Learn How Food Products are Made
Course Code: BSS301
Course Duration: 100 hours (approximation, self paced study, commonly 3 to 6 months, longer if you need)
Learn about how food products are created, from developing the concept to landing the product on store shelves. This course discusses food trends, focus groups, analysis, and more. At the end of the course, apply your knowledge and design your own food product.
Course Content
There are 9 lessons in this course:
1. Overview -Scope and Nature of Food Processing Industry
- Introduction
- Understanding Food Spoilage
- How Food can be Preserved
2. The Role of Nutrition in New Product Development
- Health, Food Development, and Processing
- Essential Nutrients and Nutrition
- Other Natural Additives
- Nutrient Potential Assessment
3. Chemical Processing, Preservatives, and Additives
- Defining Processed Foods
- Additives for Appearance
- Additives for Taste
- Food Contact Materials
4. Thermal Food Processing, Pasteurisation and Microwave Cooking
- Understanding Microbial Destruction
- Types of Heating
- Pasteurisation
- Reheating Food
- Heating For Serving
5. Managing Health Claims and Other Statements
- Health Claims vs. Nutrition Content Claims
- Health Claims and Development
- Warning and Advisory Statements
- Genetically Modified Foods
6. Developing New Food Products (including Marketing)
- Developing the Marketing Concept
- Consumer Buying Behaviour
- Stages of Developing a New Food Product
7. Packaging, Labelling and Storage
- Choosing Packaging Materials
- Types of Packing Materials
- Design Considerations in Packaging
- Labelling
- Storage
8. Legal, Policy and Management
- How Legal Requirements Impact Food Processing
- Food Production Management
- Differences Between Manufacturing and Production
- Entry of Products into Foreign Markets
9. Developing a New Product - Problem Based Learning (PBL) Project
- Working through food product development stages to design your own product