Intern Nutritional Lipids in Food Applications
Intern Nutritional Lipids in Food Applications
Within FrieslandCampina Ingredients Nutritional Lipids, we encapsulate oils into nutritional lipids powders which are used in applications such as infant formula, drinks, yogurts, food supplements etc. Many of these nutritional lipids contain high levels of long chain poly unsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA’s). These lipids are prone to oxidation, causing sensory defects such as off-flavor and off-taste. In this internship, you will work on the application of these sensitive nutritional lipids in yogurt. Characterizing technical properties (e.g., heat and acid stability) of these encapsulated LC-PUFA oils is also part of the assignment. The aim is to generate more knowledge on the possibilities and limitations of using nutritional lipids with good sensory properties in final products.
What we ask
To be successful in this position, you:
- Are currently in the final year of a Bachelor degree program in the field of Food technology or equivalent.
- Have affinity with laboratory work on making product applications, and sensory analyses to characterize these applications.
- Are able to plan and execute experiments independently.
- Are fluent in the English language.
- Are currently a student with EU nationality or enrolled at a Dutch educational institute.
- Are available either full time or part time (32h) for a period of at least 5 months.
What we offer
We offer an interesting and challenging internship position, with the opportunity to bring in own ideas, and with the opportunity to develop yourself. You can count on sufficient professional supervision and a reasonable internship allowance.
Vacancy description
We offer a vacancy for a period of at least 5 months, proposed starting period February 2025 (open for discussion). The aim of this internship is to get insights in the opportunities and limitations of applying encapsulated LC-PUFA oils in products like yogurt. Important parts of this internship will be:
- Literature review on critical parameters of applying encapsulated LC-PUFA oils in final products, during processing and shelf life.
- Co-develop, plan, set-up, and execute experiments in the lab
- Work on the development of product applications including encapsulated LC-PUFA oils.
- Work on characterizing technical properties of encapsulated LC-PUFA oils, to be used as a basis for product design.
- Optional: be involved in correlating analytical and sensorial results.
- Interpret results and present these to relevant stakeholders
- Write a report
Team Details
See all colleagues on LinkedInThis internship will take place within FrieslandCampina Ingredients R&D. Within this R&D department, the cluster Nutritional Lipids focusses on bringing value from encapsulated lipids, a specialty product in which we have a long history.
The internship will take place at the FrieslandCampina Innovation Center in Wageningen, the Netherlands, where a large part of the team is located and where we have laboratory and pilot plant facilities.