This is a job for all the nerdy foodies out there…
Food Science and Technology combines three of the coolest things on earth – eating, science and engineering. Through incorporating concepts from many different fields including microbiology, chemical engineering, and biochemistry a food scientist ensures people have safe and nutritious foods.
You could be involved in the development of new food products (think real-life Willy Wonka!), designing brainy processes to produce these foods, choosing packaging materials, doing shelf-life studies and arranging taste tests with potential consumers. Mmmm…
Many universities and technicons in South Africa offer courses in Food Science.
For more information on various grants and bursaries, you can visit the South African Association of Food Science and Technology website.
- Institutions that offer the course:
- Department of Food Science, University of Pretoria
- Department of Food Science, University of Stellenbosch
- Department : Microbiology, Biochemistry & Food Science, University of the Free
State - Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Department of Food Technology
(Belville and Cape Campus) - Durban Institute of Technology, Department of Food Technology
- Tshwane University of Technology, Department of Food Technology
- University of Johannesburg, Department of Food Technology
- University of Venda, Department of Food Science and Technology
- Cheese infested with larvae, fried spiders and bird’s nests are just a few examples of the weird things people like to chew on. Here a few more bizarre delicacies…
- Alfabeto, Cappelletti and Torchio are just three of over 150 different types of pasta shapes…
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Date: 10/09/08
Name: Mihlali Ntoi
Rating: 4
Comment: I definitely love my food and am interested in persuing a career in this field. Thanks a lot for supplying us with such valuable information hib2b2!