prepared meals nutritionist

Prepared meals nutritionists value ingredients, manufacturing processes, and foodstuffs in order to assure nutritional quality and suitability of prepared meals and dishes. They study nutritional value of foodstuffs and dishes and advise on the composition of different meals or dishes for human feed, allergenic items and macro and micronutrients.

Alternative Labels

account manager adult nutrition

nutrition scientist

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

analyse trends in the food and beverage industries apply GMP apply HACCP apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages check quality of products on the production line ensure correct goods labelling ensure sanitation examine production samples follow hygienic procedures during food processing identify nutritional properties of food manage the use of additives in food manufacturing research new cooking methods research new food ingredients strive for nutritional improvement of food manufacturing supervise food in healthcare

Essential Knowledge

combination of flavours combination of textures dietetics food science food storage functional properties of foods prepared meals

Optional Skills and Competences

collect samples for analysis conduct nutrition research create new recipes develop new food products develop policies for nutritional programs identify suppliers label foodstuffs participate in the development of new food products perform food risk analysis perform market research prepare dietary meals

Optional Knowledge

composition of diets dietary regimes infections in food traceability in food industry

Skills & Competences

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c37d0026-989b-4705-9bcb-30cccd8308fa

Status

released

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