Food Technology

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

What is Food Technology?

There are many nuances of a Career in Food Technology. Understanding Why one wants to choose a Career in Food Technology is phenomenally more important than figuring out How to get into Food Technology. Just like you would normally not trust a non Doctor with names of medicines, you should also not trust opinions about Food Technology from non professionals.

With 13 years of professional experience, AP & HoD Food Department Shuchi Upadhyay understands Food Technology. According to AP & HoD Food Department Shuchi Upadhyay, Food Technology is:

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. We all know that only 10% of what is taught in Food Technology is actually used in real life. The Education section of the Talk clearly explained what is the 10% needed in Food Technology. It explains Education needed in Food Technology with these items:
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. Food Technology demands specific Skills which only an experienced professional can lay out. It explains Skills needed in Food Technology with these items:
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. The Talk goes through this list of Positives of Food Technology:
18)	Innovative Field
19)	Vast Scope
20)	Recognition
21)	Contribution to Society
22)	Industry Demand

Challenges define Food Technology as much as the Positives of the same:
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:

[LifePage]
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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