Report
Effects of Ingredients and Processing on the Development of Marie-type Biscuit at PT M & N Indonesia
T M & N Indonesia is a family-managed flavour company established in 1977, who creates
and designs high quality flavours focusing on B2B service. Job descriptions as an intern in PT M & N
Indonesia can be divided into market survey and laboratorical works. Market survey was conducted
passively, while laboratorical works consist of flavour sample preparation, flavour product
application, and developing novel flavour via combinations. A main project to imitate the Marie-type
biscuit target in regards to sensorial and flavour properties was conducted throughout the internship
period. Marie biscuit was decided as the target due to biscuit’s growing global revenue and the
biscuit type's high consumption in Indonesia. The project primarily consisted of doing trials and
applying reformulations to an initial recipe provided by the host institution. Adjustments included
modification of ingredients concentration or alterations of processing parameters. The project final
biscuit results has managed to produce a base flavour profile for flavourings application. However,
the trial biscuits were not able to imitate the target flakiness and softness, despite the significant
improvement in textural characteristics. Further trials with similar projects should be done in a
factorial setting, as Marie biscuits have been traditionally produced in an industrial tunnel oven with
steel band conveyors.
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