FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

According to Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, science is defined as knowledge, technology is tools to provide goods needed for human survival, and food is anything that comes from biological sources. If this definition merged, then the meaning of Food Science and Technology is the application of science to processing biological resources after harvesting are then processed in order to produce optimal products and have high value.

History of Food Science and Technology

History of Food Technology was first performed by Nicholas Appert where he experimented with foodstuffs but not accompanied by the science of food. In next era, Louis Pasteur tried to prevent damage due to microbe on grape fermentation to infected wine. Since that time, Food Technology expanding until today. Examples of food technology today is solidification of foodstuffs or beverages with brewed, such as milk powder products and coffee powder.

Subjects which are learned

Several subjects that will be studied include chemistry and biochemistry of food, food process engineering, microbiology, food and nutrition, fermentation technology, enzimologi, food biotechnology, food packaging, safe and halal food management, food microbiology, etc. In addition, later we will learn about food entrepreneurship where this course will be very helpful for fresh graduates of Food Technology who want to open their own business.

Job Prospects

Job prospects for graduates Food Science and Technology is very broad and guaranteed. Among them are in Food Industry as Supervisoor Quality Control, Production Manager, Department of Research and Development. In other fields who graduated from this will be able to work in the scope of such as Civil Servant, Balitbang, LIPI, Food and Drug Administration. In addition you can also be a Food and Nutrition Consultant. In addition, entrepreneurship not an bad option. By having knowledge that is quite extensive field of food, entrepreneurship would be the easiest path to success. The choice to be a lecturer is not a wrong choice. During beneficial knowledge will make the future of nation becomes brighter and the world will be more advanced with increasingly sophisticated technology