
Principles of Sensory Evaluation of Food
- 612 pages
- English
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Principles of Sensory Evaluation of Food
About this book
Principles of Sensory Evaluation of Food covers the concepts of sensory physiology and the psychology of perception. This book is composed of 11 chapters that specifically consider the significance of these concepts in food sensory analysis. After providing a brief introduction to problems related to sensory evaluation in food industry, this book goes on examining the physiology and psychology of the senses. The succeeding chapters survey the status of methodology and appropriate statistical analyses of the results. These topics are followed by discussions on the problems of measuring consumer acceptance. Food acceptance and preference depend on human sensory responses. The remaining chapters describe the relationship between sensory characteristics and various physical and chemical properties of foods. This book will prove useful to food scientists and researchers.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Principles of Sensory Evaluation of Food
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Sensory Evaluation Problems of the Food Industry
- Chapter 2. The Sense of Taste
- Chapter 3. Olfaction
- Chapter 4. Visual, Auditory, Tactile, and Other Senses
- Chapter 5. Factors Influencing Sensory Measurements
- Chapter 6. Laboratory StudiesiTypes and Principles
- Chapter 7. Laboratory Studies: Difference and DirectionalDifference Tests
- Chapter 8. Laboratory Studies: Qantity-Quality Evaluation
- Chapter 9. Consumer Studies
- Chapter 10. Statistical Procedures
- Chapter 11. Physical and Chemical Tests Related to Sensory Properties of Foods
- Appendix: Tables A to I
- Glossary of Terms
- Author Index
- Subject Index