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WorksheetsSensory Analysis
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Refers to the sensory properties of food such as appearance, aroma, flavour and texture
organogenesis
organic
organoleptic
organomegaly
The four basic tastes include sweet, sour, salty, and (a)
Which newly included term for categorising the savoury taste of food. Is NOT one of the four basic tastes?
(a)
The umami taste is associated which the following foods (select all that apply):
tomatoes
meat
strawberries
aged cheese
What type of cells in our body are associated with assessing the aroma of food?
(a)
Mouthfeel is the way the food feels against the skin on the inside of the mouth. Which sensory property does mouthfeel assess?
Appearance
Flavour
Aroma
Texture
What are the two ways of analysing or testing food products?
(a)
Which two words would best reflect what a quantitative test relates to?
sensory
quantity
measurable
appeal
Which two words would best reflect what a qualitative test relates to?
sensory
quantity
measurable
appeal
Which of the following would measured by a qualitative test?
weight
aroma
viscosity
flavour
appeal
Which of the following would measured by a quantitative test?
weight
aroma
viscosity
flavour
nutrient content
If my test of a cupcake was "Measuring size" and recording the circumference of a cupcake, I would be carrying out which type of test?
qualitative
quantitative
Which of the following best describes a profiling test?
To try to determine whether consumers can tell how the products are not the same
To give a more detailed description of the sensory properties of the product
To try to establish how much or how little the testers liked or disliked a given product
Which of the following best describes a preference test?
To try to determine whether consumers can tell how the products are not the same
To give a more detailed description of the sensory properties of the product
To try to establish how much or how little the testers liked or disliked a given product
Which of the following best describes a difference test?
To try to determine whether consumers can tell how the products are not the same
To give a more detailed description of the sensory properties of the product
To try to establish how much or how little the testers liked or disliked a given product
Difference tests are used by companies to assess the differences between two food products. Data analysis takes place to determine significant difference. Which of the following are difference tests?
Describing the food using terms such as delicious, yummy, foul, good, revolting...
Triangle Test, three samples of products are presented for tasting with one being different
Two out of five test, three samples are the same but two are different. Samples are presented randomly and the tasters identify which samples are different
When a food manufacturer wants to find out about the specific properties of a product, often in comparison to a rival product, they may conduct a profiling test. What types of things may be assessed in the profiling test for lasagne?
Chewy
Salty flavour
Seasoning
Dry
Fatty
Three samples of products are presented for tasting with one being different. Test panel members are asked about the characteristics of the samples. What is this test called?
Profiling test
Triangle test
Two out of five test
Preference test
