The Nicolas Appert Award is awarded by the
Chicago
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Section of the
Institute of Food Technologists
The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is an international, non-profit scientific society of professionals engaged in food science, food technology, and related areas in academia, government and industry. It has more than 17,000 members from ...
for preeminence in and contributions to the field of
food technology
Food technology is a branch of food science that addresses the production, preservation, quality control and research and development of food products.
It may also be understood as the science of ensuring that a society is food secure and ha ...
. The award has been given annually since 1942 and is named after
Nicolas Appert
Nicolas Appert (17 November 1749 – 1 June 1841) was a French confectioner and inventor who, in the early 19th century, invented airtight food preservation. Appert, known as the " father of food science", described his invention as a way "of c ...
, the French inventor of airtight
food preservation
Food preservation includes processes that make food more resistant to microorganism growth and slow the redox, oxidation of fats. This slows down the decomposition and rancidification process. Food preservation may also include processes that in ...
. Award winners receive a bronze medal with a front view of Appert and a $5000
honorarium
An honorarium is an '' ex gratia'' payment, i.e., a payment made, without the giver recognizing themself as having any liability or legal obligation to the recipient for their volunteered services, or for services for which fees are not tradition ...
. This is considered one of the highest honors in food technology.
Winners
Source
IFT
References
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Food technology awards