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Hire Dr. Brittany B.

Belgium

USD 80 /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. Over the course of my career I have formulated several dozen food and beverage products which have been launched in the US and around the world. 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. I have also worked for a leading keto snacks company where I was the chief formulator of keto friendly cereals, cookies, and other snacks. Specific areas of expertise: -Sugar reduction, sweeteners, sugar alternatives -Flavoring food and beverage products -Keto snack creation -Clean label and plant based snacks -High protein formulation -Vegan formulation -US nutritional labeling & government regulations -Alcohol & mocktail formulations -Special expertise in citrus flavors -Beverages, especially low sugar -Sensory analysis -Scientific writing and editing in food science and 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
• ☆ Formulation

Services

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

Writing Technical Writing

Research Market Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting, Regulatory Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Product Development Formulation, Recipe Development, Deformulation, Stability/Shelf Life Testing, Product Evaluation, Material Sourcing, Product Validation, Manufacturing, Concept Development

Work Experience

Food Science Consultant & Freelancer

Buysschaert Consulting

November 2020 - Present

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.