Welcome to St. Aloysius College, Autonomous home for Food Science.

The science behind what we eat

Food science students learn the science and skills to make innovative food products that are not only filled with flavor and nutrition, but are also safe and contribute to the health of the global community.

The Department of Food Science includes researchers who are focused on food chemistry, food microbiology, food engineering, manufacturing and processing, and sensory and consumer science. We are interested in assuring a safe, healthy, and abundant supply of food for the community. Students earn undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees and work with world-class faculty on pioneering food research.
What are the courses under food science?

Main subjects covered by food sciences programmes touch upon topics like: food safety and quality, food processing, animal products for human consumption, food engineering, cereal science and technology, wine microbiology and processing, functional foods and health.

Career Opportunities

The food industry offers a network of careers pertaining to supply, consumption, production, research and development, processing, safety and packaging. Food science graduates work for a variety of companies, industries, government agencies and academic sectors.

Food Science prepares students for a variety of career paths:
•    Food scientist.
•    Food or production technologist.
•    Research and development.
•    Marketing.
•    Packaging.
•    Food product or process engineer.
•    Quality assurance/control.

Faculty Information contact the Chairperson:
Dr. Adarsha Gowda
Head, Department of Food Science
St. Aloysius College, (Autonomous), Mangaluru.
Ph: 9538829445
adarsha_gowda@staloysius.edu.in
adarshagowdafood@gmail.com