Welcome to the Food Science Institute        

Dr. Curtis Kastner From the Director, Dr. Curtis Kastner

Welcome to the Food Science Institute Website. The Food Science Institute (FSI) was established in 2001 to integrate the expertise in food science across K-State. FSI facilitates the undergraduate, graduate, and distance education programs and provides both research and technical assistance for the food industries. Approximately, 57 nationally and internationally recognized faculty from five colleges and 13 departments serve as teachers, mentors, researchers, and extension specialists in the following areas: food chemistry, food microbiology, food safety, veterinary medicine, cereal science, dairy science, meat science, food service, sensory analysis, food engineering, human nutrition, and product development. We look forward to assisting you in the area of food science.

What's New?        

K-State Product Development Team wins American Association of Cereal Chemists 2011 competition for the fourth consecutive year!  The winning product is called Crunchums: A Popped Sorghum Snack!  It has a Raspberry Jalapeno flavor. Congratulations!!

Crunchums

Crunchums team

Team members include Ashley Pruitt, Dr. Fadi Aramouni (advisor), Mark Bianchi, and Elyse Buckley (not pictured)

 

Food Industry Tour to Tuscany, Italy

Dr. Melvin Hunt will be leading a Food Industry Tour to Tuscany, Italy over Spring Break 2012. The group will travel March 15-25, 2012.
Applications will be due in September. Look for more information coming this summer.

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The Food Science Institute facilitates training of traditional and nontraditional undergraduate and graduate students; supports basic and applied research initiatives; and provides technical and scientific information to consumers, the food industry, and governmental agencies .

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