Iowa State University Students Innovate with Specialty Ingredients from GPC

AMES, Iowa (February 24, 2025) – Iowa State University’s Food Science and Human Nutrition Department recently hosted its 9th annual ‘Ingredient Application Challenge’, sponsored by Grain Processing Corporation (GPC). Six student teams participated, each tasked with creating an innovative entrée using one GPC starch ingredient and one GPC chickpea ingredient to enhance nutritional value and functionality.

The competition evaluated teams based on their effective use of ingredients, presentation skills, creativity and ability to answer judges' questions. The fourteen student participants gained invaluable hands-on experience and established connections with industry mentors from GPC.

About Grain Proceessing Corporation 
For more than 80 years, Grain Processing Corporation (GPC) has provided superior grain-based products and exceptional service to iconic brands and companies worldwide. From Field to Family®, GPC uses corn, chickpeas, soy and other grains and pulses to craft high-quality ingredients used in the food, beverage, industrial, agricultural and pet care industries. Headquartered in Muscatine, Iowa, with facilities across the United States, GPC is a fourth-generation, family-owned business.