Sensory evaluation of food : principles and practices

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lawless, Harry T. (Author), Heymann, Hildegarde (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer , c2010
Edition:2nd ed
Series:Food science text series
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Physiological and psychological foundations of sensory function
  • 3. Principles of good practice
  • 4. Discrimination testing
  • 5. Similarity, equivalence testing, and discrimination theory
  • 6. Measurement of sensory thresholds
  • 7. Scaling
  • 8. Time-intensity methods
  • 9. Context effects and biases in sensory judgment
  • 10. Descriptive analysis
  • 11. Texture evaluation
  • 12. Color and appearance
  • 13. Preference testing
  • 14. Acceptance testing
  • 15. Consumer field tests and questionnaire design
  • 16. Qualitative consumer research methods
  • 17. Quality control and shelf-life (stability) testing
  • 18. Data relationships and multivariate applications
  • 19. Strategic research