Food products and their indices of failure

Product Development by Joshua Miguel Cruz published 2020-05-22 updated 2026-06-25 last reviewed 2026-06-25 2 replies 1623 views

Hi Everyone!

Can you share a few food items and their index of failure? I'm doing research about shelf-life determination and would like to hear from you.

I'll give a few examples:

Chips

Fat rancidity
Loss of desired texture (Crispy or crunchy
Loss of flavor

2. Bread
* Staling
* Microbial load (mold growth)

Can you guys please share some more?: slight_smile:

Ufuk Ayyıldız reply

posted 2020-05-23

Good topic.

Oils

Rancidity
Aerobic fermentation

Chocolate

Fat blooming

Sugar blooming

The OP can get more information by studying the science behind it using the keyword " food spoilage , food stability, and preservation of foods ).which are plentiful in the web and in the food science library
Food chemistry and food science textbooks should have relevant information on it as well..