September

Introduction to food science

• nutrition
• lab equipment
• safety issues
• scientific method
• evaluations
• sensory evaluations
• comparison
• basic science
• energy
• acids
• bases

October

Science of nutrition

• water essentials
• carbohydrates
• lipids
• proteins
• vitamins & minerals
• metabolism
• enzymes
• solutions

November

Science of food processing

• leavening
• fermentation
• food safety
• dehydration
• canning
• new techniques

December

Food science careers

• preservation
• additives
• experimentation
• careers
• cluster awareness
• history
• research
• pros and cons