Importance of Food Engineering in Society
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ScribdTranslationsBryan Montoya Acosta
Food engineering is a profession focused on applying scientific principles in order to
mejorar los procesos, operaciones de los equipos involucrados y el aprovechamiento de las
raw materials from which food is obtained. Its application starts from the primary sector,
up to the point of marketing and storage in the pantry of households. It focuses on
to optimize all these activities to impact society by reaching the consumer
safe, high-quality foods at an affordable cost. Engineering is essential for society.
of food since this profession is aimed at meeting the food needs of the
society, solving the different difficulties that arise to obtain a product
nutrition in the different regions of a territory, applying all technological advancements and
scientists to meet the demands and requirements of consumers.
A food engineer must be capable of implementing new technologies and
different methodologies that lead to transforming your environment, making improvements everywhere
moment in quality issues, new products, processes, establishments and contribute with the
fulfillment of food security, these capacities influence the progress of the whole
food sector, makes it more competitive, helps it to develop and provides it with
society products that do not affect health.
Food engineering faces many challenges, such as food preservation,
production, packaging, product development, equipment operation, transportation, preservation
of the environment. In order to counter all the factors and challenges that involve
poder llevar un alimento a la mesa de un comensal, se deben aplicar conocimientos de diferentes
areas such as microbiology, chemistry, physics, biotechnology applied to food engineering.
This profession is beautiful for all the reasons mentioned since it requires a lot of research and application.
lots of knowledge in the processes of the entire food chain.
Having a future vision of food engineering is seen as a profession that
will continue to advance in the application of new technologies, and will be in high demand since the
society is becoming more knowledgeable about food quality and the
professionals in this field must respond to the level of these demands with food
innovative, of high nutritional value, with high sensory and organoleptic characteristics
satisfaction to others, being able to meet the large volume of food demand.
It is also involved with the consumption of food intended for animals, this sector is
essential for the entire agri-food industry, as it strongly impacts it with the application of
the aforementioned knowledge of a professional in food engineering is obtained
great profits and improves performance in primary production. This sector is also
demanding in matters of microbiological quality and safety, in addition to the handling of all
raw materials necessary to feed livestock, for these reasons engineering is applicable
of food.
From food engineering, it can be evidenced that it is an essential profession for society and
it has a very broad scope of action, applicable from the primary sector to the financial part
of an organization, it is necessary to have all the necessary tools to act and influence
the entire food industry.
