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• Session Spotlight: Optimizing Mochi Texture
• Hi, I'm Margaux Mora, and I work on the global applications team focused on texture solutions at Ingredion where I transform customer requirements into innovative ingredients, addressing critical textural challenges with cutting edge solutions.
• What topic or trend does this session cover, and why is it important?
• I am so excited to delve into the fascinating world of mochi, more specifically mochi bread and its expanding influence in the global bakery market. Mochi is a traditional sweet treat from the Asia Pacific region and its captivated consumers worldwide with its unique textures like stretchy, elastic, soft, and so much more. Understanding and mastering these textures is crucial to delivering unique consumer experiences as mochi continues to make its mark across various food products from breads and doughnuts to ice cream and more. But consumers have differing expectations around what mochi texture means to them and how they go about describing it. While formulators have really limited tools in delivering on these textures, so we'll dive into how to bridge this gap with an understanding of different mochi texture targets.
• What will attendees learn from this session?
• Attendees will gain valuable insights into the key role that texture plays in the overall eating experience and how trends such as mochi are shaping global food innovations. We'll explore the diverse expectations consumers have around mochi textures and the challenges that formulate our space in trying to meet these demands. Additionally, we'll dive into the science behind mochi texture, which is really driven by starches and how translating the texture into different technology targets is really key. And paving the way for new and exciting food products. So join us to discover how Mochi's revolutionizing the bakery industry and learn how to leverage these trends to create inspiring solutions that really delight the consumers. Mochi bread is crispy and soft, with this really high degree of expansion inside that delivers on a unique texture, a very inspiring and fun memorable eating experience. So we'll really dive into how mochi is all about the experience.