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Food Scientists The Real Mascots Who Create The Food You Love -Podcast with Rachel Zemser Podcast Interviews

Food Scientists The Real Mascots Who Create The Food You Love -Podcast with Rachel Zemser

From crispy chips to zesty ketchup, aromatic breads to a never-before-heard type of butter that…

rachel zemserNovember 22, 2024

Building a better low-sugar doughnut makes the breakfast of champions even better alluloseChocolateFood Science

Building a better low-sugar doughnut makes the breakfast of champions even better

Building a better low-sugar doughnut makes the breakfast of champions even better Doughnuts’ high sugar…

rachel zemserNovember 22, 2024

How Artificial Intelligence (AI) is Revolutionizing Product Development- An Interview With Rachel Zemser Artificial intelligenceCannabis Infused FoodClean LabelsCulinary to Formula Recipe ReduxEquipment RecommendationsEquipment RecommendationsFood ProcessingFood Research and DevelopmentFood SafetyFood ScienceFormulating With Fruits & Nuts

How Artificial Intelligence (AI) is Revolutionizing Product Development- An Interview With Rachel Zemser

ike most food scientists, Rachel Zemser is something of a novice when it comes to…

rachel zemserNovember 22, 2024

Rachel Zemser and Justin Hall -The Food Science Episode! Podcast Interviews

Rachel Zemser and Justin Hall -The Food Science Episode!

I loved making this podcast with Justin Hall back in 2015   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh07kE6K7Fo

rachel zemserNovember 22, 2024

What You Need To Know About Natural Sweeteners Clean LabelsCulinologyFood Research and Development

What You Need To Know About Natural Sweeteners

In today's health-conscious world, much of the conversation around sweeteners focuses on cutting down or…

rachel zemserNovember 22, 2024

Artificial Intelligence in Product Development IFT Podcast “Omnivore” Podcast Interviews

Artificial Intelligence in Product Development IFT Podcast “Omnivore”

You’ll get the latest food system knowledge and know-how from a stellar line-up of expert…

rachel zemserNovember 22, 2024

Food Science Insights with Rachel Zemser of A La Carte Connections Podcast Interviews

Food Science Insights with Rachel Zemser of A La Carte Connections

Join Lydia Adams as she interviews Rachel Zemser, a distinguished food science industry consultant with…

rachel zemserNovember 22, 2024

How To Almost Match A Sauce In 15 Minutes or Less CulinologyFood Research and Development

How To Almost Match A Sauce In 15 Minutes or Less

You KNOW you are officially a product developer when you have been asked to match…

rachel zemserJanuary 5, 2024

Want To Hire A Food Science Consultant? Here’s What You Need To Know Food Safety

Want To Hire A Food Science Consultant? Here’s What You Need To Know

You have an idea for a new food product – your friends think its great…

rachel zemserDecember 15, 2023

My Career Path Presentation November 2023 Food Safety

My Career Path Presentation November 2023

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rachel zemserNovember 14, 2023

Cocoa Alkalization: Unmasking the Art and Science Behind Chocolate’s Transformation ChocolateFood ProcessingFood SafetyFood Science

Cocoa Alkalization: Unmasking the Art and Science Behind Chocolate’s Transformation

Chocolate, that beloved indulgence, has a tantalizing secret hidden within its cocoa beans – the…

rachel zemserSeptember 23, 2023

Discover The Future of Wellness at Supply Side West Trade Show in Las Vegas October 23-27 2023 trade shows

Discover The Future of Wellness at Supply Side West Trade Show in Las Vegas October 23-27 2023

  Excitement is building in the world of wellness and nutrition as the annual SupplySide…

rachel zemserSeptember 11, 2023

Unleashing the Power of Precision: The Perfect Tool for Food Scientists Equipment Recommendations

Unleashing the Power of Precision: The Perfect Tool for Food Scientists

In the world of food science, precision and accuracy are paramount. Whether it's in recipe…

rachel zemserAugust 3, 2023

 The Versatility and Healthful Properties of Palm Shortening in Cooking and Baking Clean LabelsCulinary to Formula Recipe ReduxCulinologyFood Science

 The Versatility and Healthful Properties of Palm Shortening in Cooking and Baking

When it comes to creating delicious and healthy dishes, choosing the right ingredients plays a…

rachel zemserAugust 1, 2023

Allulose Versus Erythritol Which Causes More Stomach Distress? CulinologyFood Research and DevelopmentFood Science

Allulose Versus Erythritol Which Causes More Stomach Distress?

Both allulose and erythritol are sugar substitutes that are generally considered to be well-tolerated by…

rachel zemserJune 4, 2023

Glycerine, Gelatin and Instant Starches were used by our Grandmothers and now its more of a food science thing! Culinary to Formula Recipe ReduxFood Research and DevelopmentFood Science

Glycerine, Gelatin and Instant Starches were used by our Grandmothers and now its more of a food science thing!

In the 1950s, gelatin, glycerin, and instant starches were commonly used ingredients in the kitchen,…

rachel zemserMay 21, 2023

Customizing Premixed Dietary Blends for New Functional Formulations 4.2023 Beverage FormulationsFood ProcessingFood Science

Customizing Premixed Dietary Blends for New Functional Formulations 4.2023

Proactive and preventive premixes, typically found in supplements, are becoming more common in finished food…

rachel zemserMay 5, 2023

How is Oat Milk Made Industrially or at Home? Beverage FormulationsDairy DevelopmentFood Science

How is Oat Milk Made Industrially or at Home?

Oat milk can be made at home, or industrially using enzymes. We have all seen…

rachel zemserApril 29, 2023

How To Extend the Shelf Life Of Your Baked Goods Food SafetyFood ScienceFor Developers -Website Membership Tools

How To Extend the Shelf Life Of Your Baked Goods

Nothing lasts forever... or can it? It is possible to have your cake and eat…

rachel zemserApril 22, 2023

MSG and Chocolate- the New Frontier ChocolateFood ProcessingFood Research and DevelopmentFood ScienceMSG

MSG and Chocolate- the New Frontier

Yes, you can add MSG (monosodium glutamate) to chocolate if you wish. However, it's important…

rachel zemserApril 1, 2023

Should I Use A Co Packer or Do It Myself In A Commercial Kitchen!? Food ProcessingFood Research and DevelopmentFood SafetyFood ScienceFormulating With Fruits & Nuts

Should I Use A Co Packer or Do It Myself In A Commercial Kitchen!?

I get lots of calls from entrepreneurs who are just starting out with smaller budgets.…

rachel zemserMarch 9, 2023

Institute of Food Technologist -IFT FIRST Annual Event and Expo 2023 Registration Open trade shows

Institute of Food Technologist -IFT FIRST Annual Event and Expo 2023 Registration Open

Excited to share that registration is now open for the Institute of Food Technologists’ annual…

rachel zemserMarch 1, 2023

The Importance of Water Activity Food Safety

The Importance of Water Activity

Water activity (aw) is a measure of the amount of available water in a food…

rachel zemserMarch 1, 2023

Formulating With Fruits & Nutsvideos

Functional Formulation: Almonds as a better For You Secret Weapon

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rachel zemserFebruary 27, 2023

Formulating With Fruits & Nutsvideos

Optimizing for Taste and Texture in Plant Forward Foods- An Almond Video Featuring Rachel Zemser

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9S-8sYR1V8

rachel zemserFebruary 27, 2023

Expo West 2022 trade shows

Expo West 2022

Expo West, the largest natural and organic products trade show in the world, returned in…

rachel zemserFebruary 27, 2023

Food Scientist Consultants Appreciation Week Starts NOW! Food Science

Food Scientist Consultants Appreciation Week Starts NOW!

Food scientists are essential professionals who are often overlooked and under-appreciated. They play a critical…

rachel zemserFebruary 27, 2023

Almond Milk- A Guide to Getting Started At Home Formulating With Fruits & Nuts

Almond Milk- A Guide to Getting Started At Home

Almond milk has become an increasingly popular alternative to cow's milk in recent years due…

rachel zemserFebruary 27, 2023

Website Services- Finding A Co-Packer, Vendors or Consultants with PartnerSlate Food Research and DevelopmentFor Developers -Website Membership Tools

Website Services- Finding A Co-Packer, Vendors or Consultants with PartnerSlate

PartnerSlate is an “online platform that helps food and beverage brands find the right strategic…

rachel zemserDecember 7, 2020

Maltodextrin – Is It Good or Bad? Cannabis Infused FoodFood Research and Development

Maltodextrin – Is It Good or Bad?

Shelf stable food products in the supermarket have lots of unrecognizable ingredients in them. Many…

Cameron JacobsonDecember 3, 2020

Website Services- Flavor Studio’s Professional Development Tools To Help Manufacturers Bring Better Products to market– FAST Food Research and DevelopmentFor Developers -Website Membership Tools

Website Services- Flavor Studio’s Professional Development Tools To Help Manufacturers Bring Better Products to market– FAST

Senspire Flavor Studio is described on their website as a “suite of product development tools…

rachel zemserDecember 2, 2020

Website Services- How To Create A Nutritional Label Like The Experts! For Developers -Website Membership Tools

Website Services- How To Create A Nutritional Label Like The Experts!

ReciPal is an online nutrition analysis software that streamlines the process of creating nutrition fact…

rachel zemserNovember 30, 2020

Formulating With Almonds- Key Development Considerations for R&D Food ScienceFormulating With Fruits & Nuts

Formulating With Almonds- Key Development Considerations for R&D

*Photo Credit Almond Board of California* More people today are snacking through their mealtimes rather…

rachel zemserNovember 14, 2020

Playing It Safe with Allergen Control Cannabis Infused FoodFood Safety

Playing It Safe with Allergen Control

Allergens are substances in foods that cause an allergic reaction. Sometimes that reaction is mild-…

Cameron JacobsonNovember 7, 2020

Fruits and Nuts in Their Many Forms Have Applications in All Sectors of the Food Industry Food ScienceFormulating With Fruits & Nuts

Fruits and Nuts in Their Many Forms Have Applications in All Sectors of the Food Industry

From sweet pastry fillings to savory almond-and-rice mixes, food scientists should be aware of all…

rachel zemserSeptember 25, 2020

Full Flavor Pasta, Sauces Clean LabelsCulinology

Full Flavor Pasta, Sauces

With the artisan, farm-to-table movement and a drive toward minimal processing, pasta is dressing up…

rachel zemserSeptember 25, 2020

Coffee and Tea, Times Three Beverage Formulations

Coffee and Tea, Times Three

Whether it’s the flavor of coffee or a caffeine buzz, more consumers are turning to…

rachel zemserSeptember 25, 2020

The Progress of Protein Food Research and Development

The Progress of Protein

People are continuing to include more protein in their diets — at every consumption occasion…

rachel zemserSeptember 25, 2020

Making Edibles Sugar-Free Cannabis Infused Food

Making Edibles Sugar-Free

Most edible products on the market are high in sugar, like brownies, gummy candies, cookies,…

Cameron JacobsonSeptember 5, 2020

Pitfalls and Realities of Ideal Food Products – “My Food Job Rocks!” Podcast Podcast Interviews

Pitfalls and Realities of Ideal Food Products – “My Food Job Rocks!” Podcast

Written by Adam Yee of "My Food Job Rocks!" Overview Rachel and I have known…

Cameron JacobsonSeptember 2, 2020

From Farm to Fork: Following The Ingredient Path To Safety Cannabis Infused FoodFood Safety

From Farm to Fork: Following The Ingredient Path To Safety

How many ingredients does your edible food product contain and do you know where all…

Cameron JacobsonSeptember 1, 2020

C Bot, Retort Processing and Shelf Stability – “Drips and Draughts” Podcast Food SafetyPodcast Interviews

C Bot, Retort Processing and Shelf Stability – “Drips and Draughts” Podcast

Written by Brendan Hanson of the 'Drips and Draughts' podcast Episode Overview Today, we’re joined…

Cameron JacobsonAugust 20, 2020

Formulating Clean Label Products for Dietary Patterns – “Natural Products INSIDER” Podcast Podcast Interviews

Formulating Clean Label Products for Dietary Patterns – “Natural Products INSIDER” Podcast

Written by Judie Bizzozero of Natural Products INSIDER Episode Overview The food and beverage industry…

Cameron JacobsonAugust 20, 2020

Expert Food Product Development Advice – “My Food Job Rocks!” Podcast Podcast Interviews

Expert Food Product Development Advice – “My Food Job Rocks!” Podcast

Written by Adam Yee of "My Food Job Rocks!" Episode Overview I knew Rachel before…

Cameron JacobsonAugust 15, 2020

Why innovation isn’t all that inventive and the realities of R&D consulting – “Peas on Moss” Podcast Food Research and DevelopmentPodcast Interviews

Why innovation isn’t all that inventive and the realities of R&D consulting – “Peas on Moss” Podcast

Written by Kimberly Schaub of Peas on Moss Episode Overview Rachel Zemser is a fixture…

Cameron JacobsonAugust 13, 2020

Product developers shifting food, beverage R&D during COVID-19 impact – “Food & Beverage Insider” Podcast Podcast Interviews

Product developers shifting food, beverage R&D during COVID-19 impact – “Food & Beverage Insider” Podcast

Written by Judie Bizzozero of Food & Beverage Insider Episode Overview A la Carte Connections…

Cameron JacobsonAugust 11, 2020

How To Find A Food Scientist Food Research and DevelopmentFood Science

How To Find A Food Scientist

Years ago (like 15 years ago) companies like Nestle, Unilever and General Mills made most…

Cameron JacobsonJuly 28, 2020

Food Safety First The Perils of Ice Cream and Beef Jerky Food Safety

Food Safety First The Perils of Ice Cream and Beef Jerky

As the world of marijuana infused food products gets bigger and more people want to…

Cameron JacobsonJune 26, 2020

Marijuana-Infused Foods: Controlling the Uncontrolled Cannabis Infused Food

Marijuana-Infused Foods: Controlling the Uncontrolled

The regulatory and consumer-demand landscapes are changing rapidly. Here are the essentials. Keeping abreast of…

Cameron JacobsonJune 2, 2020

How To Keep Yeast and Mold Out Of Your Medibles Cannabis Infused FoodFood Safety

How To Keep Yeast and Mold Out Of Your Medibles

The most common marijuana infused food products are typically baked goods-items like cookies, brownies and…

Cameron JacobsonApril 13, 2020

The Food Safety Frontier: How to Safely Self Regulate Your Food Product Label Cannabis Infused FoodFood Safety

The Food Safety Frontier: How to Safely Self Regulate Your Food Product Label

Several years ago I was approached by a food entrepreneur, he was getting ready to…

Cameron JacobsonMarch 18, 2020

A Clean Label Challenge for Product Developers Clean Labels

A Clean Label Challenge for Product Developers

Food industry trends come and go, especially in the flavor and nutrition areas. However, research…

Cameron JacobsonMarch 10, 2020

The Changing Face of Beverage Processing Beverage FormulationsFood Processing

The Changing Face of Beverage Processing

Three processing methods – thermal, pressure, and chemical – offer almost unlimited options for meeting…

Cameron JacobsonMarch 3, 2020

The Proof Is In The Packaging: Protecting Your Edibles Cannabis Infused FoodFood Safety

The Proof Is In The Packaging: Protecting Your Edibles

There are countless new laws surrounding edibles and how to package them, especially to ensure…

Cameron JacobsonMay 12, 2017

Reasons Not to Use Supermarket Ingredients To Make Edible Products Cannabis Infused FoodFood Research and Development

Reasons Not to Use Supermarket Ingredients To Make Edible Products

I often get start up companies coming to me with their handmade prototypes that they…

Cameron JacobsonApril 6, 2017

Edibles Safety and Preventing Mold Cannabis Infused FoodFood Safety

Edibles Safety and Preventing Mold

There are countless foods we buy that can last a very long time, like thermally…

Cameron JacobsonFebruary 9, 2017

The Science of Shelf Stability Clean LabelsFood Science

The Science of Shelf Stability

What does it mean when someone describes a food as being “shelf stable”? Shelf stability…

Cameron JacobsonJanuary 9, 2017

Scaling Up: Are You Ready To Take Your Edible To The Next Level? Cannabis Infused FoodFood Processing

Scaling Up: Are You Ready To Take Your Edible To The Next Level?

Have you ever made something great from a recipe at home and had all of…

Cameron JacobsonOctober 7, 2016

How To Ensure Precision & Consistency With Your Medicinal Food Products Cannabis Infused FoodFood Research and Development

How To Ensure Precision & Consistency With Your Medicinal Food Products

A carpenter has his saw and hammer, a doctor has wooden sticks and stethoscopes, and…

Cameron JacobsonSeptember 1, 2015

How To Write A Foolproof Medibles Recipe (aka “Formulation”) Cannabis Infused FoodFood Research and Development

How To Write A Foolproof Medibles Recipe (aka “Formulation”)

In the “Medibles” world—accuracy is very important. You need every piece of brownie or chocolate…

Cameron JacobsonMay 15, 2015

A Day in the Life of a Research Chef Culinology

A Day in the Life of a Research Chef

More than a toque, their hats include sales, marketing, production and R&D. In the world…

Cameron JacobsonMarch 10, 2014

Creative Condiments and Sauces Food Research and Development

Creative Condiments and Sauces

It used to be an easy choice you could buy your tomato sauce smooth or…

Cameron JacobsonDecember 12, 2013

Nut-Thickened Sauces of the Mediterranean Formulating With Fruits & Nuts

Nut-Thickened Sauces of the Mediterranean

It’s official! Spain has been deemed the “New France” for foodies, and Spanish gastronomy has…

Cameron JacobsonOctober 28, 2013

Research Chefs Combine Health and Science With a Dash of Culinary Genius Culinology

Research Chefs Combine Health and Science With a Dash of Culinary Genius

With frozen meal options like Shitake mushroom risotto and Lean Cuisine butternut squash ravioli, food…

Cameron JacobsonMarch 8, 2013

Creating Beverage Winners Beverage Formulations

Creating Beverage Winners

Ingredient manufacturers are providing food scientists with specialty ingredients and full-on assistance to ensure that…

Cameron JacobsonMarch 2, 2013

California Walnuts – A Guide for Product Developers Formulating With Fruits & Nuts

California Walnuts – A Guide for Product Developers

The California Walnut Industry The Central Valley of California is home to over 220,000 acres…

Cameron JacobsonFebruary 2, 2013

A Whole New World for Walnuts Formulating With Fruits & Nuts

A Whole New World for Walnuts

Approximately 75% of the world’s trade of walnuts comes from California, but that far distance…

Cameron JacobsonSeptember 2, 2012

Fermentation – An Old Process Made New Food Research and Development

Fermentation – An Old Process Made New

A combination of curiosity and microbiological intrigue is what inspired me to buy a $1…

Cameron JacobsonAugust 2, 2012

Fire-Roasted Artisan Tomato, Corn & Bean Salsa Culinary to Formula Recipe Redux

Fire-Roasted Artisan Tomato, Corn & Bean Salsa

Today's consumers want to know where exactly their food came from, how it was prepared…

Cameron JacobsonDecember 1, 2011

To Understand Walnut Flavor, Get Under the Skin Formulating With Fruits & Nuts

To Understand Walnut Flavor, Get Under the Skin

When you think about walnuts, you probably imagine a complex taste that’s earthy, fruity, and…

Cameron JacobsonJuly 2, 2011

Turkish Style “Kibbeh” Meatballs Formulating With Fruits & Nuts

Turkish Style “Kibbeh” Meatballs

Ingredients Meatballs: Ground lamb 63.09% IQF minced onion 19.59% CAlifornia walnut medium pieces (Size #8,…

Cameron JacobsonJune 1, 2011

Gluten-Free Baking Gets a Boost from Walnut Meal Formulating With Fruits & Nuts

Gluten-Free Baking Gets a Boost from Walnut Meal

With all the buzz surrounding gluten-free eating these days, I have been working with the…

Cameron JacobsonMay 1, 2011

New Culinary Ready Meal Era CulinologyFood Research and Development

New Culinary Ready Meal Era

Advances in packaging, freezing technologies, and “specialty industrial ingredients” now allow chefs and scientists to…

Cameron JacobsonApril 1, 2011

The Future of Molecular Cooking? CulinologyFood Science

The Future of Molecular Cooking?

Research chefs experiment with xanthan gum, methylcellulose, modified food starch, and citric acid to achieve…

Cameron JacobsonFebruary 1, 2011

Gaining Dairy Inspiration Beverage FormulationsDairy Development

Gaining Dairy Inspiration

As the economy recovers and we exit our recession, we are more emotionally and financially…

Cameron JacobsonNovember 1, 2010

Comfort Food Goes Cereberal CulinologyFood Research and Development

Comfort Food Goes Cereberal

Has the economy really pulled out of its slump? According to a July 2010 poll…

Cameron JacobsonOctober 1, 2010

Recipe Redux | Walnut Romesco Culinary to Formula Recipe ReduxFormulating With Fruits & Nuts

Recipe Redux | Walnut Romesco

Walnut Romesco Recipe PDF

Cameron JacobsonSeptember 1, 2010

Mixology Made Easy Beverage Formulations

Mixology Made Easy

Mixology Made Easy PDF

Cameron JacobsonSeptember 1, 2010

Culinary Trekking Culinology

Culinary Trekking

Culinary Trekking Rachel Zemser PDF

Cameron JacobsonJune 1, 2010

Recipe Redux | Gluten Free Lace Cookies Culinary to Formula Recipe Redux

Recipe Redux | Gluten Free Lace Cookies

Recipe Redux Gluten Free Lace Cookies PDF

Cameron JacobsonJune 1, 2010

Shelf Stable Success Food Research and DevelopmentFood SafetyFood Science

Shelf Stable Success

Any company wishing to sell shelf stable low acid or acidified canned food in the…

Cameron JacobsonMarch 1, 2010

The New French Revival CulinologyFood Research and Development

The New French Revival

The New French Revival Part 1 PDF The New French Revival Part 2 PDF

Cameron JacobsonDecember 1, 2009

Cutting Back, Putting In Food Research and DevelopmentFood Science

Cutting Back, Putting In

Cutting Back Putting In Rachel Zemser

Cameron JacobsonNovember 1, 2009

Recipe Redux | Thai Chicken Soup with Coconut Milk and Galangal Culinary to Formula Recipe Redux

Recipe Redux | Thai Chicken Soup with Coconut Milk and Galangal

Recipe Redux | Thai Chicken Soup with Coconut Milk and Galangal PDF

Cameron JacobsonJune 1, 2009

How to Speak Better Greek CulinologyFood Research and Development

How to Speak Better Greek

How to Speak Better Greek 2008 Rachel Zemser PDF

Cameron JacobsonSeptember 1, 2008

The Evolution of Rustic Cuisine CulinologyFood Research and Development

The Evolution of Rustic Cuisine

The Evolution of Rustic Cuisine Feb 2008 PDF

Cameron JacobsonFebruary 1, 2008