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Canada

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Food Science Consultant | 13+ Years | Science-Backed, Market-Ready Food Solutions

Profile Summary

Hi, I'm a Food Scientist based in British Columbia, Canada, with a passion for decoding the food matrix and creating innovative, market-ready solutions tailored to your brand's goals. 🔬 My Core Expertise Includes: Product Formulation & Improvement: From concept to shelf, I craft and refine food products for performance, taste, and stability. Clean & Sustainable Innovation: I focus on ingredient transparency, reliable nutritional claims, cost-effectiveness, and eco-conscious technologies. Regulatory Compliance: I ensure your product meets country-specific food laws and standards with confidence. Labeling & Packaging: Clear, compliant, and consumer-friendly solutions designed to protect shelf life and boost product appeal. 🍽️ Experience Across Categories: Savory Snacks: Vegan protein bars, cheese crackers, extruded snacks Beverages: Oat milk, apple cinnamon cider, coffee infused orange flavour RTD, protein powders Novelty Foods: meat analogue, Chicken chips (consulting), protein puffs, energy snacks for marathon runners (inspired by Vietnamese culture) Flavor Applications: Flavors for cheesesteak sandwich profiles 💬 Testimonials available upon request I also share simplified, science-backed content on plant-based protein via my Instagram @dumbed_down_protein, and I enjoy the balance that yoga brings to both life and work. Ready to bring your product vision to life? Let’s collaborate!

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Analytical Chemistry
• ☆ Deformulation
• ☆ Manufacturing
• ☆ Environmental Health
• ☆ Product Design
• ☆ Formulation

Services

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

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, Creative Writing

Research Market Research, User Research, Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Technology Scouting, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Business Strategy Consulting, Go-to-Market Strategy Consulting, Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Product Development Formulation, Recipe Development, Deformulation, Stability/Shelf Life Testing, Product Evaluation, Material Sourcing, Product Validation, Quality Assurance & Control (QA/QC), Product Compliance

Work Experience

Food Scientist

U.S based Company

November 2024 - Present

Medical/Food Consultant

Classic Bakes (https://classicbakes.com/)

May 2024 - Present

Food Scientist (Food/Product Development)

Holy ChocoMoly

February 2024 - Present

Food Scientist

Start-up

June 2024 - November 2024

Health, Nutrition, Medicine Writer

Health Today

November 2023 - March 2024

Product Formulation Specialist-Chicken Chips

University of Delhi

December 2021 - December 2021

Physio-Chemical Analyst

Mother Dairy Innovation Center, India

July 2016 - December 2016

Sensory Evaluation Panelist

Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India

March 2014 - November 2014

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

University of Delhi

January 2017 - January 2023

Certifications

• Food Safe Certificate Level 1

  Interior Health, British Columbia

  February 2024 - Present

• Principles of Toxicology

  Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH), Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and Centr

  July 2019 - Present

• Bio Ethics

  Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH), Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and Centr

  December 2018 - Present

• Food and Environment

  Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH), Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and Centr

  July 2018 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Radhika Jain, Sangeeta Goomer (2023). Understanding extrusion technology for cereal–pulse blends: A review . Cogent Food & Agriculture.

Jain, R., Goomer, S., Singh, S.N.(2022). Mung-Oat snack of high protein content by twin screw extrusion using response surface methodology . Applied Food Research. 2. (1).

PREPRINT

Radhika Jain, Sangeeta Goomer (2023). Assessment of Nitrogen: Protein Conversion Factor using NDpCal% .