Comparison of consensus profiles obtained at the end of product-specific training with profiles obtained by individual measurements and statistical analysis

In many occasions descriptive analysis consists of product-specific training where the samples to be measured are used during the training. Towards the end of the training period it is common practice to present these samples and reach a consensus on their profiles, which we have called Training Con...

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Autores: Rodriguez, Maria Marcela, López Osornio, M., Hough, Guillermo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/33342
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/33342
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Sensory Evaluation
Descriptive Tests
Consensus
Fernet
Mayonnaise
Spaghetti
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.11
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
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Sumario:In many occasions descriptive analysis consists of product-specific training where the samples to be measured are used during the training. Towards the end of the training period it is common practice to present these samples and reach a consensus on their profiles, which we have called Training Consensus Profiles (TCP). Following the TCP, the samples are scored by each assessor and the results are statistically analysed to obtain statistical profiles. The objective of the present work was to compare the TCP with the statistical profiles in samples from three different food categories: fernet (an herb-based alcoholic drink), mayonnaise, and spaghetti. General Procrustes analysis showed that the TCP and statistical profiles were similar. A case is made, that if this type of training and measurement are to be followed, the statistical measuring stage could be left aside, directly reporting the results obtained from the TCP. Advantages and limitations on reporting these TCP profiles are discussed.