food technology is the study of science related to processing of food stuffs. This processing involves preservation of fruits, sea foods, meats, cooked food, vegetable, juices and beverages and the manufacturing of confectionery, snacks, food stuffs as well as packaging of all these for marketing.
The typical day of a food technologist depend upon the nature of his or her job.
The food technologist is trained to apply scientific knowledge of chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, physics and engineering to the processing of food stuffs, quality control, storage ate low temperature and