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Sensory science

Discover Sensory science: 201 flashcards with questions and answers.

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Sciences / Chemistry
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Card 121

Question

What does JNND stand for in sensory analysis?

Answer

Just Noticeable NonDifference

Card 122

Question

What does JND stand for in sensory analysis?

Answer

Just-Noticeable Difference

Card 123

Question

What is the term introduced by the Japanese that refers to certain chemicals enhancing food palatability?

Answer

Kokumi

Card 124

Question

What does the hunter color scale measure?

Answer

L, a, b values

Card 125

Question

What is the meaning of the term "organoleptic testing"?

Answer

Measuring of attributes of food that individuals sense via sight, sound, taste, smell, etc.

Card 126

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Who is more sensitive to sour tastes, men or women?

Answer

Men

Card 127

Question

What term describes increased liking after repeated exposure to a food?

Answer

Mere exposure effect

Card 128

Question

What sensory phenomenon causes one taste to suppress another?

Answer

Mixture suppression

Card 129

Question

Which compound is responsible for umami flavor?

Answer

MSG

Card 130

Question

When can one-tailed test be used for sensory testing?

Answer

Never

Card 131

Question

Carefully controlled mechanical tests on food products give what kind of results?

Answer

Objective

Card 132

Question

Give an example of cross potentiation.

Answer

Observer perceives more bitterness in the test sample because of the tasting of sucrose has heightened his sensitivity to bitterness

Card 133

Question

What is "error central tendency" in sensory analysis?

Answer

Occurs when panelists hesitate to use the extreme values on a scale and tend to center their responses on the scale.

Card 134

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In a sensory what are the sensations elicited by volatile compounds?

Answer

Odour, smell

Card 135

Question

What two nerves are involved in the sense of smell?

Answer

Olfactory and trigeminal.

Card 136

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What sensory testing error occurs when the order of sample presentation influences perception?

Answer

Order bias.

Card 137

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In this discrimination test of sensory evaluation panelists must choose whether or not two coded samples are different.

Answer

Paired comparison

Card 138

Question

Which test would you use to determine whether Coke is sweeter than Pepsi?

Answer

Paired comparison for sweetness

Card 139

Question

What is the chance probability for the paired comparison test?

Answer

Paired Comparison Test= 1/2

Card 140

Question

What are papillae?

Answer

Papillae are the small bumps on the tongue; taste buds are within papillae.

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