The sixth session of the Famous Teachers and Craftsmen Leading the Way, Craftsmanship Cultivating Food Talents Food Professional Demonstration Course and Special Lecture Series of the School of Food and Pharmacy will be held on November 20, 2025 at 14:10 in the Lecture Hall of the Graphic Information Building. This issue is hosted by Professor Lai Keqiang, member of the Agricultural Products Processing Committee and doctoral supervisor of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Teacher Lai demonstrated his professional style by dissecting the Maillard reaction in baking and leading his classmates to decipher the principles of food color, aroma, and taste.
Mr. Lai Keqiang took why is raw meat fishy and tasteless, but roast meat is delicious and delicious? Mantou has no taste, but baked bread is fragrant as the starting point. He used popular language to disassemble the chemical logic of Maillard reaction, combined with scientific research cases and enterprise practice, and deeply explained the influence of raw material selection, temperature, humidity and pH value on the reaction effect. At the same time, he analyzed the nutritional loss caused by overreaction and the generation of harmful substances such as advanced glycation end products, acrylamide, and hydroxymethylfurfural. He shared prevention and control techniques such as formula optimization and equipment upgrades, deepening students' understanding of the balance between flavor and health in food processing.
This lecture focuses on the widely existing non enzymatic browning in food - Maillard reaction, using knowledge popularization as the starting point and deeply integrating food science theory with baking industry practice. Not only does it help food and medicine students solidify their professional foundation, but it also inspires their enthusiasm for exploring the food industry, transforming professional knowledge into responsibility and laying a solid foundation for fulfilling the mission of safeguarding food safety.
The Famous Teachers and Craftsmen Guide the Way, Craftsmanship cultivates Food Talents - a series of demonstration courses and special lectures in the food major, is a joint educational platform created by the college, the Shanghai Private University Development Foundation's Craftsman Plan project, the Chief Technician Studio in Jinshan District, Shanghai, and the Shanghai Lan Yan Zhi Zi Career Counselor Studio. This activity focuses on the construction of the food profession, inviting experts and teachers from various fields to give lectures, helping students solidify their professional foundation, and cultivate applied and artisan talents.
Source: WeChat official account of School of Food and Drug, Zhongqiao University
