A recent competition sponsored by Pulse Canada challenged Ontario post secondary students to develop an innovative recipe using the pulse or pulses of their choice. The team of Brittany Huschk and Falguni Chauhan, post graduate students in the Food Science Department at the University of Guelph were awarded the first place prize of $1000.
Huschka and Chauhan won the competition with their delectable “Smuffins”, a spicy gluten free treat made from coarsely ground dried peas and pea fiber. Their invention, if commercialized, will be important to the Celiac community.
Coasun Inc. congratulates Brittany and Falguni on their victory and wishes them equal success in July at the national competition being held in conjunction with the Canadian Special Crops Association Conference in Winnipeg, Canada.
Pulse Canada is an industry association that represents growers, processors and traders of pulse crops in Canada. The Alberta Pulse Growers Commission, the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, Manitoba Pulse Growers Association, the Ontario
Bean Producers Marketing Board, the Ontario Coloured Bean Growers and the processors and exporters of Canadian peas, lentils, beans and chickpeas that are members of the Canadian Special Crops Association (CSCA) provide direction and funding for Pulse Canada. Pulse Canada is sponsoring a pulse product development competition modeled after the product development competitions run by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and the American Association of Cereal Chemists International (AACCI) challenging Post Secondary students at Canadian institutions to develop a new food idea using common Canadian whole pulses or their fractions (flours, fibre, starch, protein) as the major ingredient. The students are to carry the concept through marketing and production, much like a commercial product development team. This opportunity will allow students in food science and related disciplines to develop their skills as food professionals in an applied manner as well as to introduce students to a network of opportunity for future endeavors.
Brittany Huschka is an M.Sc. candidate supervised by Dr. Koushik Seetharaman at the University of Guelph, Canada and a full-time application specialist with Coasun Inc. in Guelph, ON. Brittany Huschka is also an American Institute of Baking Certified Baker.
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