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NMSU Students Earn Platinum Award at National Dairy Competition With Latino-Inspired Snack Packs

New Mexico State University students took home top honors at the Dairy Management Inc. New Product Contest, earning first place and the Platinum Dairy Innovator Award at the American Dairy Science Association annual meeting held June 22-25 in Louisville, Kentucky.

The five-member team, representing a mix of food science and chemical engineering disciplines, bested dozens of other university teams from across the country with their product, Nuestro Corazón, on-the-go, high-protein, gluten-free snack packs featuring Latino-inspired flavors. The award includes a $10,000 grand prize.

The team consisted of Andrea Soler and Joy Agbawodike, both graduate students in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, Alejandro Schutte, also from ACES and Ashley Medina Cardona and Jazmine Arreola, undergraduates in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering.

Source : nmsu.edu

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