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Food and Flavor Chemistry

Food and Flavor Chemistry. Career Area. Includes Study of Chemistry of Foods Application of Chemistry to the development, improvement, packaging, preservation of foods. Analyzing methods of preparation and study of appearance, taste, aroma, freshness, and vitamin content of foods and candies.

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Food and Flavor Chemistry

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  1. Food and Flavor Chemistry

  2. Career Area • Includes • Study of Chemistry of Foods • Application of Chemistry to the development, improvement, packaging, preservation of foods. • Analyzing methods of preparation and study of appearance, taste, aroma, freshness, and vitamin content of foods and candies.

  3. Places of employment • Food Processing Companies • Ingredient Suppliers • The Food and Drug Administration • Academia

  4. Personal Characteristics • Curious • Outgoing • Creative • Better than average sense of smell and taste

  5. Job Outlook • Food ingredient companies are becoming a better opportunity for employment because food processors are shifting flavoring responsibilities to the suppliers. • New trends and diets bring fourth new jobs. • Bachelors degree pays about $28,000. and master’s pays about $36,000. , Ph.D. about $65,000.

  6. Education and Training • Starts With Undergraduate Degree in Chemistry or Biology • Entrance into Food Science • A Ph.D is not Required

  7. Websites • http://pubs.acs.org/chemjobs/jobseeker/articles/job_food.html • http://www.dundee.ac.uk • http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/fst/market/ • flavor.html

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