meeting+25-07-2011

** Monday 25th July 2011, 12-1 pm **
 * School of Food Science and Nutrition **
 * FOOD 5450M Team D Meeting **

** In attendance ** : Ifeanyi Onwuka (Secretary), Elissavet Terzi (Chairman), Holay Balkrishna, Maryam Afzali, Mengli Li ** Venue ** : Food technology lab ** 1. Apologies for Absence ** Every member was present. Minutes of the last meeting were accepted as a correct record At that meeting we discussed the results of the commercial sensory. The analysis of the consumer sensory test data indicates that there is no significant difference in the preference of overall acceptability in all three samples. Product A (saffron ice cream) selected because it had consistenly high mean values. Creaminess: 7.83, Flavour: 7.58, Colour: 7.96, Sweetness: 7.58, Overall: 7.75. Also, we discussed about the self-life of the ice cream. There are intrinsic and extrinsic factors to control the self-life of the ice cream. Intrinsic parameters are the microbial contamination and the water activity. Extrinsic parameters are the temperature and the humidity. We should find the results of the physical, chemical and microbial changes that happen in the ice cream during the storage. Another key point is the parameters of the texture and how they influence the final product. Because ice cream is a frozen food and it has a long self-life (about 6 months) the main factor is the storage conditions that makes the ice cream acceptable or not. The storage conditions are the softness, the creaminess, the melting property and the presence of ice crystals. All these factors have a relation to the texture of the ice cream.
 * 2. Minutes of the last meeting **
 * 3. Matters arising from the minutes **
 * a. Sensory analysis **



** b. Gantt chart update. ** The team is still working on the GHP, GMP, HACCP, labelling legislation.

** 4. Tasks to be done before/by next meeting ** Each team member is required to find more specific informations about GHP, GMP. No other business was reported 27th July, 2011 at food science lab
 * 5.Any other business **
 * 6. Date of next meeting **