authored with the intention to familiarize students scholars and practitioners with the basic principles controlling food systems. The book acquaints the reader with the fundamental concepts of food composition preservation processing packaging safety and quality control as well as the contribution of innovation and new technologies in responding to today's challenges.