Sensory Perception
Services offered by the sensory department include shelf life evaluation, studies on product characterisation, difference determination using sensory profiling and UKAS accredited discrimination testing working closely with other teams at Leatherhead.
Sensory Profiling
- Sensory quality measurements in newly developed products
- Benchmarking product sensory characteristics against competitor products and variants
- Measurement of product changes during shelf life
Discrimination Testing
- UKAS acredited triangle testing to measure differences between names
- Techniques to measure differences include triangle tests, duo trio, paired comparison, difference from control and other tests as required.
- Similarity evaluation, for example to measure whether two samples are the same after ingredient or process change.
Other services
- Ring Testing to compare your trained panel with other trained panels in the industry.
- Taint and off flavour investigation in conjunction with our Taint Chemistry experts.
- Sensory texture measurement; often working in close collaboration with other Leatherhead experts to correlate sensory and instrumental data.
- Investigations into salt, sugar and fat reduction in foods.
- Identification of drivers for liking by combining data sensory and consumer panels using preference mapping and other statistical techniques.
- Sensory & Consumer Member Forum Research
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