Subjective Evaluation - PART 1 Flashcards
Meeting the expectations of consumers
Quality
Ultimate criterion for desirability of any product
Quality
How to measure food quality?
Sensory methods
Objective methods
The acceptance of a product by consumers who are users of the product or product category who comprise the target market for the product
Sensory Quality
A scientific method used to
evoke, measure, analyze and interpret those responses to products perceived through the senses of SIGHT, SMELL, TOUCH, TASTE AND HEARING
Sensory evaluation
Steps in tasting
Observe or play with it
Smell
Taste
Spit and rinse
The color, shape, size, temperature, and surface texture
Appearance
a combination of physical or physiological, psychological, social and cultural experience.
Eating
We only attain the physical and psychological fullness of life when we have maximum use of our _________
senses
Vitally important if you want your food to be eaten and enjoyed
Appearance
Detects volatile aromas released from food
Nose
Described by association with a particular food
Odor (Olfaction)
the olfactory epithelium contains millions of olfactory cells with hair-like projections called “cilia”
Odor
Some people lack or lose the ability to smell. This is called ______
anosmia
Some people can’t smell certain compounds. This is called a _______
specific anosmia
sensory attributes arising from stimulation of gustatory attributes
Taste
7 basic tastes by Aristotle
Sweet, Salty, Sour, Bitter, Spicy, Astringent, Sandy
gustatory perception caused by soluble substances in the mouth
Taste
1000 BC (China) - How many basic tastes?
5 basic tastes