Sensory evaluation
Sensory evaluation of food products
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Sensory evaluation
Sensory evaluation of food products

Authors : Félix DEPLEDT, François SAUVAGEOT

Publication date: September 10, 2002 | Lire en français

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1. Sensory evaluation

Man has always wanted to appreciate his food according to subjective criteria, depending on his lifestyle or health. Indeed, among the various foods available, we intend to consume those that suit us. This ability to choose and know how to choose enables him to establish a hierarchy among the foodstuffs that are consumed, accepted, preferred, desired and useful for his health. This personal hierarchy must be communicated to others through words: man is a "social animal".

In every industry, there are operators who use their senses to control their work.

Example

detecting the correct operation of an engine by ear; detecting paint color defects by sight; detecting the polish of metal or stone by touch; detecting the presence of a stray odor, fermentation, overheating of a machine or food product by...

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