Sweet Creation


Hong Kar Yiu, Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) alumna, made a mark on the world with her creativity. These days, she dreams of benefitting others with her future inventions.

Hong Kar Yiu
Alumna, Diploma in Food Science & Nutrition
School of Chemical & Life Sciences

Indulging in our favourite food is something we take for granted. But Kar Yiu, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was nine, was determined to savour the sweet taste of ice-cream again. �I joined NYP�s Diploma in Food Science & Nutrition because I hoped to learn about and develop suitable food that diabetics can enjoy,� and she did.

For Kar Yiu�s Final Year Project, she took the plunge with her partner, Sophia Ng Bao Xian, to develop sugar-free ice-cream despite being unfamiliar with the ice-cream making process. Luckily, their task was eased with the knowledge and lab techniques taught in their course and their lecturer�s continuous guidance. �In order to get the right sweetness, flavour, and fat content, we had 25 trials to develop this sugar-free and low-fat pumpkin ice cream that�s suitable for diabetics and the elderly!� Thus, �Traffic Jam� was created, a three-in-one ice cream made of beetroot, pumpkin and bitter melon, which has the same colours as traffic light. It even received professional recognition by being selected as a finalist in the World Diary Innovation Awards 2014!

Kar Yiu�s adventure in innovation doesn�t end here. Wanting to help others enjoy the food that they love, she hopes to land a job related to research and development in the food industry where she can develop different food products that will benefit others; after she graduates from NTU.

Be innovative and enterprising, choose your own adventure at NYP Open House from 8 to 10 Jan 2015!

Published in the December 2014 Issue of Teenage Magazine. Reproduced with Permission.

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