Dairy Imitation Products Chemistry Lab Report

You will be assigned to one ingredient category and will develop a report to describe the important ingredients in that category, their production, and information about their use in food products.  The rubric is provided below.

Assigned category: Dairy imitation (Milk Alternatives plant-based milk)

Topics expected to be included are:

Introduction

Introduction to the ingredient category

·       History of use

·       Need/justification for use in various food products

Points

15

Body of Report

Discussion of specific ingredients (have paragraphs for specific ingredients within an ingredient category)

·       How is the ingredient manufactured and modified?

·       Regulatory status

·       Market data about the ingredient

·       Its use in food products – issues with use? (stability of the ingredient or components it interacts with in a food )

Then discuss why one would be used in place of another – what are the pro’s and cons?  What are the consumer issues? What are strategies for substitution?

75

Conclusions