FOOD PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
SENSORY EVALUATION AND TESTING
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Temperature
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Personal preferences
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Interaction with other testers
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Lighting
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Detailed explanation-1: -List four main factors that influence taste preferences and give an example of each. Physical Influence-color, touch, smell etc Psychological Influences-Taste Bias Cultural Influences-Jewish Religion do not eat pork Environmental Influences-Jamaicans eat more fresh fruit, grows abundantly in the warm local climate.
Detailed explanation-2: -Taste panel analysis Traits are mainly scored on scales of 1–5 or 1–8 and include tenderness, juiciness, flavour, presence of abnormal flavours and overall liking.
Detailed explanation-3: -Influences from other testers. Psychological bias. Creation of evaluation form. Environmental factors.
Detailed explanation-4: -Age. Taste discrimination tends to decrease with increasing age. Meals. Sensitivity is reduced for between one and four hours after a meal, depending on what the meal included. Hunger. Smoking. Obesity. Pregnancy. Colds/Flu/Allergies. Disease. More items