food product development proposal

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How to get started with reverse engineering of
food products?
An Academic presentation by Dr. Nancy Agnes,
Head, Technical Operations, FoodResearchLab Group
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WHAT IS REVERSE ENGINEERING?

• Reverse engineering, also known as back
  engineering, is a process of obtaining knowledge
  from a manufactured product and developing one
  with similar characteristics.
• In the food and beverage industries, reverse
  engineering is also called deformulation.
• By reverse engineering, food manufacturing
  start-ups can learn how a product is made and
  update an existing product that meets consumer
  requirements.

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• The food industry must develop food products that
  are convenient, tasty, affordable, and meet
  regulatory requirements.
• For this purpose, they must consider the
  traditional methods of food product development
  and food processing techniques and reformulate
  them by reverse engineering.
• Food reverse engineering also helps to reduce
  potential risks.
• In addition, reverse engineering also helps in
  the formulation of vegan products that mimic the
  organoleptic properties of animal-based or dairy
  products, like vegan milk and cheese.

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STEPS INVOLVED IN REVERSE ENGINEERING OF FOOD
PRODUCTS
The following are the steps involved in the
reverse engineering of food products

• Choose a food product you want to reverse
  engineer

The product may be formulated by a competitor or
one that is successful, but you want to create a
product specific to a target audience.
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• Obtain information specific to the product

Begin this process by obtaining multiple samples
of the product. Study the components of the
product by examining the food product label,
packaging, and ingredients.

• Recreate the food product

After thoroughly analyzing the ingredients, the
product can be recreated by using varying
proportions of the ingredients to obtain a
similar appearance, taste, and texture.
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• Test the product and make any changes if necessary

While recreating the product, test it for its
sensory properties and nutritional profile.

• Document the procedures

Take notes of the manufacturing process involved
in reverse engineering. Doing so will help you
develop subsequent batches of the food products
efficiently.

• Validate the results

Compare the product with the original product
from which you have reverse engineered. Conduct
sensory evaluation to determine the likeness and
quality of your reverse-engineered food product
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CONCLUSION

• Reverse engineering involves gathering knowledge
  from an existing product by analysing its
  ingredients and nutritional profile and
  developing a similar one.
• Reverse engineering food products makes them more
  consumer-friendly in terms of pricing and food
  quality and ensures they meet the food
  regulations.
• The steps include selecting the product,
  analyzing the ingredients and nutritional
  profile, product recreation, testing,
  documentation, and validation.
• These steps help in developing a
  reverse-engineered product.

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HOW THE FOOD RESEARCH LAB CAN HELP

• We are a team of food technologists and
  scientists offering food product development
  services.
• We help in new food product development,
  functional food product development, and
  reformulating an existing product by reverse
  engineering.
• We also provide food product development ideas
  for our clients that help them develop a broad
  range of food products like millet food products,
  novel food products, and natural food products.
• We also evaluate the food products for their
  quality, nutritional profile, and sensory
  characteristics and ensure the products developed
  are successful.

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