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Reverse Engineering Product in the Marketplace: Part Three

Last month we discussed how to break down and interpret the ingredient statement of a Honey Ham with Natural Juices. In this blog post we will dive into learning how to generalize the information on the Nutrition Facts Panel (NFP) and how it correlates to the Ingredient Statement. In the end, we’ll review an example formulation based on all the information available. The label we

Reverse Engineering Product in the Marketplace: Part Two

We started a series on evaluating and reverse engineering meat products by looking at the physical properties of some ham products. We will dive deeper into the evaluation by interpreting the ingredient statement(s) and begin to understand how to start the formulation process. Let’s start with recreating a straightforward product- like honey ham. The label states the following:

Reverse Engineering Product in the Marketplace: Part One

As processors, we are all generally curious individuals and are most likely interested by learning new things or seeing new products in the marketplace. For most of us in the meat processing industry, we are guilty of taking a stroll down the meat aisles to see what new and interesting products are in the marketplace and whether or not we are looking to match something