Food Processing

Team Coordinator
Christina Dewitt
104E Animal Science
405-744-6616

Team Administrator
Roy Escoubas
148 FAPC
405-744-6690

Food Processing Initiative Team Priority Areas

1. Advanced Processing Techniques

• Enhancement of nutraceuticals in food
• New food sources and uses
• Microbial intervention strategies and control strategies
• Waste reduction or utilization in the food processing industry
• Food packaging
• Sensor technology for the food processing industry
• Food Process Development and Operations

2. Processed foods and their role in value-added agri-tourism

3. Manufacturing Capacity Utilization

• Surveys of available food processing in Oklahoma
• Discovery of food processing capability
• Characterization of the type and capacity of food processing in Oklahoma