Commercial Food Laboratory

Extension Food Technology from left:
Beth Meyers, Roy Pennock Jr., Marissa Lopez,
Beth Meyers, Roy Pennock Jr., Marissa Lopez,
The purpose of this laboratory is to have a facility and commercial equipment available to develop food products from family recipes or fine tune commercial formulations before a full-scale production. Along with food processing the facility will have a separate area to test food products for sensorial qualities such as texture, flavor and appearance. Other equipment available is instrumental texture analysis and color measurement. The principal users of the laboratory will be NM food processors, however, students working on food product development or food related projects may also use facility.

Students prepare samples for sensory testing.

Gene Baca of Bueno Foods
waiting for his sample in sensory booth
waiting for his sample in sensory booth

Levi Conklin and Rudy Silva operate pasteurizer
in food product development laboratory.
in food product development laboratory.