GIFSQ Tools · Module 11 — Ingredients, Additives & Formulation · Tool 220 of 500
Score a new formula on cost, process, regulatory and sensory fit, each from 0 to 10: the mean score, the weakest score, and whether the formula is feasible.
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Mean score
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Weakest score
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Feasible
Equation: Mean score = (cost + process + regulatory + sensory) ÷ 4. Weakest score = the lowest of the four. The formula is feasible when the mean is at least 7.0 and the weakest score is at least 5.
Method: Formulation feasibility scorecard with equal weights on four criteria, each scored 0–10 by the formulator: cost (raw-material and process cost against target), process (can the plant make it reliably), regulatory (additives, labelling and claims are compliant) and sensory (taste, texture and appearance meet the brief). The 7.0 mean and 5.0 minimum are the working thresholds used in this tool.
Assumptions: the four scores are the formulator judgement, on the same 0–10 scale; the thresholds are a working rule, not a regulation.
Limitations: a passing scorecard does not prove the product will sell or keep — it only says the four judged criteria clear the bar; shelf-life and consumer testing still decide.
Rounding: scores to 2 decimal places; intermediates unrounded.
This is a calculation aid, not a laboratory report — confirm against your accredited method before citing a value.
Method: Formulation feasibility scorecard with equal weights on four criteria, each scored 0–10 by the formulator: cost (raw-material and process cost against target), process (can the plant make it reliably), regulatory (additives, labelling and claims are compliant) and sensory (taste, texture and appearance meet the brief). The 7.0 mean and 5.0 minimum are the working thresholds used in this tool.
Assumptions: the four scores are the formulator judgement, on the same 0–10 scale; the thresholds are a working rule, not a regulation.
Limitations: a passing scorecard does not prove the product will sell or keep — it only says the four judged criteria clear the bar; shelf-life and consumer testing still decide.
Rounding: scores to 2 decimal places; intermediates unrounded.
This is a calculation aid, not a laboratory report — confirm against your accredited method before citing a value.
Worked example: Scores of 8, 7, 9 and 6: mean = 30 ÷ 4 = 7.50, weakest = 6.00 — the formula is feasible (mean at least 7.0 and weakest at least 5).
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Score each criterion honestly from 0 to 10. A single weak criterion below 5 blocks feasibility even when the mean is high. Tool 220 of 500 — GIFSQ
