Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)

A huge thank you to our #IFTFIRST sponsors for helping make another incredible week of innovation, discovery, and connection possible. 👏

The event may have wrapped, but we're not done yet! More articles, interviews, videos, and highlights are still on the way. ✨

Stay tuned, and catch up anytime in the IFT FIRST News Hub:
hubs.la/Q04pH0980

#FutureofFood

Chip frying and pastry dough demand different things from fat. 🧪

High-oleic oils support frying stability. Oleogels and interesterification give bakers new ways to build structure without hydrogenation.

See how food scientists match fats to the job: hubs.la/Q04BF3g10

#FoodScience #FoodInnovation #FoodTechnology

Seafood moves through a global supply chain. 🐟 Its data needs to move with it.

Our Global Food Traceability Center's (GFTC) managing director responds to the Food for Feed investigation with six lessons on tracing inputs, connecting systems, and turning visibility into accountability.

🔎 Read more: hubs.la/Q04B259K0

#SupplyChain #FoodTraceability #FoodForFeed

Research becomes even more valuable when students have opportunities to discuss it with the wider food science community. 🔬

Last month's IFT Dogwood Section event brought different parts of the food science community into the same room:
🎓 Students sharing the questions driving their work
💬 Local professionals exchanging knowledge and experience
🤝 IFT leaders listening to the people shaping the field’s future

What local IFT experience helped you feel part of the broader food science community?
#FoodScience #IFTCommunity #StudentResearch #FoodScientists

Kombucha has entered its experimental era. 🫧

🍓 Bold flavors like Strawberry Mango Chili and Peach Basil Mint
🔬 Longer fermentations and adaptogenic blends
🏖️ Better packaging built for beach days and outdoor activities

Brewers are also exploring adaptogens, nitro texture, lower-sugar recipes, travel-ready cans and much more: hubs.la/Q04zbn410

What’s the most unexpected kombucha flavor you’ve tried?

#Kombucha #BeverageInnovation #Fermentation #FoodScience