Food Processing Technology

Food Technology deals with all technical aspects of foods, beginning with harvesting or slaughtering, and ending with its cooking and consumption (“from field to fork”). Food science is a highly interdisciplinary applied science. It incorporates concepts from many different fields including microbiology, chemical engineering, and biochemistry.Food technology is advancing towards low-cost effective technologies, utilisation of indigenous raw materials, bio-friendly processes with emphasis on integrated technology and high level pursuit for total technology with underpinning of food safety, health and nutrition to all sections of the population. Nutraceuticalis related with a food or food product that reportedly provides health and medical benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease. These include all the dietary supplements, functional food and medical food. These chemical components are derived from plant, food, and microbial sources, and provide medicinal benefits valuable to long-term health viz. probiotics, antioxidants, and phytochemicals. Food and nutrition companies foresee a great deal of promise from nanotechnology in novel food products.

Course offered:

Eligibility:

M. Tech Food Processing Technology (5-year): Pass 10+2 (Medical or Non-Medical ) with minimum of 50% marks in aggregate from recognized board/Council.(45% Marks for SC/ST)

 

M.Tech.  (Food Processing Technology) (2-Year): Minimum 50% marks (45% Marks for SC/ST) or equivalent grade in B. Tech/B.E. in Food Technology/Food Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Dairy Technology, Sugar Technology/Sugar and Alcohol Technology, Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering.

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M.Sc. in Food Technology/ Food Engineering, Food and Fermentation Technology, Food and Nutrition, Agricultural Engineering, Diary Technology, Sugar Technology/Sugar and Alcohol Technology, Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology.