Open Guide –A food technologist applies science to the food products .He helps the food from decaying and spoiling. It was first Louis Paster who applied science to food production. It is the food technology which gives milk powder, cheese and other products without being spoiled. They mainly help in the field of preserving food products for months. For sailors and astronauts who require undecided food for months, must seek the help of the food technologist to give them fresh food products.
Food Technologists now have a pleasant future because due to the shortage of time, now families are more dependent on half cooked or ready to eat instant foods. Only a food technologist can work his way out in bringing out the technology to the food products.
Food Technology Required Skills
1) They must have a love for food and must be willing to experiments with different food products.
2) They must understand the needs of the society.
3) They must be honest with his work , he or she must not do things that is harmful to the health of a person.
4) He or she must be well educated as it can even be fatal if the products do not turn out edible.
Top Colleges
1) Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
2) National Diary Research Institute
3) University of Delhi
4) Central Food Technological Research Institute
5) Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnanagar
Candidates who wish to pursue as a Food technologist must have a background of science stream from higher secondary level.
1) If the candidate wish to pursue his dream as a food technologist then he must take science stream for his higher secondary education
2) After completing his plus two then he must join a college for course in food technology or nutrition.
The courses are :-
B E Food Technology
B Tech Food Technology
B Sc Food Technology
3) After completing the course in bachelors opt for masters to get placement in a good company .
The course for masters is:-
1) M E Food Technology
2) MSc Food Technology
3) PhD Food Technology
1) Food technologists will employed mainly in food processing industries, research laboratories, hotels, soft drink factories, food packing industries, rice mills, distilleries and exporting companies.
2) Food Technologist can work as educators in colleges
3) They can take up research and a earn a PHd Degree.
4) They can work in pharmaceutical company as food technologist
5) They can work full time in research labs and R & D labs.
6) They are recruited through competitive exam in Food Corporation of India
Food Technologist Salary Food technologists can get an high salary if you are skilled well .As people are more into instant and half cooked foods, food technologists are in great demand.A fresher can get a starting salary of 12,000 – 15,000 in the initial months. With experience in later months you can draw a much higher salary. If you can get employed in the governments sector you can draw a high initial salary and will receive mush higher perks.
