lecture-chapter3 Flashcards

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what are opinions about food affected by?

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personal views and backgrounds.

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what affect consumer food choices?

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human factors. e.g. peer pressure. religious view.

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3
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what is sensory evaluation?

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analysis of the taste, smell, sound, fell and appearance of food.

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what is the primary function of sensory testing?

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to conduct valid and reliable tests, which provide data on which sound decisions regarding food attributes can be made.

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5
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what influence food likes and dislike?

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physical,psychological, cultural and environmental.

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what is physical influence?

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body chemistry, number of taste buds, age and gender affect the ability to detect favors.

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what is psychological influence?

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taste bias. label terms, brands names, advertising, peers(pressure), and setting also cause taste bias.

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what is taste bias?

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a like or dislike link to past positive or negative experience..

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what is cultural influence?

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beliefs and behaviors strongly influence exposures to food and resulting food preferences.

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what is environmental influence?

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people are more likely to eat what is available and economical. (cost) 
immediate surroundings(close) affect food preferences.
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sensory organs. where is odor results come from?

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volatile particles coming in contact with the olfactory bulb.

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12
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what is the brain links?

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various nerve stimulation with specific foods and experiences.

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13
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odor 轨迹?

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nasal cavity–olfactory receptors–olfactory nerve–olfactory bulb.

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14
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what does appearance refers to?

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shape,size,condition and color of a product.

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15
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what is colorimeter?

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a device that measure the color of foods in terms of hue, value and chroma.

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16
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what does colored lights used in a sensory evaluation to?

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prevent color form influencing a taste panel. (make sure all food are the same color.)

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17
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impression of flavor. what is the overall impression of flavor?

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a combination of taste, odor, mouth feel and trigeminal perception.

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what is trigeminal nerve? 三叉神经what does it supply?

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the largest and most complex of the 12 cranial颅 nerves. the motor nerve for the muscles of mastication咀嚼.
supply sensations to face, mucous membranes and other structures of head.

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what does trigeminal system provides?

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infom about temp, texture,and consistency连贯性 of food.

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what does the inform influences? (trigeminal system)

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the overall perception of flavor that we experience.

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21
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what is flavor?

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combined effect of taste and aroma.

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22
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how does taste recognized?

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through the taste buds.

23
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what is the 5 basic tastes?

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bitter, salty, sour, savory and sweet.

24
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which foods evaluated as astringency?

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lemons,tea,and sourballs.

25
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pungency刺激–taste of feel.

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very strong smell.

26
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what is aroma?

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the odor of food.

27
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how does the temp influence food?

A

flavor.

28
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taste of feel-sensations. examples.

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cooling, numbing冻, fullness,tingle刺痛,burn, bite,pungency, astringency严酷.

29
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how is flavour enhanced by?

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visual appearance.

30
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what is visual appearance of food? 5.

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color, contrast, size, height and plate coverage.

31
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what is texture?

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how a food product feels to the finger,tongue,teeth and palate.

32
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what is chewiness?

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the ability to slide without breaking.

33
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what is graininess?

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the size of the particles.

34
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what is brittleness?

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how easily a food breaks apart.

35
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what is firmness?

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food’s resistance to pressure.

36
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what is consistency?

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the thinness or thickness.

37
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what are the impact of texture? 6.

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crunchy, crispy, soft, mushy糊状的, smooth, and creamy.

38
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what are the aromatic aromas? 7.

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acidic, spicy, lactonic, sulfury, sweet, woody/smokey and terpenic.

39
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how does test methods classified?

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according to their primary purpose and most valid use.

40
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which 3 classes of test methods are most commonly used?

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affective, discrimination歧视 and descriptive描述. (each have a different goal and selection criteria标准 for panelist讨论会成员. )

41
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what is discrimination? ***

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panelists are screened for sensory acuity, oriented to test method, sometimes trained.

42
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what is descriptive? ***

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panelists are screened for sensory acuity and motivation, are highly trained.

43
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what is affective? ***

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panelists are screened for product use, are untrained.

44
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what are the 2 types of sensory evaluation?

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formal evaluation and informal evaluation.

45
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what is formal evaluation?

A

大家安静坐在一排品尝。R&D at Corporate offices (McDonalds, Wendy’s, Tim hortons etc.

46
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what is informal evaluation?

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wait staff sampling daily specials; customers-specials of the day; chefs-developing new menu items(trail/error)

47
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what does a taste test panel evaluate?

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food flavor,texture, appearance and aroma.

48
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what does trained panelist do when developing new products?

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discern subtle sensory differences.

49
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what does consumer test panels help?

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determine products the average consumer will prefer.

50
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how does these untrained panelist represent the buying public?

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comparing a new product to one on the market.

evaluating new types of products.

51
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which factors must be controlled?

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factors could sway results.

52
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how to prevent test influence from other testers?

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products maybe tested by one person at a time or by testers in separate booths to prevent seeing facial expression.

53
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why does panelists receive strict instructions?

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to remain quiet during evaluation.

54
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what are the 4 environmental factors?

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light levels in testing rooms are the same.
tests take place in a room separate from the food preparation room.
testers sip warm water between each sample taste to prevent lingering flavors.
all product sample are served at the same temp.