From Formulation to Final Product: Ensure Success and Go to Market Faster by Testing Throughout All Phases of Production

The experts at Kemin? provide a wide range of testing services to ensure your success from initial formulation to finished product. Our Customer Laboratory Services (CLS) department has been designed to partner with our customers and serve as an extension of their production teams. Utilizing our Bakery Innovation Center and our Technical Services Team, we bring extensive knowledge of the food industry to help solve complex issues in various applications and settings.

The CLS team uses technical expertise and problem-solving skills to determine the source of your product’s specific challenges and develop a tailored food protection solution. They provide dedicated support throughout all phases of testing to understand the influences of all food ingredients on the stability of your final product, to keep it safe and fresh and get to market faster.

We think the secret to market success is providing products that stay fresher, safer, longer. And our variety of testing processes can do just that—ensuring quality in every phase of product development.

Oxidation Testing

Oxidation is responsible for deterioration in the quality of food products—including unsavory changes in colors and odors. The inclusion of the right Kemin oxidation control solutions at the correct levels during production is the key to delaying the onset of oxidation and, therefore, producing fresher products with longer shelf life. (1)

Kemin has various methods of analysis for oxidation testing such as primary and secondary oxidative by-products, active component analysis and color evaluation. Using state-of-the-art methods, our experts evaluate oxidative stability to help limit oxidation and make your products as appealing as possible.

Microbial Spoilage Testing

Customers expect safe food every time. The Kemin team’s diligence and commitment to food safety can ensure you have the right solutions to meet your shelf life challenges.

Through aerobic plate counts, disk diffusion and microtiter plates, the Kemin CLS team can determine how to best control microbial spoilage. Managing such spoilage is a huge factor in addressing your food safety challenges and lengthening shelf life.

For example, baked goods with high water activity, such as corn tortillas, can be especially prone to mold. Kemin has various antimicrobials and mold inhibitors that counteract such susceptibility and help control microbes and prevent spoilage. The CLS experts can test various Kemin solutions in your products to determine which option is best for your ingredients and processes.

In-House Sensory Testing

Most importantly, customers need to enjoy your final products. With the help of CLS and in-house sensory labs, we can help ensure your food products will meet consumer demand for pleasurable taste and texture.

Bakery Innovation Center

Our Bakery Innovation Center is equipped with everything you need to test and analyze your tortillas and baked goods. Our 2,300 square foot facility was made to help us mimic your commercial process, allowing you to be assured that the solutions we provide are properly tested and validated for your specific needs.

Our testing capabilities include texture analysis, flour analysis, and dough rheology. These final steps help to ensure your baked goods are expertly crafted and ready to please consumers.

To fully understand the science of creating baked goods with ideal texture, the Kemin team has an expert understanding of baked goods from dough rheology and processing to final texture and mouthfeel. With our team of technical experts and testing capabilities, Kemin can help you develop baked goods that are fresher and safer, longer. ?

What types of testing could your products benefit from? Partner with our Customer Laboratory Services (CLS) team to solve your production and food safety challenges. Contact us today.

Reference:

1.????Natural plant extracts delay lipid oxidation and off-flavor development in cooked frozen pork sausage patties. TL-18-00070.

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