Question

In accordance with the corporate social responsibility, a large food company wants to develop a packaged snack product with long shelf-life, without preservatives, enriched by the components that strengthen the immune system, for healthcare professionals working at high risk due to the COVID-19 outbreak. As a food engineer candidate,

1.   Consider what should the composition of the product contains taking into account strengthen the immune elements and daily calorie needs.

2.   Consider how the product should be handled and packaged to have a sufficiently long shelf-life according to the composition you set.

3. Evaluate the chemical reactions that may occur in the product according to the processing and storage conditions you foresee in terms of product quality and food safety.

And could you include the resources

Answer 1

It is good to choose- snack product and it's it's components which is a natural preservative I mean few products itself acts as a preservative and as a snack items that helps to elevate the blood count and thereby the immune system is maintained well here is one such idea.. PEANUT + Palm jaggery = peanut candy.

Here the palm jaggery at same natural preservative.by using such natural kitchen ingredients that may also help in preserving food there are some ingenious ingredients that will do the job. Here the palm jaggery acts as a same natural preservative.

1. Palm jaggery it is an alternative for sugar why? It has more health benefits it is high in vitamin b iron calcium itself it has more health benefits it is high in vitamin b iron calcium itself a energy package. it is a great antidote for anaemia because of the presence of iron. As it has lower glycaemic index 35 to 40 compared to the white sugar which has 60 to 70 which is best for the diabetics. Because it has more antioxidants and minerals such a zinc selenium which acts against infections by helps to prevent the free radical damage. As the presence of iron in it,it helps to elevate the total count of hemoglobin in the blood. It is an ideal sweetener, 20 grams contains 38 calories in it.

Peanuts - this is especially a good source of healthy fats proteins and fibres. It contains more of potassium Phosphorus vitamin b, magnesium. It is high in calories peanut are nutrient rich and low in carbohydrates 100 grams of peanuts contains 567 calories in it.

2. pack it in a tight container or by any excluding air package. Place it in a normal temperature that is in room temperature.

3. After applying heat to the jaggery that causes the invention of that is the splitting of sucrose into fructose and glucose in liquid form. As the temperature gets elevated the acid accumulator and the colour gets dakan and flavours and arrow mass become more complex.

Aroma remains the same even after storing it for long period of time in airtight container or air excluded package. The quality remains the same if kept in a room temperature.