ABSTRACTA trained panel evaluated off‐flavor development in precooked, stored and reheated chicken patties. Factor analysis of intensity scores on 12 sensory attributes yielded three factors. Calculated Factor I scores increased with storage time and predominantly characterized cooked samples stored 2 and 3 days. Factors II and III characterized fresh cooked product and cooked product stored 0 or 1 day. Canonical Discriminant Analysis (CDA) revealed a spatial configuration that classified storage times according to attribute subsets corresponding to Factor scores. The second and third canonical variables classified samples stored 0 and 1 day differently from other stored samples and probably represented flavor characteristics which were important indicators of flavor change occurring within 24 hours of refrigerated storag
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