Food Chemistry division

Food Chemistry Division

Join the Food Chemistry Division group where we explore and discuss the composition and properties of food and food ingredients, and the chemical, physical, and biological changes in food constituents as a result of preparation, processing, and storage.

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1700+

Division Members
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1997

Year Founded
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65+

Countries Represented by Members

Division Accomplishments/Recognition

  • The Outstanding Volunteer award honors a current Division member who provided exemplary volunteer work to the Division in the current year. The 2024-2025 recipient is Thanh Vu.
  • The Outstanding Service award honors current Division members who have demonstrated a history of service to the Division or field. The 2024-2025 recipients are Bingcan Chen, Ruojie Vanessa Zhang.

Division Oral Competition Finalists

  • First: Utku Uysal, Kansas State University: Analysis of Listeria Monocytogenes Biofilms on Different Surfaces Using a Combination of ATR-FTIR Microspectroscopy and GC-MS
  • Second: Qike Li, Cornell University: Elucidating Structure-Functionality Relationships of Phycocyanin Through Size-Exclusion Chromatography With Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering
  • Third: Shu Kwan, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Production and Characterization of Adzuki Bean (Vigna Angularis) ß-Vignin Peptides and Their Comparison to Soybean ß-Conglycinin Peptides

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