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Future Ready | Food Science Summer Institute

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Love science? Love food? Discover what happens when the two come together.

At the Food Science Summer Institute, you'll explore the science behind your favourite foods through hands-on experiments, creative challenges, and interactive lab activities. From making chocolate and candy to investigating microbes and fermentation, every day is packed with opportunities to learn, test, taste, and discover.

Activity Highlights

  • Sensory testing and flavour perception experiments
  • Chocolate tempering, molding, and tasting
  • Candy-making chemistry and glow-in-the-dark reactions
  • Dough, gluten, and baking labs
  • Fermentation science and microbiology activities

Based at the University of Guelph, this unique STEM experience offers a behind-the-scenes look at how food scientists shape the foods we enjoy every day.

All materials and supplies provided.

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