Taste Technologist

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What is Taste Technologist?

Taste or Flavor technologists are tasked with researching, developing and producing a flavor that will be used in food and beverage products. They must ensure the taste developed and created in accordance with the product and market taste.

Minimum education level

PT3

SPM

STPM

Diploma

Degree

Average Salary

RM2500 - RM 5000

Example of a Job Position

Flavor Technician

Sensory Panelist

Task

? Experiment and produce samples, as well as design the process of making products with a consistent amount of taste, color and texture ? Modify the flavor concentrate from the existing product to get a consistent flavor profile from the results to the new product ? Conduct an internal sensory evaluation to find out the quality of taste, both new and existing ? Create a sense directory with data from various applications Choose the right flavor for a particular product

Knowledge

Biology

Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, function, interdependence, and their interactions with the environment and each other.

Chemistry

Knowledge of the composition, structure and chemical properties of substances and chemical processes and transformations that occur. Includes the use of chemicals and their interactions, alarms, production techniques and disposal methods

Food Production

Knowledge of the techniques and equipment needed to plant, grow, and harvest food products (from plants and animals) for consumption, including the technique of storing them.

Skills

Consideration and Decision Making

Consider the shortcomings and advantages of potential action choices to choose the most appropriate action.

Science

Use scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Operation and Control

Control equipment and operating systems.

Capability

1
Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to certain problems in order to produce reasonable answers.
2
Depth of Perception - The ability to judge which of several objects closer or farther than you, or to assess the distance between you and the object.
3
Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on tasks in a given period without being easily distracted.