本书顺应新形势下对食品从业人员专业英语的能力要求而编写,突破了以往专业英语的撰写模式,在扩大阅读面的同时,增加了职业口语交流和协作内容,并穿插了作业和基本句型范例。
全书分3个单元,分别为职业交流、阅读理解和写作方法。其中第1单元介绍了职业交流和学术交流需要的英语知识,第2单元训练阅读能力,积累写作句型和词汇,第3单元训练写作能力。本书还提供了部分会议和食品国际组织及标准的网址,书后的作业会在网上提供答案。
本书可作为食品科学与工程、食品质量与**专业本科生、研究生专业英语教材和相关科研人员参考书。

UNIT ONEPROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
CHAPTER 1 INTERVIEW
SECTION ⅠWhat is the Most Important Information You Should Give to the Interviewer?
SECTION ⅡCommon Questions during the Interview
SECTION ⅢAdditional Pointers
SECTION ⅣPatterns
CHAPTER 2 RESUME15
SECTION ⅠWhat Should Be Included in a Resume?
SECTION ⅡGetting Starter Resume
SECTION ⅢChoosing a Resume Format
SECTION ⅣResume Template
CHAPTER 3 PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS,CONFERENCES
SECTION ⅠBackground Information
SECTION ⅡPatterns
SECTION ⅢExamples of Announcement in Food Area
UNIT TWOREADING & COMPREHENSION
CHAPTER 4 CUISINE CULTURE
SECTION ⅠBritish Cuisine
SECTION ⅡFrench Cuisine
SECTION ⅢChinese Cuisine
CHAPTER 5 TABLE SETTING
SECTION ⅠTable Coverings
SECTION ⅡTable Settings
SECTION ⅢThe Individual Places
CHAPTER 6 UTENSILS SMALL EQUIPMENT
SECTION ⅠMeasuring Equipment
SECTION ⅡSpatulas, Skimmers, and Spoons
CHAPTER 7 SENSORY EVALUATION
SECTION ⅠSensory Evaluation Practices
SECTION ⅡTaste and Smell Interactions
CHAPTER 8 FOOD ADDITIVE
SECTION ⅠFDA Requirements for Food Additives in the USA
CHAPTER 9 FOOD SAFETY
SECTION ⅠChemical Risk Factors in Food
CHAPTER 10 FUNCTIONAL FOOD
SECTION ⅠFunctional Food:at the Frontier between Food and Pharma
SECTION ⅡMushrooms
SECTION ⅢLentinan
SECTION ⅣBioactive Components in Ginseng
SECTION ⅤModified Protein
SECTION ⅥDefinition of Dietary Fiber
SECTION ⅦOligosaccharides
CHAPTER 11 NUTRITION
SECTION ⅠNutritional Quality in Formulated Foods
SECTION ⅡVitamin A
SECTION ⅢActions of Unconsidered Factors
SECTION ⅣThe Effect of Intakes of Calcium and Potassium and Vitamins A and C
CHAPTER 12 MICROBIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION OF FOOD
SECTION ⅠFermented Dairy Products
SECTION ⅡLeavening of Bread
SECTION ⅢAlcoholic Beverages
SECTION ⅣVinegar
SECTION ⅤFermented Vegetables
SECTION ⅥSoy Sauce
SECTION ⅦSinglecell Protein
CHAPTER 13 FOOD LAW
SECTION ⅠA Description of the USFood Safety System
SECTION ⅡHistory of the FDA
SECTION ⅢThese Little Pigs Get Special Care from Norwegians
CHAPTER 14 PROCESSING187
SECTION ⅠOverview of Processing of Agricultural Commodities
SECTION ⅡLaboratory/Pilot Processing of Agricultural Commodities
SECTION ⅢGood Laboratory Practice(GLP)Regulations and Their Impact on
the Smallscale Processing Procedures
CHAPTER 15 FOOD ECONOMY
SECTION ⅠThe Impact of MacroEconomic Policy on Food Security:A Framework for Analysis
SECTION ⅡBringing the Food Economy Home
UNIT THREESCIENTIFIC WRITING GUIDE
CHAPTER 16 ABSTRACT WRITING
SECTION ⅠWhat Should Be Included?
SECTION ⅡPatterns
SECTION ⅢSome Examples
CHAPTER 17 DESCRIPTION
SECTION ⅠSamples of Method Description
SECTION ⅡSamples of Data Description
SECTION ⅢPatterns
CHAPTER 18 REPORT ORGANIZATION
SECTION ⅠResearch Report
SECTION ⅡRaw Data Notebook
SECTION ⅢSummary Report of Processing Procedures
APPENDIX ⅠPrefix,suffix and stem of academic vocabulary
APPENDIX ⅡNatural amino acids
APPENDIX ⅢReading suggestion for English foodrelated journals