The Nutrition and Food Laboratory, managed by the School of Human Nutrition of 蘑菇短视频, is an accessible facility located at 蘑菇短视频's Macdonald Campus. The space features high-performance industry-standard equipment that makes it an the ideal facility for advanced food service training, nutrition research, and the development and evaluation of novel food products.
Composed of the Mary Catherine Freeman Quantity Food Production Laboratory and the Frederick N. Southam Food Preparation Laboratory, this HACCP-compliant training and research facility, infused with natural light, is one of the most spacious of its kind in the greater Montreal Area. In one continuous space, there is opportunity for interaction between the two facilities.
Mary Catherine Freeman Quantity Food Production Laboratory
Capacity
12 persons
Location
Centennial Centre, room CC-215
Equipment
The laboratory features industry-standard equipment:
听听 听鈥� Integrated stainless countertops
听听 听鈥� 3 combi/steam/conventional ovens (Rationale)
听听 听鈥� 1 full-size blastchiller
听听 听鈥� 1 walk-in fridge
听听 听鈥� 1 walk-in freezer听听 听
听听 听鈥� 1 grill
听听 听鈥� 1 fryer
听听 听鈥� 2 high capacity steam-jacketed kettles
听听 听鈥� 1 proofer
听听 听鈥� 1 autoclave
听听 听鈥� 1 high-capacity mixer (floor model)
听听 听鈥� 1 vacuum packaging machine
听听 听鈥� 1 ice cream machine
听听 听鈥� 1 meat slicer
听听 听鈥� 2 industrial vegetable cutters
Frederick N. Southam Food Preparation Laboratory
Capacity
8 workstations with 5 work posts each (total 40 persons)
Location
Centennial Centre, room CC-215
Equipment
The laboratory features industry-standard equipment:
听听 听鈥� Integrated stainless countertops, with one wheelchair-accessible
听听 听听听 Post per workstation
听听 听鈥� 5 Induction plates
听听 听鈥� 6 Gas stoves with ovens
听听 听鈥� 8 Table-top mixers
听听 听鈥� 8 Industrial table-top food processors
听听 听鈥� 5 Mobile storage units and roll-in refrigerators
Helen R. Neilson Culinary Demonstration Room
The Demonstration Room features both standard and professional food service equipment.
Capacity
35 persons
Location
Centennial Centre, room CC-212
Equipment
With its audio-visual equipment, large screens, and mirrors for projection of the demonstration area, the facility is ideal for demonstrations, presentations, community events and film shoots. There is also the potential to live-stream for tele-training. Adjacent to the Demonstration Room is a Simulation Room. With its one-way observation window, this suite becomes the ideal place to conduct training sessions, interviews and host focus groups.
Sensory Evaluation Laboratory
The Sensory Evaluation Laboratory is the ideal place to hold taste panels and test new foods and products.
Capacity
14 persons
Location
Centennial Centre
Equipment
The biggest sensory evaluation laboratory on the Island of Montreal and one of the largest in Eastern Canada. It houses 14 stations equipped with networked terminals, allowing for instantaneous and simultaneous reporting of sensory evaluation data using the most up-to-date software. The latest available databases are also available to report nutrient composition.
