Firn M

Food Technology

Foodtech

Food technology involves applying food science to the choice, storage, processing, packaging, distribution and consumption of safe food. The area is closely knitted with biotechnology hence our involvement in such research.

Food biotechnology is the use of organic formulated methods to achieve healthy living through food. It uses technology to modify various sources’ genetic makeup, which are animals, plants, and microorganisms. They transform edible plants and animals into species with great nutritional value together with marketing value. Genetic-based food changes or dynamics are formulated to change the size, quantity, or quality of plant or animal species.

The history of biotechnology and food science is deeply rooted in our culture; for instance, the old fermentation method belongs to a category under food technology. Foods are fermented to make other products such as beer, wine or other alcoholic beverages. Today, food biotechnology involves altering the DNA genes in living organisms.

The combination of food science with probiotic technology has significant impacts on promoting safe and healthy food. Most foods are disinfected from harmful products or products containing harsh chemicals that one use to clean surfaces. This practice is unhealthy, but food biotechnology seeks to promote organically formulated products that would serve purposes beyond food security. This goal is our primary drive when we research food biotechnology.

The benefits of food biotechnology abound; for instance, creating resistance in individual plants (e.g., papaya) means there is no need for chemical pest control or pre-harvest management. Consequently, the environment is free from pollutants. Other benefits are:

Bountiful Harvest

Plant growths resulting in low yields are influenced by light, water, oxygen, etc. Also, the presence of pests and insects among plants would lead to a terrible harvest. Hence, activating resistance genes in a plant enhances its efficient growth.

Delay in the Harvest Period

Biotechnology can delay the harvest of food crops by extending the lifespan of such a product.

Increase in Food Production

Biotechnology is majorly about the management of resources to produce a credible result. It enhances an increase in food production without any increase in land availability.

Food Safety

Food safety is the primary drive behind food biotechnology. It helps to avoid getting sick from eating contaminated food or taking a polluted drink.

We ensure food security by combatting waste contamination and wastage. In this case, using a probiotic will destroy the potential fungal and bacterial properties of a preserved food and look to prevent food waste organically. For instance, when applied to packaged food, different genes help reduce the pests’ colonisation until it is destroyed and the food is deemed correctly fit.

Firn M conducts various researches and makes products that go through trials and testing. Currently, our products trials were undertaken in Australia, and overseas results reveal the vast and significant differences made in foods. We are now working on discovering commercial industries equally interested in more research on food biotechnology.