FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

SENSORY EVALUATION AND TESTING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Read the following instruction and decide which sensory test this is:"The cupcakes marked A, B and C are made with different amounts of sugar (25g, 50g and 75g). Please record your answer according to the sweetness level with 1 being not sweet enough, 2 being slightly sweeter and 3 being just right.”
A
Ranking test
B
Rating Test
C
Triangle Test
D
Oblong Test
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sensory Evaluation Examples Examples of sensory evaluation include the Flavor Profile Test and Texture Profile Test. The Flavor Profile Test will evaluate the characteristics, intensity, order of attribute appearance, aftertaste, and amplitude.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hedonic sensory testing The special feature here is that these tests are carried out by untrained personnel or normal consumers. The food products to be tested are classified and finally evaluated on a so-called hedonic scale based on subjective criteria.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sensory evaluation has been defined as a scientific discipline used to evoke, measure, analyze, and interpret human reactions to meat sensory characteristics as perceived by sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT).

Detailed explanation-4: -The triangle test is employed when the test objective is to determine whether detectable sensory differences exist between two products, and is especially useful when production changes may have produced product changes. Panelists taste the three sample and indicate which sample is different.

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