Food Technology

Shuchi Upadhyay | AP & HoD Food Department | Uttaranchal College of Applied & Life Sciences

What is Food Technology?

A Career in Food Technology is very interesting. One should first understand What a Career in Food Technology entails before investing time and effort to figure out How to start a Career in Food Technology. It is best to learn about Food Technology from a real professional, this is akin to getting it from the horse's mouth.

AP & HoD Food Department Shuchi Upadhyay is an experienced professional with 13 years in Food Technology. AP & HoD Food Department Shuchi Upadhyay outlines Food Technology as:

Food Technology is a branch of food science that deals with the production processes that make foods.

How AP & HoD Food Department Shuchi Upadhyay got into Food Technology?

After doing my bachelors and masters in Nutrition from Bhopal, I did a Ph D in Clinical Nutrition from Barkatullah University, Bhopal. I have worked at Ayushman Hospital & College as a Lecturer, at Hamidia Hospital as Dietician, at SHG College as Assistant Professor and at VLCC as a Slimming Manager. I joined Uttaranchal University in 2016 and have been working there as Assistant Professor & HOD Food Department.

AP & HoD Food Department Shuchi Upadhyay's Talk on Food Technology

Starts with what is:
1)	Food Technology

Next, it covers Education. This Talk is unique because it talks about Education in terms of things which can be learnt from books, to excel at a Career in Food Technology and not as a list of Qualifications, which one needs to get into Food Technology. Here is a list of Education items required for Food Technology:
2)	Food Fermentation
3)	Food Preservation
4)	Food Additives
5)	Pasteurization
6)	Vacuum Packaging
7)	Food Microbiology
8)	Food Biotechnology
9)	Hurdle Technology
10)	Food Guidelines

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Anyone aspiring for Food Technology needs to understand that Skill development is crucial for success. It defines Skills in terms of following items for Food Technology:
11)	Communication Skills
12)	Instrumentation Skills
13)	Research Skills
14)	Observation Skills
15)	Clinical Skills
16)	Statistical Skills
17)	Decision Making Skills

Positives of Food Technology motivate one to work hard for the same. This Talk defines Positives in terms of following items for Food Technology:
18)	Innovative Field
19)	Vast Scope
20)	Recognition
21)	Contribution to Society
22)	Industry Demand

After a discussion on Positives, Challenges complete the caricature of Food Technology:
23)	Knowledge Up-gradation
24)	High Competition
25)	Fulfilling World Requirements

In the final section of the Talk, Shuchi Upadhyay talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
26)	Food Technology

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Links for this Talk

AP & HoD Food Department Shuchi Upadhyay's LifePage:

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https://www.lifepage.in/page/shuchiupadhyay

LifePage Career Talk on Food Technology

[Career]
https://www.lifepage.in/careers/food-technology

[Full Talk]
https://lifepage.app.link/20190216-0002

[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKOM1hNLUyI

(Food Technology, Dr Shuchi Upadhyay Tiwari, UCALS, Uttaranchal College of Applied & Life Sciences, Assistant Professor, HOD Food Department, Food Science)

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