Improved Storage Stability of Meal, Ready-To-Eat Cheese Spread Under Heat-Stressing Conditions

Abstract

This report summarizes testing and results of experimental formulations for Meal, Ready-To-Eat (MRE) cheese spread. A formulation utilizing a new stabilizing and colorizing system in concert with nitrogen flushing was shown to significantly improve the storage stability under heat stressing conditions of 120 deg F (49 deg C), 100 deg F (38 deg C), and 80 deg F (26.7 deg C) and at specific time intervals. The formulation had significantly higher ratings than the current specified control sample and three other experimental samples for all sensory attributes under heat stressing conditions. As a result, the technical performance requirements in product procurement documents have been changed to reflect the ingredients of the new formulation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA509973

Entities

People

  • Alan Bennett
  • Alan Labrode
  • Daniel Nattress
  • Judith Aylward
  • Mary Canniff
  • Stephen Moody

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptability
  • Acquisition
  • Engineering
  • Field Tests
  • Iraqi-War
  • Meals
  • Military Personnel
  • Nitrogen
  • Photography
  • Procurement
  • Shelf Life
  • Standards
  • Statistical Data
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Vitamin C
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

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  • Mathematics or Statistics
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