6. What has been your most interesting assignment/task? What made it the most interesting?

The most interesting task that I completed at my internship was the blending of fragile food products. Some food products are designed in such a way that they are unable to be blended traditionally. For example, if you were to attempt to blend gummy worms, they would just get really sticky and you wouldn't be able to test them because they lose certain elements that are crucial for accurate results. So, the way around this is to place the item in the -80 degree freezer. The -80 degrees is in Celsius, which is -112 degrees Fahrenheit. After the product has been in the freezer for about 10 minutes they become very fragile. You then smash them with a hammer and put them into the blender to grind into a fine powder. This is very interesting, especially when the food product starts to reconstitute itself and become a bit slimy. It is also interesting because it teaches me a lot about different food products and their matrices.