Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

FST 508 — Food Product Development

2 units · FST department course · Nigerian universities

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Course contents

Background and definition of terms (Basic and applied research, development and technical service). New products (basic concepts and ideas underlying new products development, reasons for new products, sources of pressure for new products, products life cycle). Food product development tools (expert profile panel, primary sensory panel, secondary sensory panel, research guidance panel). Types of new products for company. Stages in successful new product development. Information needed to launch a new product. Optimising food product design and development. Cost analysis. Business plan. Project. feasibility analysis; approach to setting up and running business. Case studies in New product development. Product recall (for product destruction, formulation and redevelopment). Methods of shelf-life evaluation.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study FST 508.

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