Food Engineering: From Concept to Consumer (Calling All Innovators: Career for You)

Have you ever wondered how your favorite fast food order can taste exactly the same at every one of the restaurants locations? Or how your favorite potato chips can stay crispy for days after you open the bag? Readers will find out how restaurants and food manufacturers employ scientists to make their products tastier and more convenient. They will also learn how the fascinating field of food science began, how it has developed over time, and what it takes to become a food scientist today.

About the author

Mark Overmyer-Velazquez, Ph.D., consulting editor and author of the preface included in each volume, holds a joint B.A. degree in history and in German literature from the University of British Columbia; an M.A. and M.Phil. from Yale University in Latin American history; and a Ph.D. from Yale University in Latin American and U.S. Latino history. He is currently assistant professor of history at the University of Connecticut. Professor Overmyer-Velazquez is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships and has written many articles, chapters, and book reviews on Latin American and U.S. Latin

Product details

• Authors: Michael Burgan, Michael Burgan
• Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 13
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2015
• EAN: 9780531219164
• ISBN: 978-0-531-21916-4
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 224 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 136 g
• Series: Calling All Innovators: A Care; LIBRARY PUBLISHING; LIBRARY PUBLISHING; Calling All Innovators: A Care; Calling All Innovators: A Career for You
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Law, business; Guides > Health > Diet