A "food chemist" is someone who studies the chemicals and processes involved in food production, processing, and safety. They use their knowledge to improve the taste, quality, and nutritional value of various foods. Full definition
The team made a major manufacturing pivot, buying their own jerky - making equipment and hiring food chemists to train them to make the product. (fortune.com)
To explore further, food chemist Thomas Hofmann of the Technical University of Munich in Germany and colleagues sequentially filtered brewed coffee. (sciencemag.org)
Food chemist Steve Jobling at Unilever Research in Sharnbrook, United Kingdom, and colleagues at the National Starch and Chemical Co. in Bridgewater, New Jersey, blocked starch synthases, enzymes that stitch glucose units into long chains. (sciencemag.org)