Food Product Development Flashcards
What is product development?
the process through which food scientists transform new food ideas into marketable products
Define Sensory Analysis/Evaluation
it is a scientific discipline that evokes, measures, interprets & analyzes the reactions of those characteristics of food materials when they are perceived by the human senses.
What is market research?
the action of gathering information about consumer needs and preferences
Why is product development important?
when producing a product, product developers need to decide what product will be produced, who will buy the product, how unique it is, define what is in the product, develop all aspects of it & deploy it into the marketplace
Stages of product development?*
Product idea brainstorming
evaluating the ideas
market evaluation
analyze the competitive situation
prototype & marketing
market testing
prepare for launch
What are the steps in developing a recipe?
Do your research
write it down
get creative
start slow
How to standardize a recipe?
review recipe carefully
check that all ingredients are listed & the amounts of ingredients are correct and clearly stated in volume
ensure that amounts are converted to the largest possible unit and that fractions are avoided if possible
What does HACCP stand for?
hazard analysis and critical control point
Steps when doing market research
identify potential customer
set your research objectives
find out information that already exists.
do your own research through surveys.
analyze and act on the results
