Desenvolvimento de novos produtos à base de pescado

: patê de truta fumada

Abstract

Fish is a very nutritionally enriched food and its consumption has been increasing over the years, with Portugal being the country that most consumes this product in the European Union. This is seen as a food with several beneficial properties for the health of those who consume it. The growing demand for healthy and practical products by the consumer leads to the market's need to innovate and create products in order to meet consumer expectations and keep up with the latest trends. This report describes all the work carried out during the internship at the company Conservas Portugal Norte. Several daily activities were performed in the quality department, allowing for greater learning about food safety in the canning industry. Tasks were also performed in the innovation department, particularly the development of new products, in order to expand the company's product portfolio. The case studies executed were the creation of an innovative product, the smoked trout pate, and the reformulation of two existing products, the tuna pate and the spicy tuna pate. The reformulations were essentially based on existing recipes, changing the added fat in order to reduce possible allergens present in these products. The innovative product emerged to avoid wasting raw material. To the last, several recipes were tested. The sensorial evaluation of the reformulations was satisfactory, in the sense that the prototypes were approved by the panel of tasters and went to production on an industrial scale. The trout pate, although it has reached a formulation very close to the company's needs, it has not yet been possible to reach the final product. Investing in nutritionally balanced, innovative and convenient products seems to be a good strategy to reach more customers and satisfy consumer needs.

Date of Award	17 Feb 2022
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Rui M. S. C. Morais (Supervisor)