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Egg Replacements In Vegan Cookies, Haley Bryant, Ben Declue Jan 2021

Egg Replacements In Vegan Cookies, Haley Bryant, Ben Declue

2021 Research Posters

Researchers tested several vegan egg replacements in cookies to find one that resulted in product most similar to a cookie with eggs. It was hypothesized that flaxseed would be the best overall scoring egg replacement for vegan, egg-free chocolate chip cookies. Each egg replacement was tested in a controlled environment while recording the times and temperatures of each baking trial. The flaxseed egg replacement cookie scored closest to the control cookie after being evaluated.


Dairy-Free Mac & Cheese: An Effective Intervention For Lactose Intolerants And Vegans, Hamza Alvi, Max Stapleton Jan 2020

Dairy-Free Mac & Cheese: An Effective Intervention For Lactose Intolerants And Vegans, Hamza Alvi, Max Stapleton

2020 Research Posters

42% of the children and adults in the US (aged 13-71) have lactose intolerance (Storhaugh, 2017).

Lactose intolerance is due to the deficiency of an enzyme (i.e. lactase) that breaks down the milk sugar called lactose. Lactose is commonly found in milk, cheese, yogurt, etc.

The plant-based diet is becoming increasingly popular among Americans and rest of the world. The vegan diet excludes foods like meat, eggs, dairy, and any other product that comes from animals.

The researchers’ dairy-free mac & cheese is intended to be a replacement for a traditional mac & cheese that contains milk and cheese. This …