About INFORM Seminars

Topics are developed by AOCS expert staff and aligned with the INFORM magazine editorial calendar, providing deep learning opportunities around a focus area. Events are held live online where participants can engage with content experts.

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January 22, 2025

Plant-based, insects, single-cell organisms, precision fermentation…what are the emerging sources of proteins?

In recent years new, diverse protein sources have emerged. In this INFORM seminar, we will review traditional and emerging sources, present their manufacturing processes, compare their functional properties, along with their sensory and nutritional qualities, and highlight the application challenges associated with each source.

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February 12, 2025

Effect of Macronutrients on Physical Properties of Shelf-Stable Milk Alternative Beverages

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.

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March 12, 2025

Navigating the Unique Formulation Requirements of Biosurfactants

This seminar addresses the technical facets of hair conditioner formulations using glycolipids.

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April 02, 2025

Lipidomics Predictive Modeling using the R Statistical Language Caret Package

This INFORM seminar introduces the basics of predictive modeling with real-world lipidomics data using R, a free statistical computing language with hundreds of modeling algorithms and a unified coding architecture.