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UPM food science team wins gold at IFTSA
From left: Li Wen Chao (organiser of IFTSA-DSDC), Sew Chang Chew (team leader), Najla Gooda Sahib, Luis Fernandez (Head Examiner and Vice President of Global Applications at Tate & Lyle), Kuan Chee Hao, Lasekan Adeseye Opeyemi and Tan Tai Boon
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Malaysian Insider
Malaysians’ HIV food supplement takes Chicago prize – Bernama
A Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) team of five technology students has bagged the first prize at the International Food Technology Competition in Chicago.
The team, comprising leader Sew Chang Chew, Tan Tai Boon, Mohd Asraf Mohd Zainudin, Kuan Chee Hao and Najla Gooda Sahib, won US$3,000 (RM9,585) and a trophy with its product “EnerTEIN”, a food supplement to nourish HIV patients whose immune systems are weakened due to loss of energy and proteins.
This is the second time the group has won the competition organised by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). The first was last year Sew told Bernama in Washington.
He said the Chicago event had two competitions, one for candidates from North America (USA and Canada) and another for international candidates. The international contest had three competing teams, one from Malaysia and two from Indonesia.
The competition, which was held on July 15, was part of a conference and food expo themed “Producing Food Supplement to Help People Living with HIV”. It encouraged participants to provide solutions in the form of nutritious food.
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He said that last year the team won the first prize with ‘Vita-A-Go’, an energy-booster that looks and tastes like gummy bears except that it has a mango texture.
Sew, 26, who is doing his masters’ degree at UPM, acknowledged the “generous support” the team had received from the university and the Malaysian Institute of Food Technology. – Bernama, July 27, 2013.
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IFT.Live
IFTSA Student Competition Winners
Congratulations to all the IFT Student Association 2013 Competition Winners! And thanks to all the finalist teams that participated.
Product Development Competition, sponsored by Mars:
- 1st place: Cornell University—Squashetti
- 2nd place: Michigan State University—Minus the Moo!
- 3rd place: North Carolina State University—Triumphs
Honorable Mentions:
- University of Wisconsin-Madison—Wochi
- The Ohio State University—Color Dunkers
- Kansas State University—Grain Pops
Developing Solutions for Developing Countries Competition:
Domestic:
- 1st place: Rutgers University—Good Mor-N-En
- 2nd place: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo—Malawi Mix (MaMi)
- 3rd place: University of Minnesota—Lekker Bar
International:
- 1st place: Universiti Putra Malaysia—EnerTEIN
- 2nd place: Bogor Agricultural University—MASOCA-Ball
- 3rd place: Bogor Agricultural University—Sweepo
Disney–IFTSA Product Development Competition: Nutritious Foods for Kids:
- Grand prize: University of Minnesota—Dusty Dippers
- 1st place: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo— Mike’s S’creamy Dip & Scare Me Chips
Chapter of the Year:
- Chapter of the Year—North Carolina State University
- Most Improved Chapter—Rutgers University
Undergraduate Research Paper Competition:
- 1st place: Wisiani Wijaya
- 2nd place: Soon Kiat Lau
- 3rd place: Jake Fischer
College Bowl winner: Cornell University
http://live.ift.org/2013/07/16/iftsa-student-competition-winners-2/
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