Food Processing Option: Biosystems Engineering at Oklahoma State University

		Food Processing Option

Virtual Tour Welcome Degree Options • Biomechanical Option • Bioprocessing & Biotechnology Option • Environmental & Natural Resources Option ⊕ Food Processing Option Educational Objectives What Biosystems Engineers Do Scholarships & Financial Aid Who We Are Who Does What for Students Courses Senior Design Projects Biosystems Afterhours Biosystems Home DASNR Home CEAT Home OSU Home		The food processing option involves the design of processes, products, and equipment used in the production of food, feed, fiber, pharmaceuticals, and other biomaterials. Practical applications can involve all aspects of processing, including packaging, storage, preservation, energy utilization, and environmental protection.
	Most of the items that you buy in a grocery store are "value-added products." Food processing engineers play an important role in developing and producing these products because of their understanding of the unique engineering properties of food material.
	Engineering properties such as stress and strain affect a consumers perception of the texture of a food product. Testing food product response to applied forces enables food processing engineers to control the quality of a product.
		P.B. Slices were developed at the OSU's Food and Ag Products Center by BAE professor Dr. Dani Bellmer. Her invention earned her a spot on the television game show "To Tell the Truth."