Description
Select adequate ingredients based in their technological function to execute ideas. Strive for consistent good quality of the ingredients and use them adequately to obtain a satisfactory final product.
They might consider ingredients for the manufacturing of different products such as conventional, functional and organic foodstuffs as well as take certain diets or health issues into account.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 6 occupations
- Optional in 2 occupations
- Total: 8 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)
Essential for
- Industrial cookIndustrial cooks create new food designs and recipes. They prepare, measure and mix ingredients to prepare foodstuff products. They control and regulate temperatures, monitor cooki…
- BakerBakers make a wide range of breads, pastries, and other baked goods. They follow all the processes from receipt and storage of raw materials, preparation of raw materials for …
- Meat preparations operatorMeat preparations operators prepare fresh meat with ingredients such as spices, herbs or additives in order to make ready-for-sale meat preparations. Other titles The following job…
- Prepared meat operatorPrepared meat operators process meat either by hand or using meat machines such as meat grinding, crushing or mixing machines. They perform preservation processes such as pasteuris…
- ConfectionerConfectioners make a varied range of cakes, candies and other confectionery items for industrial purposes or for direct selling. Other titles The following job titles also refer to…
- Pastry makerPastry makers create, decorate and present delectable desserts - cakes, pastries and pies - to customers in fine-dining restaurants, grocery stores and at weddings or anniversary p…
Optional for
- ButcherButchers order, inspect and buy meat to prepare it and sell it as consumable meat products. They perform activities such as cutting, trimming, boning, tying, and grinding beef, por…
- Fish canning operatorFish canning operators brine, cook and package fish. They sterilise fish canning lines and introduce fishes in tanks once heads and visceras have been removed from the body. T…
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Last updated on February 19, 2026



