FST 650

Food Product Development

Getting Started

Your first assignment is to gather at least 10 ideas from a single food category. Categories to consider can include the following:

Beverages

Ice tea cola coffee chocolate

Fiber organic meal replacement smoothies

Water energy sports healthy

Lemon/lime white wine red wine soy

Rice spritzer drinking yogurt fruit drinks

Food

Cereals snacks ice cream cheese (regular)

Yogurt cheese cake cream cheese cheese (processed)

Chocolate candy hard candy confectionery donuts

Bacon Luncheon meats cured meats hot dogs/sausages

poultry products salad dressing peanut butter nuts

french fries potato chips soups gravy/sauces

Bread cookies cakes Pretzels

canned foods dried mixes jams/jellies chocolate sauces

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Distribution factors to consider: To make a product shelf stable use --

· Fresh -heat – sterilization

· Shelf stable -pH <4.6

· Refrigerated -water activity <0.85

· frozen