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Sensory Evaluation of Food An Academic presentation by Dr. Nancy Agnes, Head, Technical Operations, FoodResearchLab Group: www.foodresearchlab.com Email: [email protected]
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Food sensory evaluation:
People make food choices based on various factors such as cost, preference, previous experience, and what is healthy. Still, probably more crucially, they employ information collected through their senses: look, texture, taste, and smell. Food product sensory analysis can give manufacturers information for product development, marketing, and other claims.
Why is Sensory Evaluation in the Food Industry Important?
What are the sensory methods of sensory analysis?
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Transcript of Sensory Evaluation of Food
Sensory Evaluation of Food
An Academic presentation by
Dr. Nancy Agnes, Head, Technical Operations, FoodResearchLab
Group: www.foodresearchlab.com
Email: [email protected]
TODAY'S DISCUSSIONIntroduction
What Is Food Sensory Evaluation?
Why is Sensory Evaluation In The Food Industry
Important?
Difference Tests
Descriptive Tests
Affective Testing
Conclusion
People make food choices based on various factorssuch as cost, preference, previous experience, andwhat is healthy.
Still, probably more crucially, they employ informationcollected through their senses: look, texture, taste, andsmell.
These sensory elements can increase a food product'sappeal, demonstrate attractiveness and quality, or meetthe tastes and desires of critical groups.
Food product sensory analysis can give manufacturersinformation for product development, marketing, andother claims.
INTRODUCTION
Sensory assessment is a scientific fieldcovering all techniques for eliciting, measuring,analyzing, and interpreting human reactions tofood characteristics perceived by the fivesenses: taste, smell, touch, sight, and hearing.
Taste and smell are two senses that havepiqued researchers' curiosity, particularlyrelated to ingestive behaviour.
WHAT IS FOOD SENSORYEVALUATION?
Development of new products
Cost-cutting measures
Increasing the level of quality
Product acceptability
Sensory assessment is a necessary method inthe following five categories of problems:
WHY IS SENSORY EVALUATION INTHE FOOD INDUSTRY IMPORTANT?
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Quality assurance and control
The sensory evaluation focuses on objective measurements of product sensoryproperties and subjective responses to physical products and interpretation ofconsumer response through product understanding.
One can use sensory analysis for quality control, shelf-life determination,estimating product launch readiness, evaluating product success, flavour profiling,and finding the factors that drive customer preferences.
You can use it to make critical decisions concerning raw materials, components,additives, storage and packing conditions, expiration or "best by" dates, andproduct optimization.
Difference testing compares food items to see ifthey differ in any way.
The odour, taste, and texture are only a few ofthese characteristics.
The three different types of tests, the triangle test,the duo-trio test, and the paired comparison test,are:
The Triangle Test determines whetherdiscernible sensory differences exist between twoitems.
DIFFERENCE TESTS
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It is especially effective when production adjustments may have resulted in productalterations.
The panellists taste the three samples and identify which one is unique. When there issignificant taste carryover across samples and panellists are puzzled by three models toevaluate rather than two, a triangle test may not be the best option.
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The Duo-Trio Test can also be used to detect product variances caused bychanges in ingredient suppliers, storage, packaging, and other -factors.
The sensory Eater indicates the sample that is identical to a specific referencesample.
It is straightforward to comprehend.
Paired Comparison Tests determine which of two samples has more of a givenattribute or which of two examples is favoured.
It is regarded as an acceptability test in the latter application. It's one of themost used attribute difference tests, and it's simple to grasp for panellists.
DESCRIPTIVE TESTS
Flavour Profile Test Character traits, attributeintensity, order of attribute appearance,aftertaste, and amplitude are the five primarycomponents of the Flavor Profile approach (theoverall impression of the analyzable and non-analyzable flavour components).
A descriptive food sensory analysis provides acomplete profile of a food product's sensoryattributes and a qualitative assessment of theintensity of each feature.
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Initially, the flavour profile was graded on a five-point scale: not present,threshold, minor, moderate, and vigorous. Over time, the scale has evolved toinclude more points (initially seven, now 14) to accommodate more intensitydifferentiation.
Texture Profile Test: The Texturometer - A New Instrument for Objective TextureMeasurement presented five primary characteristics for evaluating food texture(hardness, cohesiveness, adhesiveness, viscosity, and elasticity) and threeadditional factors (brittleness, chewiness, and gumminess).
The Spectrum Descriptive Analysis incorporates the Flavor and Texture ProfileMethodologies' rigorous training and organization and a more extensive panelgroup (up to 15 individuals), a more refined scale (usually 150 points, subject tothe product), and statistical methods to the descriptive data.
Qualitative Tests: Individual assessments areconducted with a panel of ten to twelvepersons who are asked to quantify productqualities using a six-inch line scale with half-inch intensity indicators.
Free Choice Profiling In two fundamentalways, Free Choice Profiling differs from thepreviously mentioned methodologies. To beginwith, each panel's participants are "untrained"customers.
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They are not chosen based on their ability or expertise in spotting tiny changes inproduct qualities, even if they are given instructions on the evaluation.
Second, rather than an empirical rating, the participants primarily focus onoffering "liking" or "acceptance" replies (among other qualifiers) as a way ofmeasurement for each quality.
The test method is clear and straightforward, so thepanel of consumers will know how to reply.
The Paired Preference Test is a method of determiningthe preferences of two people.
A preference test can be undertaken once a significantdifference between the two wines has been resolved.
This helps decide which wine mix to use or which yeastfermentation method to utilize.
AFFECTIVE TESTING
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Ranking Test: A preference ranking test may be completed if more than two samplesare reviewed.
A customer can usually rank three to five pieces in a reasonable amount of time.
The consumer is asked to rate the samples in preference in this sensory evaluationtechnique, with "1" being the most desired.
The Hedonic Test The hedonic scale can be used to determine the degree to which oneor more things are acceptable.
This is a categorical scale with an odd number of categories (five to nine), ranging from"dislike highly" to "like extremely." There is a neutral middle (neither like nor dislike).Based on their responses, customers rank the product on a scale.
Sensory assessment is currently neglected in thefood and beverage business, but it can benefit awinery that uses the procedures effectively.
Sensory evaluation can provide a foundation forjudgments if controls are adequatelyimplemented, panellists are carefully selected,practical training, appropriate sensory methodsare used, and correct statistical interpretation.
Food Research Lab has expert sensorypanellists who help clients in identifying andselecting the optimized product.
CONCLUSION
Food Research Lab is a Global Contract R&D Food, Beverages &Nutraceutical Lab providing solutions to Food, Beverages and Nutraceuticals(F, B&N) industries worldwide.
We are one of the most renowned food sensory testing companies worldwide.
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