Course Content (Syllabus)
Principles of design and establishment of new food processing lines. Methodology of new food product development; design of new processing schemes. Individual case study for new product development from idea conception to food item production. The study includes: the selection and application of common and/or functional food ingredients and additives to achieve desired physico-chemical and organoleptic properties; the selection of suitable microbial hurdles; the design of processing (including mass and energy balances, equipment specifications), packaging, storage and handling for the desired shelf-life; the design and application of a HACCP system for the new line; the proximate investment budget and production cost. Overall, this exercise looks at the design of a new production line through a fully integrated approach; that is through combined application of food chemistry, food microbiology and food engineering principles.