Program overview
The Food and Nutrition program falls under the agricultural sciences category, studying the entire journey of food from raw materials to the table, including chemical composition, processing techniques, nutritional functions, and safety. Core courses include Food Chemistry, Food Microbiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, Principles of Food Engineering, Food Safety Testing, and Functional Food Development. You'll learn how to design healthy foods, assess dietary nutrition, and control food quality and safety. This major is perfect for students who are curious about "eating," enjoy hands-on experiments, and care about healthy diets. Chinese universities have unique advantages in modernizing traditional foods (e.g., soy products, fermented foods), functional foods (e.g., probiotics, plant extracts), and rapid food safety testing. Many labs collaborate closely with companies, giving you exposure to real industry problems.