Product Formulation

Paper Code: 
FSQ 502
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To enable students to

  • To develop ability to use sensory evaluation as an analytical tool
  • To enable students to develop new food products
9.00
Unit I: 

Sensory assessment of Food Quality

  • Appearance of food- visual perception, color of foods
  • Odor and smell
  • Flavor
  • Texture
  • Taste
9.00
Unit II: 

Sensory Testing of foods

  • Threshold Tests
  • Difference Test
  • Ranking
  • Scoring
  • Hedonic Scale

Acceptance and preference tests

9.00
Unit III: 

Procedure of grading                                                                                              

  • Panel selection
  • Screening and training of judges
  • Requirement of sensory evaluation
  • Factors influencing sensory measurement

 

Consideration for testing sensory evaluation

  • Testing Area
  • Testing set up
  • Lighting
  • Testing schedule
  • Preparation of samples
  • Cooling & order of preparation
  • Choosing and traning of panelist                                                            
9.00
Unit IV: 

Food Packaging                                                                           

  • Functions and Objectives
  • Basic packaging material and their protective quality,
  • Effect of packaging on nutritive value of foods.      
  • Packaging methods and performance
  • Packaging methods and controls
  • Food Packaging laws
  • Packaging Evaluation- packaging life theory& testing packaging mat5erials          
9.00
Unit V: 

Shelf life Testing

  • Biochemical tests
  • Nutritional analysis
  • Organoleptic tests
  • Microbial Analysis
Essential Readings: 
  1. Principles of Sensory Evaluation of Foods.  Amerine, Pangborn and Roessler Academic Press New York (1965)
  2. Developments in Food Analysis Techniques  Vol. 2. Brannan J.G. Elsvier Applied Science Publisher London (1980)
  3. Guidelines for Sensory Analysis in Food Product Developemnt and Quality  Control. Lyon, Francombe, Hasdell & Lawson.  Chapman & Hall New York (1992)
  4. Quality Assurance of  Food : Ingredients Processing & Distribution : Foods & Nutrition Press, Westpot C.T. (1988)
  5. Deman, Voisey and Rasper,. Rheology  & texture in Food Quality.  AVI Publishing Co. Wespot C.T. (1976)
  6. Food Structure – Its creation and evaluation.  Blanshard, Hutton & Walters.  Butterworths, Lonodon (1989)
  7. Jowitt, Esher, Kent, Rogues, Elssevier, Physical Properties of Food. Applied Science, London & New York (1987)
  8. Food Packaging Sacharow and Griffir Avi. Publishing Co.
  9. Packaging for climatic Protection Carins, OswinPaine
  10. Food Science, Usha Chandra

 

 

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