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.
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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Sensory evaluation
Principles of sensory metrology
Bibliography
References
Standardization. Accreditation
Association Française de Normalisation AFNOR
The latest edition of all existing standards for the sensory evaluation of food products:
Sensory Analysis (651 p.) dates from January 2002.
The most important documents include :
- Analyse sensorielle. Méthodologie. Directives générales pour la réalisation d'épreuves hédoniques en laboratoire...
Organizations
Research organizations
In addition to the ACTIA centers, which develop applied research activities in the field of sensory metrology alongside their activities as service providers, most agri-food schools, notably Enitia (Nantes), Ensbana (Dijon) and Ensia (Massy), have a sensory evaluation research group.
At INRA, the most active laboratories in the sensory field are certainly those at...
Software
Leading sensory data capture software includes :
Compusense Inc. (Canada) http://www.compusense.com
Fizz (Biosystèmes) (France) http://www.biosystemes.com
Tastel, ABT Informatique (France) http://www.abt-sensory-analysis.com
Manufacturers
Grosseron sensory evaluation booths (Nantes).
Sentosphère (Paris) scent boxes.
Éditions Jean Lenoir (Carnoux-en-Provence)
Les Maisons du goût, Pôle Alimentec (Bourg-en-Bresse)
Burghart (Germany) http://www.bughart.net
This company offers a set of "Sniffin'sticks" to identify anosmics and hyposmics...
Service providers
Numerous organizations offer custom assessments in the discriminative, descriptive and hedonic fields.
A number of these centers, which come under the auspices of technical centers or CRITTs, are members of ACTIA (Paris). ACTIA has drawn up a Guide to Good Practice (see above) for clients of ACTIA centers who "sell" sensory evaluation and who undertake to comply...
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