1. Food Science
Mr. Wisness

2. 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

3. 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

4. Written Test
50 question multiple choice test

5. 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

6. 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

7. Aroma Identification
Identify 4 different aromas

8. Difference Testing
Given Three samples and must tell which is different
Can either be aroma, visual cues or textural differences

9. Difference Tasting

10. Difference Testing

11. Difference Testing

12. 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.

13. Taste Testing

14. Taste Testing

15. Taste Testing

16. Taste Testing