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NO ROOM FOR ERROR IN CANNABIS FORMULATING
GETTING NEW FORMULATIONS just right
is always a challenge for bakers, but
baking with cannabis poses special
challenges, especially considering
the cost of it.
" Cannabis, generally speaking,
is about $10 per gram, " explained
Jessica Cristadoro, chief executive officer
of The Vivid Team and chief operating
officer of Food Business Consulting.
" Depending on your batch
size, that can be very, very expensive
to throw out. Most of the time, you
cannot rework a bad batch. "
Ms. Cristadoro and her teams
helped organize and plan the IBIE
Cannabis Central Pavilion, located
in the North Hall, and The Vivid
Team is teaching several classes.
Precision is key when baking
with cannabis because each
serving of a product must contain
the same amount of cannabidiol
(CBD) or tetrahydrocannabinol
(THC), which is the main psychoactive
compound in marijuana. This
means getting the processing, temperature
and time right.
" If you're off by a tiny bit with
your cannabis, then your THC
amount or your CBD amount will
have a variation. It will not be homogeneous;
therefore, you will not
pass compliance regulations, " Ms.
Cristadoro said.
This is further complicated by
the fact that the strength of the cannabis
varies with each batch and
harvest. Every batch comes with a
certificate of analysis to document
its strength. For instance, a cannabis
distillate might contain 80% to 95%
THC, so bakers would need to adjust
the amount of distillate used to hit
the amount of THC on the label.
Once bakers decide what product
they want to make with cannabis,
they can then select which
format of cannabis to use. It comes
in several forms, such as cannabutter,
water-soluble powder, distillate
and more. And the baked products
must be easily portionable as that
determines the amount of cannabis
in each serving. *
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