Owen Fennema: Food Chemist Extraordinaire

Periodically someone comes into a field and forces a change in direction, a paradigm shift. Owen Fennema was such a person in food science and technology. When he started his academic career, curricula in food science and technology had courses describing how to process plant produce and animal tiss...

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Published in:Annual review of food science and technology 2019-03, Vol.10 (1), p.21-41
Main Author: Lund, D.B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
edible films
Fennema
food chemistry
food processing
food science
gas hydrates
Owen Fennema
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Summary:Periodically someone comes into a field and forces a change in direction, a paradigm shift. Owen Fennema was such a person in food science and technology. When he started his academic career, curricula in food science and technology had courses describing how to process plant produce and animal tissue into safer food with an extended shelf life. The "why" was often overlooked. Owen changed all that. He participated in and greatly contributed to a paradigm shift in teaching food science by editing one of the most important textbook series in food science and technology. In addition, his research on water and ice as they impacted the chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of plant and animal tissues extended the bounds of knowledge. He did the same for edible bilayers with research done in his laboratory. Who was this man, and how could he have such impact? Hopefully, this review provides some insights into Owen Fennema, Renaissance man.
ISSN:1941-1413
1941-1421
DOI:10.1146/annurev-food-032818-121847