Sensory assessment of food  bought in the Czech Republic and in Brussels

1.2.2012, Brno, Czech Republic

Prepared by: Ing. Hana Šulcerová, Ph.D.Ing. Viera Šottniková, Ph.D.

The conditions and course evaluation

● six trained evaluators participated in the evaluation● all evaluators have completed state sensory testing● sensory evaluation is performed in a laboratory equipped according to ISO● samples were submitted anonymously● all the evaluators conducted their own evaluation of samples by paired comparison test

Sensory laboratory

● no differences in composition

● Czech - more creamy, smooth consistency, better taste

● Strasbourg - rough consistency

Activia yogurt - white not sweet

● no differences in composition

● Czech - watery consistency and acid taste

● Strasbourg – delicious, denser, acceptable consistency

Activia drink

Laughing Cow cheese

● no differences in composition

● Czech – strong cheese flavor and aroma

● Strasbourg – sour taste, less cohesion

President - camembert

● no differences in composition

● Czech – asymmetrically mature, thinner in the middle, a little hard

● Strasbourg – more mature, stronger flavor, better

appearance

Cream cheese KIRI

● no differences in composition

● Brussels - more creamy

pleasant smell and taste, typical  for both products

Butter - President

● no differences in composition

● Brussels - more creamy

●pleasant smell and taste, typical for both products

Roquefort cheese

● no differences in composition

● Czech - more mushrooms, more maturity, distinctive aroma, more pronounced taste

Milk products

Milk products

Maggi - gold beef bouillon

● in the Czech bouillon was about 17,5% more fat

● Czech - fuller flavor, intense aroma and flavor of meat

● Strasbourg – lighter color, indescribable foreign flavor

Heinz Ketchup - sweet

● no differences in composition

● characteristic odor and taste in both samples

Panzani Bolognaise

● no differences in composition

● Czech - sour taste, thinner consistency 

● Strasbourg - pleasant smell and taste, intense meat flavor, strong tomato flavor

Bonduelle mexicana

● no differences in composition

● Czech - sweeter, larger proportion of vegetables, crunchy vegetables

Rio mare - with vegetables

● no differences in composition

● the same and characteristic smell and taste

Other products

Other products

Lipton Tea - Black

● no differences in composition

● Czech – pleasant and distinctive aroma and bitter taste

● Strasbourg - very bitter taste

● equally distinctive odor in both samples

Red Bull

● no differences in composition

● typical smell and taste in both samples

Coca - cola (cans)

● no differences in composition

● typical smell and taste in both samples

Nescafe Gold

● no differences in composition

● typical smell and taste in both samples

Douwe Egberts

● no differences in composition

● Brussels - more intense flavor, more bitter and darker color 

Nestle - milk pudding with cocoa

● no differences in composition

● Czech - intense color, pleasant cocoa flavor

Happy day

● no differences in composition

● pronounced fruit flavor, darker color

Drinks

Drinks

Apricot jam

● no differences in composition

● finely balanced acid and sweet taste for both products

Nutella

● no differences in composition

● pleasant smell and taste, typical for both products

Spreads

Kinder chocolate

● no differences in composition

● finely balanced acid and sweet taste for both products

Chocolate - Mars

● different type - the same quality

● Czech - darker on the cut – very strong and nondescript sweet taste

● Strasbourg – more caramel and delicious taste

Chocolate - Snickers

● no differences in composition

● large differences in the cut

● Czech – sweet, less pronounced caramel

● Strasbourg – bigger nuts and intense caramel flavor

Chocolates

Sensory quality of all products

24 products were tested:

53% of products had a comparable quality,

24% better products derived from the Czech Republic,

23% better products derived from the Brussel and Strassburg.

Thank you for your attention