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WorksheetsSensory Testing
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why do we evaluate food?
for safety reasons
to ensure highest quality of food
to determine the ingredients present in a food product
to determine shelf life of food
How do we evaluate food?
using all our senses except hearing
only through tasting
using all our senses (hearing, tasting, touching, seeing, smelling)
using all our senses except hearing and touching
Which of the following best describes sensory food evaluation?
it is a process where we eat food to understand the different taste
it is a process where we test food to determine or compare its qualities with the others
It is a process where we compare different food products through tasting only
it is a process where we judge food based on its attributes of taste, texture and appearance
In a food evaluation process, it is recommended to label food samples with
general name of the food product e.g. cupcakes
wrong names e.g. cookies instead of cupcakes
specific descriptive terms e.g. 25g sugar cupcakes
random numbers e.g. 345, 232, 114
it is important to have the same portion served for each sample because
different amount may not look aesthetically pleasing
different amount may affect the appetite of the tester
different amount served may affect judgement of the tester
different amount may incur wastage of the food product served
During the testing of food, there should be no
talking with others
asking for a spoon
having a glass of water by the side
rinsing of palette after each testing
Testing of food is done in isolation so as to
ensure fairness of testing
reduce the amount of food served
allow more concentration during testing
reduce the crowd during testing
In food evaluation, which of the following is not considered a valid test?
descriptive analysis
preference testing
collated testing
discriminative testing
Triangle test is where
3 food samples are given, two which are identical, testers are required to pick out the one that is different
the degree of discrepancy from the ideal can be estimated
food samples are ranked based on a single quality
information are provided to describe each food sample
In a rating test, a ________________ is usually used.
'just right' scale
legend
sensory evaluation table
paired comparison
Preference testing is
describing with precise words on a product
used for objective comparison of specific sensory characteristics of different samples
to obtain information about people's likes or dislikes of a product
where given 2 types of potato chips, one can find out which is the crispest.
Preference testing _____________________.
does not evaluate specific characteristics of a product
is most commonly conducted among drinks only
is difficult to conduct for most food product
very specific and descriptive in evaluating food
Taste and smell are similar because:
They are both located on the face
They both detect chemicals
They both require conscious effort to detect
They both bypass the brain
Which of the following is not a sensory test?
profile
preference
star test
a not a
What is this called?
radar graph
star test
star profile
sensory test
