Product Testing

For my product testing, I developed a criterion list according to my design specification, I have
designed a survey based on what my product should have achieve, which will be an opinion
based criteria, I will also include a self checklist and interview 5 people that is my target
audience to check my criteria.. Yes will be written for the criteria completed and No will be for
what I had not achieved.

Fraction number = Number of participants who say Yes/Total number of participants

Check list

*Selfchecklist
category DesignSpecification Yes/No? Reasons

Aesthetic Themealshouldnot Yes

includeanyfoodthatis
blue(orturquoise)in
colour.

Fromthepicture
above,myproductis
mainlywarmcolours
suchasBrown,
Yellow,Red,andsome
white.Thereisno
blue.

Nutrition&Ingredient Themeal Yes

shouldinclude
anevenbalance Fibre(mushrooms),
ofall:Fibre, Protein(pork),
Protein, Carbohydrate(pasta),
Carbohydrate, Vitamin(mushrooms),
Minerals(banana)
 Vitamin,&
Minerals.

Ingredient Themealshouldnot yes Pasta-Boiled

includeanydeepfried Tomatoes-Boiled
food Mushrooms-Boiled
Pork-stirfried

Ingredient Includestomatoes Yes

Ingredient Includesonions Yes

Ingredient Includebeef No IUsedporkinsteadof

beefinthisdish.

Ingredient Usespastaasamain Yes

ingredient
Ingredient Includebanana Yes

Safety Doesnotincludeany Yes Ingredientsarebought

expiredfooditems adaybeforethe
cookingday.
User Interview + Survey Results
category DesignSpecification UserInterviewResults SurveyResults

Aesthetic Themealshouldnot Yes-5/5

includeanyfoodthatis
blue(orturquoise)in
colour.

Yes-19/20

Nutrition&Ingredient Themealshould Yes-3/5

includeanevenbalance
ofall:Fibre,Protein,
Carbohydrate,Vitamin,
&Minerals.

Yes-11/20

Ingredient Themealshouldnot Yes-5/5

includeanydeepfried
food

Yes-19/20

Ingredient Includestomatoes Yes-5/5

Yes-20/20
Ingredient Includesonions Yes-5/5

Yes-19/20

Ingredient Includebeef No-0/5

No-3/20

Ingredient Usespastaasamain Yes-5/5

ingredient

Yes-20/20

Ingredient Includebanana Yes-5/5

Yes-20/20
 Opinion Based Checklist

*Selfchecklist
Category Question Yes/No? Reasons

Safety Ismymealsafe? Yes Ididnotuseanynuts,seafood(fishor

- Itdoesnot shellfish)ordairyproducts.Whichare
include commonallergyfood.
any
common
allergies
food

Price Areyouwillingto Yes Yes,becauseithasalargeportionsize

pay$30forthis andusedhealthyingredients.
meal?

Ingredient Thereisenough yes Iused1poundofpork,which

meat accordingtotherecipeisagoodratio
betweencarbohydrateandmeat.

Ingredient Thereisenough No No,Ididnotincorporateenough

vegetables vegetablesinmydish,thereisbarely
anygreensindish

Ingredient Thereisenough Yes Yes,Iused180gofpasta,whichmight

carbohydrates beabittoomuchcarbohydrate
Health& Mymealis Yes Yes,IconsideredallaspectofFibre,
Nutrition healthy Protein,Carbohydrate,Vitamin,&
Minerals.

User Interview + Survey Results

category Design UserInterview SurveyResults
Specification Results

Safety Ismymealsafe? Yes-5/5

- Itdoesnot
include
any
common
allergies
food

Yes-19/20

Price Areyouwillingto Yes-5/5

pay$30forthis
meal?

Yes-19/20
Ingredient Thereisenough Yes-4/5
meat?

Yes-19/20
Ingredient Thereisenough No-2/5
vegetables

10/20
Ingredient Thereisenough Yes-5/5
carbohydrates

20/20
Health& Mymealis Yes-5/5
Nutrition healthy

18/20

Opinions

Survey Based

Question: What do you think I should do to make my meal better?

User Interview

Student 1 -
I think that you used way too much pasta, 180g is enough for about 2 person, although a bigger
portion is nice, but I think that if you did a portion that is way too big it will just go to waste. I
think it taste pretty good though you can add more salt into it, I am willing to pay 30 dollars for
this meal.

Student 2 -
I like that you include a banana in the school lunch, I like how you combine both savoury and
sweet together, but i dont like how you present the dish, there is not enough green (or just
colour) in it, you can probably try and add broccoli or something like that into it. It taste nice
though, I think I will pay 30 dollars for this.

Student 3 -
I like the taste and amount of acidity in your dish, but my complaint is that you didnt include
much greens, you added tomatoes and onions, but you should add more leafy green based
vegetables instead of those other kinds, not only can it add more colour but it will also be more
healthy. I will pay $30 for this.

Student 4 -
I think the portion is okay, but I dont think there is enough meat. I think that you should add an
extra steak on top or something like that, since you made your meat bite size, it isnt really that
satisfying. I also think you can try and add soy sauce into your sauce so it will have more body?
I think the price you set is fine.

Student 5 -
I think overall it is fine? But I will prefer that you take away some of the pasta and add a salad
on the side, like one of your other design specification? Just make sure you dont add stuff that
people are allergic to into the salad, and also i think by lessening the portion it will also make it
more manageable. I would pay 30 for this meal.
 Product Evaluation

Essential Specification Is it met?

Criteria
Aesthetic The meal should not include any
food that is blue (or turquoise) in
colour.
Nutrition & The meal should include an
ingredients even balance of all: Fibre,
Protein, Carbohydrate,
Vitamin, & Minerals.
Yes - There is no blue coloured
food used, all user agreed and
19/20 of survey participants agreed
Yes - The majority () of the
participants agreed, and 11/20 of
the survey participants agreed

Ingredient The meal should not include
any deep fried food.
Ingredient The main ingredient used
should be rice/pasta.
Cost Maximum price : $ 35
Minimum price : $ 20
Safety The meal should not include
common food allergies item
Yes - No deep fried food is used,
and all user agree, 19/20 of the
survey participants agreed
Yes - I used pasta as my main
ingredient, all users and survey
participants agreed.
Yes - all of the user agree and
decide 30 is a good price, 19/20 of
the survey participants agreed
Yes - All user agreed, and 19/20 of
the survey participants agreed

Safety No expired food items should Yes - I checked the date labels
be use before I used the ingredients and it
did not taste weird.

Desirable Final Design Does the final design achieve

Criteria the criteria?
Cuisine Type - Either Western, Chinese, or Yes - My dish is a western dish
Japanese
Ingredient Includes at least two of the following Yes - all users and survey
vegetables: Onion, Potato, Tomato participants agreed that I used
onion and tomato in my dish.
Ingredient Use beef as main protein No - I did not include beef in my
main dish, none of the user agree
and 3/20 of participants agreed
that I used beef.
Ingredient Include either berries or bananas. Yes - I included a banana as my
side, all user and participant
agreed that I included a banana.

From the above, 10 out of 11 of my design specification was met, which would make my product
unsuccessful, as I did not achieve my third desirable criteria, which is to use beef as my main
protein. I was not able to achieve this because I replaced beef with pork instead, which was
different as I stated in my design specification.

Although I did not achieve that criteria, I still think that my product is successful, since it still
serve its other purposes. The beef was to only serve as a protein, but pork is also another
protein, but it is just more desirable, I also realise that pork is better for the environment and it is
a better replacement for beeg. Because of this reason, my meal is still able to serve its purpose
as being nutritionally balances, and thus, it is still successful even if it is not able to fulfill all of
the specifications
 Suggestions for Improving the school meal

- Add salad
- Change pasta into 60 grams instead
- Add more salt or soy sauce

Suggestion 1:
As a majority of the user and survey participant say that I did not include enough leafy greens
into my school meal, I think I should add a salad as another one of the side dish, this can also
boost the nutrition and make my meal more healthy. The salad I should add will be spinach and
broccoli, since they are superfoods and also they are more of a dark green colour, which will fit
the criteria of leafy green, this will add more ingredients to my original list.

Originalingredientlist Alteredingredientlist

1. 180gofrotinitwistpasta 1. 180gofrotinitwistpasta
2. 2mediumsizedtomatoes 2. 2mediumsizedtomatoes
3. 4piecesofmushrooms 3. 4piecesofmushrooms
4. 1mediumsizedbrownonion 4. 1mediumsizedbrownonion
5. 11/2poundsofbeef 5. 11/2poundsofbeef
6. 1tablespoonofoliveoil 6. 1tablespoonofoliveoil
7. 1tspofthyme 7. 1tspofthyme
8. 1tspofrosemary 8. 1tspofrosemary
9. 1tspofbasil 9. 1tspofbasil
10. 2tspofgroundblackpepper 10. 2tspofgroundblackpepper
11. 11/3tablespoonofsalt 11. 11/3tablespoonofsalt
12. 1/2tablespoonofwhitesugar 12. 1/2tablespoonofwhitesugar
13. 1/2tspofsoysauce 13. 1/2tspofsoysauce
14. 1tablespoonoftomatopaste 14. 1tablespoonoftomatopaste
15. 200mlofwater 15. 200mlofwater
16. 1banana,ripe 16. 1banana,ripe
17. 17. 28gramsofSpinach
18. 1headofbroccoli

Suggestion 2:
Some users and survey participants also think that there is too much carbohydrate in my meal,
and the proportion will be too much. One also said that I should increase the amount of meat I
put in my meal. I decided to alter the ingredients list to make the meal more manageable. I
decrease the amount of pasta used and also increase the amount of meat in my meal.
Originalingredientlist Alteredingredientlist
 1. 180gofrotinitwistpasta 1. 60gofrotinitwistpasta
2. 2mediumsizedtomatoes 2. 2mediumsizedtomatoes
3. 4piecesofmushrooms 3. 4piecesofmushrooms
4. 1mediumsizedbrownonion 4. 1mediumsizedbrownonion
5. 11/2poundsofbeef 5. 2poundsofbeef
6. 1tablespoonofoliveoil 6. 1tablespoonofoliveoil
7. 1tspofthyme 7. 1tspofthyme
8. 1tspofrosemary 8. 1tspofrosemary
9. 1tspofbasil 9. 1tspofbasil
10. 2tspofgroundblackpepper 10. 2tspofgroundblackpepper
11. 11/3tablespoonofsalt 11. 11/3tablespoonofsalt
12. 1/2tablespoonofwhitesugar 12. 1/2tablespoonofwhitesugar
13. 1/2tspofsoysauce 13. 1/2tspofsoysauce
14. 1tablespoonoftomatopaste 14. 1tablespoonoftomatopaste
15. 200mlofwater 15. 200mlofwater
16. 1banana,ripe 16. 1banana,ripe

Suggestion 3:
Some of the user also suggest that I should make my main dish have more flavour, so I should
add more seasoning, one of the user also suggest that I add more soy sauce into my dish, I
think that this will make my dish even better, I also think that I should add more herbs into my
dish so it can be more appealing.

Originalingredientlist Alteredingredientlist

1. 180gofrotinitwistpasta 1. 180gofrotinitwistpasta
2. 2mediumsizedtomatoes 2. 2mediumsizedtomatoes
3. 4piecesofmushrooms 3. 4piecesofmushrooms
4. 1mediumsizedbrownonion 4. 1mediumsizedbrownonion
5. 11/2poundsofbeef 5. 11/2poundsofbeef
6. 1tablespoonofoliveoil 6. 1tablespoonofoliveoil
7. 1tspofthyme 7. 2tspofthyme
8. 1tspofrosemary 8. 2tspofrosemary
9. 1tspofbasil 9. 2tspofbasil
10. 2tspofgroundblackpepper 10. 3tspofgroundblackpepper
11. 11/3tablespoonofsalt 11. 2tablespoonofsalt
12. 1/2tablespoonofwhitesugar 12. 1/2tablespoonofwhitesugar
13. 1/2tspofsoysauce 13. 1tspofsoysauce
14. 1tablespoonoftomatopaste 14. 1tablespoonoftomatopaste
15. 200mlofwater 15. 200mlofwater
16. 1banana,ripe 16. 1banana,ripe

 Impact of School Meal on the Target Audience

The ingredients I selected for my school meal: Banana, Onion, Tomato, was based a survey
sent to my target audience (the students), and I used those ingredients because they received
the most votes, therefore the school meal will satisfied most students taste preference. Because
it is more suited to their preference, they will be more likely to finish the meal, thus lessening
waste and also rise their energy levels, which will help them focus more and have more energy
to partake in daily activities.

Students in VSA also often use computer in their classes, which is why I include a mass of
tomatoes in my meal, which have a high percentage in Vitamin A. Research had proven that
vitamin A can help prevent vision damage, and also increase our vision, which is why I made
one of my main ingredient tomatoes, which can help protect the students vision.

Many of the students also have problems with focusing in class, this can also be due to the
reason that they did not have enough energy. Carbohydrate can help provide us with energy for
our brain, and sweet can also stimulate the brain and make them focus more in class. By doing
this, it can solve the problem of the students having low level of energy and it can make them
concentrate more both inside and outside of school.