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Course Description

Producing plant-based milk beverages that are nutritionally equivalent to bovine milk is a major challenge in the food industry. Nutritional components, like protein and fat impact the sensory and physical properties of the finished beverages. This seminar describes how alt-milk beverages are made and how macronutrients affect their physical properties.

 

Meet the Instructor

Seyhun Gemili is a Senior Principal Scientist at PepsiCo Global R&D, where he leverages over a decade of experience in the food and beverage industry. With a Ph.D. in Food Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he is an expert in dairy and non-dairy protein ingredients and their application in food products.

His work focuses on developing innovative solutions to improve the physical properties and stability of protein-based beverages, including shelf-stable milk alternatives.
Seyhun’s expertise is widely recognized in the field of macronutrient interactions in food systems.

 

Dates & Times

Feb 12, 2025
10:00 am - 11:00 am CT (Chicago, USA; UTC-06)

Pricing

Free for AOCS Members

Education Type

  • INFORM seminars

Delivery Method

  • On-Demand

Topics

  • Health and Nutrition
  • Member Only
  • Protein and Co-Products

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Learning Objectives

Learners will walk away with a better understanding of the following:

  • The processing steps for making a plant-based beverage.
  • The industry standards for batching, thermal processing, and homogenization.
  • The purpose of each plant-based beverage ingredient and how changes in nutritional contents affect the final product.
  • The nutritional profile for the primary plant source of an alternative milk beverage and when fortification is needed based on their inherent macronutrients.
  • How a beverage’s viscosity, precipitation, and color relate to the consumer experience.

Learning Outcomes

After attending this INFORM seminar, you will understand how the texture, color, and taste of an alternative milk product can be tuned by considering the plant-source and its protein and fat levels. 

Who Should Attend

AOCS Members Interested in:
-Beverage production
-The nutritional profile of plant-sources
-Understanding how fat content alters a high-protein beverage
-Color analysis

Location & Pricing

FREE for AOCS Members
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Instructor(s)

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Seyhun Gemili

Senior Principal Scientist

PepsiCo Global

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