Owen Fennema: Food Chemist Extraordinaire

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-41
Author(s):  
D.B. Lund
Keyword(s):  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Food Science ◽  
Animal Tissues ◽  
Textbook Series ◽  
Process Plant ◽  
Plant Produce ◽  
Renaissance Man ◽  
Food Chemist

Periodically someone comes into a field and forces a change in direction, a paradigm shift. Owen Fennema was such a person in food science and technology. When he started his academic career, curricula in food science and technology had courses describing how to process plant produce and animal tissue into safer food with an extended shelf life. The “why” was often overlooked. Owen changed all that. He participated in and greatly contributed to a paradigm shift in teaching food science by editing one of the most important textbook series in food science and technology. In addition, his research on water and ice as they impacted the chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of plant and animal tissues extended the bounds of knowledge. He did the same for edible bilayers with research done in his laboratory. Who was this man, and how could he have such impact? Hopefully, this review provides some insights into Owen Fennema, Renaissance man.

Ghana's indigenous food technology: A review of the processing, safety, packaging techniques and advances in food science and technology

Food Control ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 127 ◽  
pp. 108116
Author(s):  
John Dzikunoo ◽  
Emmanuel Letsyo ◽  
Zeenatu Adams ◽  
David Asante-Donyinah ◽  
Courage Sedem Dzah
Keyword(s):  
Science And Technology ◽  
Food Science ◽  
Food Technology

scholarly journals Background, Applications and Issues of the Experimental Designs for Mixture in the Food Sector

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 1128
Author(s):  
Giacomo Squeo ◽  
Davide De Angelis ◽  
Riccardo Leardi ◽  
Carmine Summo ◽  
Francesco Caponio
Keyword(s):  
Science And Technology ◽  
Experimental Designs ◽  
Food Science ◽  
Modified Atmosphere ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Life Improvement ◽  
Technology Modeling ◽  
Mixture Designs ◽  
Simplex Lattice

Background: Mixtures play a key role in Food Science and Technology. For studying them, rational approaches should be used. In detail, the experimental designs for mixtures are useful tools for studying the effects of ingredients/components in formulations. Results: Food Science and Technology is the fourth category among the total records considered in this review. The applications span from food formulation to the composition of modified atmosphere, shelf-life improvement and bioactives extraction. However, the majority of the studies regards few products and ingredients. Simplex-lattice and simplex-centroid designs are the most common used, although some optimal designs, such as the D-optimal, have also interesting applications. Finally, some issues are highlighted, which basically regard the interpretation of the models coefficients and the lack of model validation. Conclusion: In the last decade, mixture designs have been fairly used in the field of Food Science and Technology. Modeling the response(s) allows researchers to achieve a global knowledge of the system under study within the defined experimental domain. However, the majority of application has regarded limited classes of products, and thus an increase in the spectrum of applications is desired.

scholarly journals Scenario of research on Food Service in Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Flávia Milagres CAMPOS ◽  
Shirley Donizete PRADO ◽  
Fabiana Bom KRAEMER ◽  
Francisco Romão FERREIRA ◽  
Maria Cláudia da Veiga Soares CARVALHO
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Food Service ◽  
Scientific Production ◽  
Main Trend ◽  
Food Science ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Nutrition Research ◽  
Object Of Study

ABSTRACT Objective: The present study aims to investigate the scenario of research on Food Service in Brazil based on the Stricto Sensu Graduate Programs in Nutrition, research groups, and scientific production. Methods: A search of the research lines including studies related to this topic and the researchers engaged in those studies was conducted. The research groups were identified on the Directory of Research Groups in Brazil website and the profile of the scientific production was based on articles included in the Scientific Electronic Library Online database. Articles published in international journals that were related to research lines focused on food production were also searched and analyzed. Results: The search identified only two graduate programs with research lines that describe the food production as the object of study although 13 graduate programs carry out research related to Food Service, especially focused on nutritional and sanitary aspects of food. The same trend was observed in the national articles. The internationalization of these two research line results from the academic publication in 22 different journals over the past 5 years. Thirty five professors were identified and most of them hold a PhD in Food Science and Technology. The number of research groups increased from two in 2000 to twenty nine in 2010. Conclusion: The inclusion of Food Service in graduate programs is still limited. The main trend observed is towards a closer relationship with Food Science and Technology in terms of the lines of research, professional qualification, and published studies.

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