Course Details:
Course Start Date: January 15, 2024
Location: On Demand - At your own pace
Number of Modules: 5 Modules with 4-5 Lectures Per Module
Time Commitment: 1.5-2 Hours Per Module; Approx. 10 Hours Total
Registration Fee: $250.00
Course Overview:
This on-demand course introduces participants to high oleic soybeans and their use in soyfood products. This course will cover topics on the differences between regular soybeans and high oleic soybeans and the impact of using high oleic soybeans on the processing and final product quality of foods made with this new type of soybeans. There are also lectures on the breeding and availability of high oleic soybeans, as well as the many foods that utilize soybeans and the nutritional quality of soybeans in human health.
Participants will have access to the course for 3 months, and will be able to complete the modules on their own time as their schedule allows.
Objectives:
Differentiate between nutritional differences in high oleic soy foods and traditional foods.
Identify the differences in the composition and the fatty acid profile.
Analyze how high oleic soybeans affect food production processes.
Assess the characteristics of the final product.
Identify all the different paths to procure the product.
Recognize that there are still a lot of questions out there regarding high oleic soy foods.
Major Topics:
Introduction to soy foods
Nutritional value of high oleic soy bean
Current knowledge of high oleic soy products
Future possibilities and opportunities
Process to procure high oleic soy bean
Who Should Attend:
This course will benefit soy food companies, food R&D staff, dieticians, nutritionists and more!
How Do I Register?
This course will be offered online only. Space will fill up quick, so we encourage you to enroll early!
Registration Fee: $250.00
About the Northern Crops Institute.
Northern Crops Institute is an international center for meeting and learning about crops produced in the four-state region of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Montana. Situated on the campus of North Dakota State University, Northern Crops Institute exists as a forum to bring together customers, commodity traders, technical experts, processors and producers from all points of the globe for discussion, education and technical service programs. Since 1983, the Institute has hosted visitors from more than 135 countries.
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