FOOD PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
SENSORY EVALUATION AND TESTING
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aroma
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flavour
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mouthfeel
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smell
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Detailed explanation-1: -The word “mouthfeel” refers to the sensations that are experienced inside the mouth while eating or drinking. These can include textures that touch the tongue, roof of the mouth, teeth, throat, or it even can refer to an aftertaste.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mouthfeel is also sometimes referred to as texture.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mouthfeel is defined as the sensations arising from the interactions of ingested food, mixed with saliva, with the receptors in the mouth that respond to tactile stimuli during mastication (Smith and Margolskee, 2001). From: Modifying Food Texture, 2015.
Detailed explanation-4: -In food tasting, other common mouthfeel descriptors include firm / hard, soft / tender, chewy, gelatinous / jelly-like, gummy, slimy / slippery, grainy, crisp / crunchy, fresh / stale, ripe, resilient / springy, spreadable, chunky and crusty.
Detailed explanation-5: -Definitions: Texture: the visual and especially tactile quality of a surface. Mouthfeel: the tactile sensation a food gives to the mouth.