Go Natural Muesli Slice: Analysis of Product and Innovations

This report provides an overview of the 'Go Natural Muesli Slice,' a product by 'Go Natural,' an Australian food manufacturer. It highlights the product's use of natural, locally sourced ingredients, its target market of health-conscious working adults, and its nutritional benefits, including the use of whole grains, dried fruits, and yogurt. The report details the product's description, ingredients, manufacturing process, and packaging, emphasizing innovations in processing, packaging, and nutritional aspects, such as the advocacy of locally sourced ingredients and clear labeling. It further explores future opportunities for the product line. Desklib provides more solved assignments for students.

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Executive Summary
‘Go Natural Muesli Slice’ I an innovative and convenient food product, enriched with the
goodness of wholegrains like oats, and a host of healthy dried fruits such as apricots, berries and
bananas, along with a touch of yogurt. The product prides itself through the usage of natural,
wholesome, locally sources ingredients, formulating into a nutritious on-the-go snack overfilled
with freshness. Innovative varieties in the form of protein and reduced fat cereal bars are also
available, as innovative processing innovations However, the product line of ‘Go Natural’ has
scope for many future possibilities and modifications, which will further enhance consumer
awareness and buying capacity.

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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................3
Product Overview............................................................................................................3
Target Group....................................................................................................................3
Discussion............................................................................................................................4
Product Description and Ingredients...............................................................................4
Process.............................................................................................................................6
Packaging.........................................................................................................................8
Innovation......................................................................................................................11
Packaging and processing Innovation.......................................................................11
Nutritional Innovations..............................................................................................12
Future Opportunities..................................................................................................13
Conclusion.........................................................................................................................14

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Introduction
‘Go Natural’ is a food manufacturing organization based in Australia, established by
David and Kate Worth (1). The following report emphasizes on the key features of ‘Go Natural
Muesli Slice’, shedding light on its various packaging, processing and product innovations
presented.
Product Overview
‘Go Natural’ was formulated 25 years ago, based on the principle of manufacturing
healthy, wholesome products with the conductance of procuring natural, organic ingredients
from various localized sources. The organization advocates the importance of indigenous
agricultural sources, as mentioned in their foundation policy of obtaining ingredients from
localized farmer markets, overfilled with wholesomeness and freshness (2). ‘Go Natural Muesli
Slice’ is a sliced amalgamation of a range of nutritionally beneficial ingredients such as dried
fruit and nuts, mixed with indigenous oats sources from Australia (3).
Target Group
The emerging trends of obesity, cardiovascular diseases and metabolic syndrome, have
grown to be a concerning problem amongst the adults, as well as children of Australia as well as
worldwide, as opined by the World Health Organization (4) and the Australian Institute of
Health and Welfare (5). A reduction in the ingestion of cholesterol-lowering compounds such as
whole-grains, act as resultant factors in the increasing serum cholesterol, triglycerides and the
subsequent incidence of cardiovascular diseases (6). Further, high parameters of occupational
stress and unfeasible work schedules, further result in dietary misconduct and food avoidance by
workers, further implicating detrimental effects on overall physiological and as well as

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psychological competencies (7). Hence, focusing on the growing advocacy concerning the
necessity for inclusion of core dietary groups, ‘Go Natural Muesli Slice’ is a nutritionally
innovative food product, aiming to target Australian, working adults, further inflicted with the
fatal symptoms of metabolic disorders, with beneficial dietary and nutritional outcomes (8).
Discussion
The following paragraphs aim to shed light on the various processing, packaging and
nutritional features followed by innovations of ‘Go Natural Muesli Slice’.
Product Description and Ingredients
The key ingredients involved in the manufacturing of ‘Go Natural Muesli Slice’ are
tabulated below in Table 1. ‘Go Natural Muesli Slice’ is a bar comprising of whole grains such
as oats, dry fruits and additionally supplementary ingredients (3). The functional benefits of oats
have been documented as an essential whole grain, with low glycemic index, hence gifted with
the property of encouraging sustainable, gradual increments in one’s energy and blood glucose
profile. The consumption of low glycemic foods has been known to be beneficial for individuals
inflicted with diabetes, metabolic and cardiovascular diseases (9). Oats are also overfilled with
the soluble fiber beta-glucan, a component known to reduce serum cholesterol levels and the
resultant susceptibility of cardiovascular diseases (10).Nuts and whole grains are also essential
reservoirs of dietary antioxidants such as Vitamin E that is, ‘tocopherol’ with noticeable free
radical scavenging properties and the resultant reduction in inflammation and metabolic
syndrome occurrences (11). ‘Go Natural Muesli Slice’ are also enriched with additional dry
fruits such as bananas, strawberries, apricots and yogurt (3). Bananas are popular tropical fruits
known for their energy enhancing and soluble fiber capabilities (12), whereas strawberries are a

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rich source of antioxidants known as ‘anthocyanins’ – compounds responsible for imparting
color singlet-oxygen quenching principles, resulting in reduce internal inflammation and
subsequent decrease in susceptibility of metabolic and carcinogenic disorders (13). The recent
research on the beneficial functioning of gut micro-flora has advocated the requirement of
consumption of pro-biotic foods such as yogurt, which has been known to enhance digestion and
immune processes through colony enhancement of the same (14). ‘Go Natural Muesli Slice’ also
contain sugar as a supplementary component which aims to impart quick energy, and impart
desirable textural and organoleptic qualities through caramelization (15).The muesli slices also
contain additional ingredients such as coconuts, cinnamon, dates, apples and cranberries
(3).Apples are a rich source of the soluble fiber pectin along with beneficial flavonoid quercetin,
which possess considerable health cholesterol-lowering and anti-inflammatory health benefits
(16). Dates act as provision of concentrated energy and essential iron (17). Further, the
electrolytes, such as sodium and potassium provided by the above fruit grain ingredients,
enhance blood circulation, reduce muscle cramps and improve cognitive and memory
functioning (18).
Table 1: Role of Key Ingredients in supporting product technological functions in
Go Natural Muesli Slice
Image* Ingredient Role
Whole meal wheat flour
(fortified with Thiamin and
Folate)
Source of fiber, essential b-
vitamins and vitamin E, acts
as binding agent (19)
Diced Apricot pieces Source of vitamin A, fiber
(17)
Brown Sugar Adds sweetness and texture
(15)
Rolled Oats Rich source of fiber, sodium
and potassium, beta-glucan

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with cholesterol lowering
effects (10)
Yogurt Binding agent, improves
digestion (14)
Cinnamon Flavor enhancement (20)
Banana Source of energy, fiber and
potassium (12)
Dates Source of energy and Iron (17)
Cranberry pieces Source of antioxidants, fiber (21)
Strawberry pieces Source of antioxidants (13)
Coconut (Shredded) Source of fat and energy (18)
Whey Protein isolates and
concentrates
High source of protein for high-
protein muesli bar (22)
(Source: As designed by the author)
Process
The flowchart mentioned below highlights the salient features of the manufacturing
process of ‘Go Natural Muesli Slices’. The major components of the manufacturing process
involve mixing of the dry ingredients with liquid sweeteners, followed spreading, cooling and
baking of the slurry with the aid of controlled heat transfer (23).
*free source images from Pexels.com

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1. Procurement of raw materials
based on grading and quality
(23, 24)
2. Mixing of dry ingredients
and liquid sweeteners in bins
(23, 24)
3. Spreading of
mixture in trays by
feeders and
spreaders (23, 24)
4. Rolling and compression of slurry
by compression rollers (23, 24)
5. Baking of slurry in
convection oven (23, 24)
6. Cooling and
setting of bars
prior to slicing
(23, 24)
Manufacturing Process flowchart of Muesli Slice bars
(Source: As designed by the author)
Figure 1: Manufacturing of Cereal Bars
(Image Source: 24)

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Packaging
The purpose of imparting consumer awareness and purchasing with regards to the
promotion of a food product, is impossible without the presence of adequate packaging. The
packaging of a food product aims to transmit information, concerning its nutritional information,
the usage of salient ingredients, the precautionary data of potential allergens, the availability of
sufficient feedback, as well its price and origins (25). One of the key features of packaging is the
presence of a protective layer enclosing the key components of the food product from potential
damage during transport and delivery, along with conservation of its freshness and nutritional
quality and enhancement of its attractiveness, further resulting in increased customer buying
practices (26).‘Go Natural Muesli Slice’ consists of flexible and durable packaging wrappers
which not only impart adequate product data to the consumer, the product from damage and
nutritional loss (27). For the purpose of a horizontal flow wrap of a concerned product, various
heat sealing as well as cold sealing technologies can be utilized which conserve key product
characteristics as well as enhance opening of the product package with ease (28). The various
health claims of ‘High protein’ and ‘97% fat free’, along with nutritional information, allergen
warnings and ingredients are printed vividly on its front face packaging as evident from Figures.
(29, 30).
Figure 2: Printed Health Claims of ‘Go Natural’ (Image Source: 29, 30)

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Function
Protectio
n
Utility Communication FSANZ
Standard
Complianc
e
Huma
n
Sealed
flexible
horizontal
flow
wrap
packagin
g
Easy to
open
Protection
and
conservatio
n of
product
freshness
and
nutritional
quality (27,
28)
Brand and
product
name
Standard
1.2.1-8 (1)
(a)
Labeling
requirement
, Name of
food (41)
Ingredients Standard
1.2.1-8 (1)
(e)
Labeling
requirement
s, statement
of
ingredients
(41)
Standard
1.3.2,
Schedule
17,
Voluntary
fortification
, permitted
vitamins
and
minerals
and
amounts
(41)
Allergen
Warnings
Standard
1.2.1-8 (1)
(d)
Labeling
requirement
s, warning

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statements
(41)
Weight of
Product
Standard
1.2.1-8
Labelling
requirements
(41)
Nutrition
Information
Standard
1.2.1-8 (1)(i)
Labelling
requirements,
nutrition
information
(41)
Standard
1.2.8
Nutrition
information
requirements
(41)
Standard
1.3.2,
Schedule 17
Voluntary
fortification,
permitted
vitamins and
minerals and
amounts (41)
Manufactur
er details
Standard
1.2.1-8 (1)(c)
Labelling
requirements,
name and
address of
the supplier
(41)
Standard
1.2.2
Food
Identification
requirements
(41)

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Material
and disposal
Standard
1.2.1-8 (1)(g)
Labelling
requirements,
directions for
use (41)
Standard
1.2.6
Directions
for use and
storage (41)
Bar Code Standard
1.2.1-8 (1)(g)
Labelling
requirements,
storage
conditions
(41)
Standard
1.2.6
Directions
for use and
storage (41)
Table 2: The ‘Packaging Matrix’ Intersections in ‘Go Natural Muesli Slices’
(Image Source: Author’s own images)