Lionel Lim

I have been working 6 years in the flavor & food industry.

I am passionate about all things regarding food & its flavors, such as flavor creation, sensory evaluation & analysis.

My experience has garnered me skills in flavor creation, sensory evaluation & training of evaluation panels

IFF (International Flavors and Fragrances) 

Creative Assistant

• Compounded and evaluated numerous sweet and savoury flavors for a Principal Flavorist
• Evaluated and compounded Sweet Modulation tools
• Ensured constant replenishment of raw materials in the lab by ordering from suppliers or warehouse

Flavorist Trainee

• Learned about raw materials, their use in creating flavors
• Evaluated and modified flavors for purposes of E&R
• Chemical Analysis of food product for flavor development

Mondelez International

Associate Scientist (Ingredient + Flavor Research)

• Setup and Trained a Virtual/Online Sensory Panel for Cocoa Liquor evaluation
• Conducted processing of cocoa beans to liquor for analysis
• Developing a sterilization protocol for raw cocoa bean processing with regard to minimizing flavour change
• Conducted analysis of Flavor Profiles of experimental samples using PAC analysis, looking at correlation with sensory panel data
• Managed handling of equipment, (processing, validation and cleaning) in a food/flavour lab.
• Setting up a HACCP and SOP plan for cocoa processing and Lab equipment eg. Freeze drier, shaking incubator, cocoa melanger

Degree in Food and Human Nutrition (Hons), Newcastle University

 (A partner university of Singapore Institute of Technology) 

• BSc in Food and Human Nutrition with Honours
• Degree Classification : 2nd Upper