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Food Science

Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

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Food Science provides an in-depth study of the application of scientific principles through the investigation and research of food properties. This course will explore food science methods and equipment, food chemistry concepts, biological macromolecules, food science fundamentals, microbiology of foods, and food preservation and packaging. This course must be taught in a chemistry laboratory, a residential-style kitchen, or a commercial kitchen.

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In-Person

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Credentials this program stacks toward

  • Program Pathway to Human ServicesFrom Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
Program Details

Detailed information about this program

Food Science provides an in-depth study of the application of scientific principles through the investigation and research of food properties. This course will explore food science methods and equipment, food chemistry concepts, biological macromolecules, food science fundamentals, microbiology of foods, and food preservation and packaging. This course must be taught in a chemistry laboratory, a residential-style kitchen, or a commercial kitchen. Career and Technical Student Organizations are integral, co-curricular components of each career and technical education course. These organizations enhance classroom instruction while helping students develop leadership abilities, expand workplace-readiness skills, and access opportunities for personal and professional growth. Students in the Human Services cluster affiliate with Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA).

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  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Research and report on the structure of an atom, elements of the periodic table, and chemical symbols, formulas
  • Analyze the chemical structures and reactions of various foods, including elements, compounds, heterogeneous
  • Describe the roles of solutions, colloids, solids, gels, foams, and emulsions in food preparation
  • Summarize results of experiments testing the variance of pH and functions of enzymes
  • Compare and contrast the heat transfer processes of conduction, convection, and radiation and their effects on food
  • Describe the properties of water and their effects on food preparation methods
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other21-1099.00
  • Social and Human Service Assistants21-1093.00
  • Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other39-9099.00
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