Rapid and versatile sensory descriptive methods – an updating of sensory science

摘要

Sensory descriptive methods allow for the detection, description and quantification of the sensory attributes present in a food. These methods are used by the food industry to develop new products, for quality control, to change ingredients and/or formulations, and in food storage studies. However, most existing descriptive techniques require the use of trained assessors and rate using unstructured scales to evaluate the foods. This makes the analysis time longer and the analysis cost higher due to the extensive training sessions in order to minimize the problems caused by the use of the scales. In order to reduce the analysis time and costs inherent in the descriptive tests, recent research has aimed to develop methodologies that allow for the rapid description of foods and that can also be applied with consumers. The aim of this study was to consider the progress made in sensory science concerning the development of new faster and more versatile descriptive methodologies.