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Hire Dr. Brittany B.

Belgium

USD 70 /hr

PhD Food Scientist with industry experience

Profile Summary

US educated American living in Belgium. I have PhD, MS, and BS degrees in Food Science. My PhD work focused on citrus flavor chemistry and my MS work focused on sensory science. Due to the breadth of my degrees I am knowledgeable in all basic areas of food science including food microbiology and food safety, US government regulations, food chemistry, and nutrition. I am a published scientific contributor and a native English speaker. I worked for a major multinational beverage company where my main focus was strategic sugar reduction and utilization of alternative sweeteners in beverages. Specific areas of expertise: -Sugar reduction, sweeteners, sugar alternatives -Clean label snacks -US nutritional labeling -Alcohol & mocktail formulations -Flavoring with special expertise in Citrus -Beverages, especially functional & low sugar -Sensory analysis -Scientific writing and editing in food science & nutrition

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Food Science
• ★ Food & Beverage Development
• ★ Product Development
• ☆ Food Additives
• ☆ Nutrition Science
• ☆ Food Sensory Analysis
• ☆ Food Preservation
• ☆ Food Safety
• ☆ Flavor & Fragrance Chemistry
• ☆ Food Chemistry
• ☆ Food Testing
• ☆ Vegetarian & Vegan Nutrition
• ☆ Recipe Formulation
• ☆ Research
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, Newswriting

Research Market Research, User Research, Meta-Research, Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting, Regulatory Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Product Development Formulation, Stability/Shelf Life Testing, Product Evaluation, Product Validation, Concept Development

Work Experience

Scientist

The Coca-Cola Company

August 2017 - October 2019

Education

PhD Food Science

University of Florida

July 2013 - August 2017

MS Food Science and Human Nutrition

University of Florida

May 2011 - May 2013

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2018). Gender and GMOs: Understanding Floridians attitudes toward GMOs through the lens of social judgment theory. Journal of Applied Communications.

(2017). A comparison of the volatile components of cold pressed Hamlin and Valencia (Citrus sinsnsis (L.) Osbeck) orange oils affected by huanglongbing. Journal of Food Quality.

(2017). Physicochemical and sensory properties of cold pressed oils from Florida Hamlin and Valencia oranges affected by huanglongbing. Journal of Food Science.