ABSTRACT

Honey-mustard chicken roasting in an oven, fashion models sporting the latest line of lipstick, blush and balm, and the piercing sound of paper being torn in half may not seem to have much in common. But in reality, food, cosmetic and paper products similar to these often undergo rigorous testing at some stage or another as part of a fascinating-and stimulating-scientific process: sensory evaluation.
Aimed at the practicing sensory professional, Sensory Evaluation Techniques, Third Edition, makes product evaluation clear, concise, and approachable, with the simplest to the most complex sensory methods and their interpretation spelled out. The book explores the theory and applications of sensory evaluation methods with sufficient background material to allow the user to understand the evaluation of sensory perception and actually perform sensory tests. The book's "how-to" description of sensory evaluation methods features all of the commonly-used practical sensory tests, followed by a guide to selecting the optimal method for a given problem. Descriptions are accompanied by several practical examples. Consumer research techniques are included, and the book contains complete instructions for the Spectrumä method of descriptive analysis, as well as relevant selection of those statistical techniques the sensory analyst needs, with examples illustrating the analysis of sensory tests.
New in the Third Edition is the latest information on sensory tests and statistical techniques for the analysis of sensory data being introduced all over the world. The Unified Approach to discrimination testing, for example, which is now becoming the norm in sensory science, is examined in detail, with examples provided. Also new: a Test Sensitivity Analyzer and over 300 scales and hundreds of standard terms for the Spectrum method. So whether it be for instructors and students of sensory science, practicing sensory analysts, or researchers and libraries in the production and marketin

chapter 1|5 pages

Introduction to Sensory Techniques

chapter 3|14 pages

Controls for Test Room, Product, and Panel

chapter 4|5 pages

Factors Influencing Sensory Verdicts

chapter 5|15 pages

Measuring Responses

chapter 8|10 pages

Determining Thresholds

chapter 9|17 pages

Selection and Training of Panel Members

chapter |10 pages

Appendix 9.1: Prescreening Questionnaires

chapter 10|12 pages

Descriptive Analysis Techniques

chapter 13|40 pages

Basic Statistical Methods

chapter 14|31 pages

Advanced Statistical Methods

chapter 15|7 pages

Guidelines for Choice of Technique

chapter 16|6 pages

Guidelines for Reporting Results

chapter |24 pages

Statistical Tables