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Summary

To develop and standardize a Ready-to-Drink (RTD) functional beverage formulation that delivers an optimal balance of taste, nutrition, stability, and cost-effectiveness using ingredients that are easily available in India. Scope of Work: • Selection of functional ingredients based on nutritional benefits and consumer demand. • Evaluation of ingredient compatibility, flavor profile, and sensory acceptance. • Optimization of sweetness, acidity, mouthfeel, and overall palatability. • Standardization of ingredient quantities and processing parameters. • Assessment of product stability, shelf life, and packaging compatibility. • Cost analysis to ensure affordability for commercial-scale production. • Development of a reproducible formulation suitable for pilot and industrial manufacturing. Expected Outcome: A standardized RTD functional beverage formulation with desirable taste, nutritional value, product stability, and commercially viable production costs. (I would like to work on standardizing a functional RTD beverage formulation using ingredients that are easily available in the Indian market. My goal is to develop a formulation that is tasty, nutritious, low in sugar, and uses natural sweeteners while remaining affordable and commercially viable. I would greatly appreciate your guidance in optimizing the formulation and ingredient proportions to achieve the best balance of taste, nutrition, stability, and consumer acceptance.)

  • Less than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • < 1 month
    Duration
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • $10.00

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    $20.00

    Hourly
  • Remote Job
  • One-time project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
English
Food & Beverage
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:5 to 10
  • Last viewed by client:4 weeks ago
  • Interviewing:
    8
  • Invites sent:
    20
  • Unanswered invites:
    9
About the client
Member since Jun 1, 2026
  • India
    12:42 PM

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