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