
Principles of Sensory Evaluation of Food
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1965
- Latest edition
- Authors: Maynard A. Amerine, Rose Marie Pangborn, Edward B. Roessler
- Editors: M. L. Anson, E. M. Mrak, C. O. Chichester
- Language: English
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… Read more

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.
PrefaceChapter 1 Sensory Evaluation Problems of the Food Industry     I. Early History     II. Modern Sensory Problems     III. The Senses     IV. Relation of the Senses to Food Habits     V. Summary     ReferencesChapter 2 The Sense of Taste     I. Anatomy     II. Classification     III. Four Tastes     IV. Taste Qualities     V. Relative Intensity     VI. Reaction Time     VII. Effect of Disease     VIII. Taste Thresholds     IX. Effect of Temperature     X. Effect of Taste Medium     XI. Taste and Chemical Configuration     XII. Taste Theories     XIII. The Basic Tastes     XIV. The Special Case of Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC)     XV. Sodium Benzoate     XVI. The Taste of Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)     XVII. Interaction of Tastes     XVIII. Summary     ReferencesChapter 3 Olfaction     I. Importance of Odor     II. Definition of Odor     III. History of Odor Research     IV. Odor Classification     V. Chemical Specificity     VI. Anatomy of Olfactory Region     VII. Neural Mechanisms     VIII. Olfactory Abnormalities     IX. Odor Testing Techniques     X. Thresholds     XI. Odor Intensities     XII. Adaptation     XIII. Theories of Olfaction     XIV. Summary     ReferencesChapter 4 Visual, Auditory, Tactile, and Other Senses     I. Vision     II. Audition     III. Oral Perception Other Than Taste     IV. Other Senses     V. Summary     ReferencesChapter 5 Factors Influencing Sensory Measurements     I. Attitudinal Factors     II. Motivation     III. Psychological Errors in Judgments     IV. Relation between Stimulus and Perception      V. Adaptation     VI. Summary     ReferencesChapter 6 Laboratory Studies: Types and Principles     I. Types of Tests     II. Panel Selection and Testing Environment     III. Serving Procedures     IV. Instructions to Judges     V. Summary     ReferencesChapter 7 Laboratory Studies: Difference and Directional Difference Tests     I. Difference Tests     II. Directional Difference Tests     III. Analysis of Results     IV. Classification of Difference Tests      V. Two-Sample Tests     VI, Three-Sample Tests     VII. Multisample Tests     VIII. Comparison of Procedures     IX. Summary     ReferencesChapter 8 Laboratory Studies: Quantity-Quality Evaluation     I. Ranking     II. Scoring     III. Hedonic Scaling     IV. Dilution Procedures     V. Descriptive Sensory Analysis     VI. "Contour" Method     VII. Other Procedures     VIII. Summary     ReferencesChapter 9 Consumer Studies     I. Factors Influencing Acceptance and Preference      II. Objectives of Consumer Preference Studies     III. Information Obtained from Consumer Studies      IV. Factors Influencing Results from Consumer Surveys     V. Methods of Approach     VI. Development of the Questionnaire     VII. Types of Questionnaires     VIII. Serving Procedures     IX. Comparison of Laboratory Panels with Consumer Panels     X. Limitations of the Consumer Survey     ReferencesChapter 10 Statistical Procedures     I. Hypothesis Testing     II. Difference Tests     III. Sequential Analysis     IV. Differences between Two Means     V. Analysis of Variance     VI. Experimental Designs     VII. Ranking Methods     VIII. Consumer Preference     IX. Correlation and Regression     X. Summary     ReferencesChapter 11 Physical and Chemical Tests Related to Sensory Properties of Foods     I. Color and Appearance     II. Taste and Flavor     III. Texture     IV. General Quality     V. Summary     ReferencesAppendix: Tables A to I     Glossary of TermsAuthor IndexSubject Index
- Edition: 1
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- Published: January 1, 1965
- Language: English
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E. M. Mrak
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