The Nutrition and Food Laboratory, managed by the School of Human Nutrition of McGill University, is an accessible facility located at McGill's Macdonald Campus. The space features high-performance industry-standard equipment that makes it an the ideal facility for advanced food service training, nutrition research, and the development and evaluation of novel food products.
Composed of the Mary Catherine Freeman Quantity Food Production Laboratory and the Frederick N. Southam Food Preparation Laboratory, this HACCP-compliant training and research facility, infused with natural light, is one of the most spacious of its kind in the greater Montreal Area. In one continuous space, there is opportunity for interaction between the two facilities.
Mary Catherine Freeman Quantity Food Production Laboratory
Capacity
12 persons
Location
Centennial Centre, room CC-215
Equipment
The laboratory features industry-standard equipment:
• Integrated stainless countertops
• 3 combi/steam/conventional ovens (Rationale)
• 1 full-size blastchiller
• 1 walk-in fridge
• 1 walk-in freezer
• 1 grill
• 1 fryer
• 2 high capacity steam-jacketed kettles
• 1 proofer
• 1 autoclave
• 1 high-capacity mixer (floor model)
• 1 vacuum packaging machine
• 1 ice cream machine
• 1 meat slicer
• 2 industrial vegetable cutters
Frederick N. Southam Food Preparation Laboratory
Capacity
8 workstations with 5 work posts each (total 40 persons)
Location
Centennial Centre, room CC-215
Equipment
The laboratory features industry-standard equipment:
• Integrated stainless countertops, with one wheelchair-accessible
Post per workstation
• 5 Induction plates
• 6 Gas stoves with ovens
• 8 Table-top mixers
• 8 Industrial table-top food processors
• 5 Mobile storage units and roll-in refrigerators
Helen R. Neilson Culinary Demonstration Room
The Demonstration Room features both standard and professional food service equipment.
Capacity
35 persons
Location
Centennial Centre, room CC-212
Equipment
With its audio-visual equipment, large screens, and mirrors for projection of the demonstration area, the facility is ideal for demonstrations, presentations, community events and film shoots. There is also the potential to live-stream for tele-training. Adjacent to the Demonstration Room is a Simulation Room. With its one-way observation window, this suite becomes the ideal place to conduct training sessions, interviews and host focus groups.
Sensory Evaluation Laboratory
The Sensory Evaluation Laboratory is the ideal place to hold taste panels and test new foods and products.
Capacity
14 persons
Location
Centennial Centre
Equipment
The biggest sensory evaluation laboratory on the Island of Montreal and one of the largest in Eastern Canada. It houses 14 stations equipped with networked terminals, allowing for instantaneous and simultaneous reporting of sensory evaluation data using the most up-to-date software. The latest available databases are also available to report nutrient composition.
