Food Science Mr. Wisness

Event This year’s theme is cereal bars Team Product Development Written Test Customer Complaint Letter Food Safety/Sanitation Photos Aroma Identification Difference Testing Taste Testing

Team Product Development Given a scenario and the team has 60 minutes to develop a product (actually make it), correctly calculate a nutritional label, develop the ingredient statement and educational panel and develop the front or principal display panel to reflect the new product and its market Then you will give a ten minute oral product development proposal 5 minute question period

Written Test 50 question multiple choice test

Customer Complaint Letter Given 15 minutes to answer three questions First determine if it is a food quality problem or food safety problem Then determine if it is biological, chemical, or physical in nature Finally, write out possible solutions/reaction to

Food Safety/Sanitation Photos Given 10 photos of potential food safety and/or sanitation problems Also given a numbered list of potential problems Write the number in the score sheet

Aroma Identification Identify 4 different aromas

Difference Testing Given Three samples and must tell which is different Can either be aroma, visual cues or textural differences

Difference Tasting

Difference Testing

Difference Testing

Taste Testing Use 2 food samples to compare a third Based on the number given to the 2 samples, you are to give a ranking from 1 to 15 of the unknown sample The qualities include density, sweetness, cohesiveness, etc. For example, if the samples are sweet and one is ranked 5 and the other is 14 – you rank the third. If it is less sweet than 5, it will be a 1, 2, 3 or 4. If it is between the two, rank it accordingly.

Taste Testing

Taste Testing

Taste Testing

Taste Testing