Department of Food Science at UMass Amherst
The science behind better plant-based protein
A UMass Amherst team of scientists aims to tackle this complex problem.
Department News
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DEVELOPING THE FOODS OF THE FUTURE
Kanon Kobata ’22 is passionate about innovating new, delicious plant-based alternative foods for a more sustainable food system. -
Pragathi Kamarasu Wins Fellowship to Foster Food Safety
This Food Science PhD candidate is driven to make leafy greens safer for consumption -
PhD candidate receives predoctoral fellowship
Grad student wins award for food allergy research. -
Annual ice cream contest reveals new flavors
Northampton’s Herrell’s Ice Cream shop will produce the winning students’ flavors.
Food Science Spotlight
Prof. Eric Decker receives top food science awards
His research focuses on improving nutrition by incorporating more stable, unsaturated fatty acids into foods while preventing oxidative rancidity that causes food waste.
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