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The Science and Technology of Plant-Based Ingredients for Food Applications 2026

21 Apr 2026

Student Feedback:

"It really was a valuable insight for me to get more knowledge on the science of plant proteins and seeing the processing and inclusions for applications. I will definitely be able to take a huge amount of learnings from this course back to my work." 

Charlie - ClonBio Foods

 

A great response from one of this year's cohort in FITU’s short course: The Science and Technology of Plant-Based Ingredients for Food Applications. 

Over the last two days the students were immersed in all things plant-based.

  • The science behind plant-based ingredients.
  • Applications of plant-based ingredients.
  • Sensory aspects of plant-based ingredient use.

This photo demonstrates sensory testing in action. The students got hands-on experience tasting and comparing products, highlighting how formulation impacts sensory acceptance and likeability.

A powerful reminder that to create a successful product - you must begin by understanding ingredients, processing and formulation.

Which is exactly what this course was designed to prepare your company for!

 

For more on this story contact:

Dr Nadia Grasso

Programme Manager

ngrasso@ucc.ie

021 4903114

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