food science
food science noun: a branch of applied science concerned with food and its production.
Noun
food science (uncountable)
- A branch of applied science concerned with food and its production.
- The power of food science lies in its ability to break foods down into their nutrient parts and then reassemble them in specific ways that, in effect, push our evolutionary buttons, fooling the omnivore's inherited food selection system.2006, Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 107
- Synonyms:
- bromatology
food science meaning in Tamil, Malay, Indonesian and Thai
food science in Tamil
- உணவு அறிவியல்
food science in Malay
- branch of applied science
- sains pemakanan
food science in Indonesian
- branch of applied science
- ilmu pangan, sains pangan
food science in Thai
- branch of applied science
- วิทยาศาสตร์การอาหาร, วิทยาการอาหาร
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- food science in Vietnamese
- khoa học thực phẩm
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Questions about food science
- What does food science mean?
- Food science means a branch of applied science concerned with food and its production.
- What is food science in Tamil?
- Food science in Tamil is உணவு அறிவியல். See Food science meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is food science?
- Food science is a noun.
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