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14th AOCS Latin American Congress and Exhibition on Fats and Oils Spanish
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Fats and Oils for Confectionary and Chocolates: Structure and Function Short Course

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

8:30 am Lipids:  Brief Introduction.
Guillermo E. Napolitano, Nestlé, USA.
9:00 am  Application of Physiochemical Principles to Confectionary: Crystallization, Polymorphism.
Shantha Nalur, Nestlé Product Technology Center, UK.
9:30 am Analytical Methods for Solid Fats, Free Fatty Acids, Triglycerides, and Other Lipids: Thermal Analysis, X-ray Diifraction, and Others.
Guillermo E. Napolitano, Nestlé, USA.
10:00 am Primary Materials for Fats: Cocoa Butter, Milk Fats, Palm Oil, Lauric Fats, Exotic Fats, and Other Oils.
Vishal Jain, Mars Chocolate North American, USA.
10:30 am Break
11:00 am Fat Alternatives of the Cocoa Butter: CBE, CBR, and CBS.
Guillermo E. Napolitano, Nestlé, USA.
11:30 am  Cocoa Powders, Cocoa Liquors, Cocoa Butter, and Chocolate Manufacturing.
Cláudio José Ribeiro Gomide, ADM Cocoa—Joanes Industrial SA, Brazil.
12:00 pm  Luncheon
1:30 pm Modification of Oils and Fats-Processes and Technologies: Refining, Fractionation, Hydrogenation, Interesterification.
Marcello Usseglio, Desmet Ballestra Argentina SAIC, Argentina.
2:00 pm Lower Saturated Fats in Confectionary Applications: New Developments in the Area of Fillings and Compounds.
Thomas McBrayer, Fuji Vegetable Oils, USA.
2:30 pm Product Demonstrations and Tasting.
Thomas McBrayer, Fuji Vegetable Oils, USA, and Guillermo E. Napolitano, Nestlé, USA.
 
3:00 pm Break
3:30 pm Interactions Among Different Types of Fats: Migration and Bloom.
Guillermo E. Napolitano, Nestlé, USA.
4:00 pm Storage and Stability of Fats: Oxidation, Hydrolysis, and Contamination.
Vishail Jain, Mars Chocolate North American, USA.
4:30 pm Adjourn