What is Food Engineering?

It is a branch of engineering where the physical, chemical and biological sciences find applications in the processing, storage, transportation and production of new foods.

The Main Duties of Food Engineer;

To produce safe food in terms of high nutritional value and health;

To develop new processing techniques and methods by making biochemical, technological and economic evaluations in food processing;

To evaluate food raw materials, to prevent food resource wastage, to ensure quality and quantity;

To produce new foods from waste;

To increase the variety of food;

Bayburt University Food Engineering Department

Our department was established in May 2009 within the Faculty of Engineering.

Duration of Education of Food Engineering

The undergraduate education is 4 years and the graduates are given the title of Food Engineer. Food engineering education in our department;

First Year: Fundamental Engineering modules,

Second Year: Food Engineering fundamental modules,

Third Year: General food science and business modules,

Fourth Year : It consists of elective modules that will provide specialization.

Main Food Groups Where Food Engineer Works:

Milk and dairy products (drinking milk, yogurt, cheese, butter, cream, ice cream, etc.),

Meat and meat products (sausage, salami, sausage, chicken products, fish products, etc.),

Cereal products (flour, bread, biscuits, pasta, crackers, cakes, breakfast cereals, cracked wheat, etc.),

Fruits, Vegetables and Their Products (fresh fruit, vegetables, canned, jam, marmalade, tomato paste, tea,)

Oils (vegetable oil, margarine),

Drinks (juice, carbonated drinks, alcoholic beverages, etc.)

Frozen Foods,

Sugary Foods,

Dry foods,

Ready-to-eat meals,

Functional Foods.

Academic staff

The department has 3 associate professors, 4 assistant professors and 7 research assistants.

Physical Structure of the Department

There are five application laboratories in our department. These are General Technology Laboratory, Dairy Technology Laboratory, General Chemistry Laboratory, Cereal Grains Technology Laboratory and Microbiology Laboratory. In addition, there are two Technical Drawing classrooms with a capacity of 35 people, one Conference Hall with a capacity of 66 people, 13 classrooms with a capacity of 711 people, one lecture hall with a capacity of 120 people and three PC clusters with a capacity of 30 people in the Faculty of Engineering.