Food Chemistry
This is an area that imparts knowledge to undergraduate and postgraduates students and individual researchers. The students are able to put theory into practice by participating in practical’s that have been prepared and organized to fit into the curriculum of the department. The students carry out the chemical and nutritional analysis of foods –proximate composition, vitamins and micronutrients. The section receives food samples for analysis from members of staff, postgraduate students from the industry and individual clients. This section participated in proficiency testing of wheat flour organized by the East African Community. Areas mainly covered by the section are:
- Food Chemistry
- Food analysis
- Dairy Chemistry
- Fats and oils