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The scientific study of the processes through which food provides nourishment to
Nutrition science
scientific and technological research on the properties of food substances, aimed at inventing new food products and new methods of preservation and processing
Food science
Study the systems of food production
Agricultural science and environmental science
systemic study to obtain knowledge about the natural world, and the knowledge so produced
Science
Manipulation of nature of practical purposes, and the artifacts and systems so produced
Technology
Social processes - science involves agreement on what constitutes scientific knowledge, training, organization and interaction
Science and technology are both…
Has many significant consequence and good and bad, intended and unintended
Techoscience
Controversies often arise, concerning technical, social, political, and ethical issues
Technoscientific
A living organism is just a physical system governed by the laws of matter and energy
General characteristics of modern sciences: Materialism
Complex phenomena are reducible to the physical and chemical interactions of their simplest components, atoms and molecules
General characteristics of modern sciences: Reductionism
Scientific explanations must be derived from and supported by experiments
General characteristics of modern sciences: Experimentalism
Entangled technical, social, political, and ethical issues
Technoscientific controversies around food are:
Substances that we eat; commonly recognizable parts of a diet
What is an example of food?
Chemically identified components of foods that have been found to provide nourishment
What is an example of nutrients?
Carbs, Fats, Proteins
What are the macronutrients?
Monosaccharides, Disaccharides
Examples of simple Carbohydrates or sugars?
oligosaccharides, polysaccharides
Example of complex carbohydrates?
sugars and starches
Examples of digestible carbs?
dietary fibres
Examples of indigestible carbs?
Saturated fats and unsaturated fats
What are the two types of fats?
Monounsaturated, polyunsaturated
What are examples of unsaturated fats?
100000-150000
How many different types of proteins are in human cells?
Minerals and Vitamins
What are micronutrients?
Calcium, phosphorus, magnesium
What are major minerals?
Sodium, potassium, chlorine
What are examples of electrolyte mineral?
Iron, Zinc, Sulfur, iodine, fluorine, cobalt, copper, selenium, manganese, chromium, molybdenum
What are examples of trace minerals?
B complex and vitamin C
What are examples of water soluble vitamines?
A, D, E, K
What are examples of fat soluble vitamins?
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