By: Emily Wolter Texas Tech has an event at the beginning of each school year called “Ag Fest” where organizations from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources can come together and reach out to the students, both...
By Emily Del Bel The Food Technology Industrial Achievement Award has been awarded by the Institute of Food Technologists since 1959. According to their website, the Food Technology Industrial Achievement Award is awarded to “honor a company or organization for an outstanding development...
By: Kimberlee Au As a budding food scientist who is also part treehugger, I not only think about the ingredients and processes that went into making my food, but I also think about the environmental impact it had. After reading...
By: Shivangi Kelkar What comes to your mind when you think of a delicious cookie? What about nutritious cookies? Is your idea of a perfect and ultimate cookie -a dark chocolate chip, a thin mint, or something exotic? Well,...
By: Emily Del Bel Lately I’ve been thinking about the twists and turns that have led me to where I am today. I suppose that’s natural as graduation approaches. Some of the turns have been carefully planned and executed,...
By: Emily Wolter IFT has 25 different divisions that are comprised of individuals within the industry with a common interest in a specific area of food science. The divisions are not just for industry professionals, though; they love to...
By: Nathan Ballard Bacon seems to be extraordinarily popular and you can’t swing a cat without hitting a bacon-flavored product. Where did bacon come from, was it always this popular, and more specifically, what is it doing now? Apparently,...
By: Emily Wolter My graduate research is making its way into volatiles analysis by gas chromatography and mass spectometry (GCMS) in an attempt to explain variations in flavor intensities as assessed by a trained descriptive analysis panel. In turn,...
By: Nicole Muise-Kielkucki The IFT Policy Impact Conference covered a wide range of topics, from the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and GMO labeling in the United States, to reviewing industry standards and navigating international trade agreements. The highlight...
By: Emily Wolter Texas Tech University made a “Dippin’ Dots” look-alike, appropriately called “Raider Dots”, and served them up to all of the inquiring minds at the Animal and Food Science Department’s annual back-to-school event, Ag Fest. Veterans of...