Instrumental Assessment Of Food Sensory Quality

Instrumental measurements of the sensory quality of food and drink are of growing importance in both complementing data provided by sensory panels and in providing valuable data in situations in which the use of human subjects is not feasible. Instrumental assessment of food sensory quality reviews the range and use of instrumental methods for measuring sensory quality.

After an introductory chapter, part one goes on to explore the principles and practice of the assessment and analysis of food appearance, flavour, texture and viscosity. Part two reviews advances in methods for instrumental assessment of food sensory quality and includes chapters on food colour measurement using computer vision, gas chromatography-olfactometry (GC-O), electronic noses and tongues for in vivo food flavour measurement, and non-destructive methods for food texture assessment.

Further chapters highlight in-mouth measurement of food quality and emerging flavour analysis methods for food authentication. Finally, chapters in part three focus on the instrumental assessment of the sensory quality of particular foods and beverages including meat, poultry and fish, baked goods, dry crisp products, dairy products, and fruit and vegetables.

The instrumental assessment of the sensory quality of wine, beer, and juices is also discussed. Instrumental assessment of food sensory quality is a comprehensive technical resource for quality managers and research and development personnel in the food industry and researchers in academia interested in instrumental food quality measurement. * Reviews the range and use of instrumental methods for measuring sensory quality* Explores the principles and practice of the assessment and analysis of food appearance, flavour, texture and viscosity* Reviews advances in methods for instrumental assessment of food sensory quality Review: Food scientists survey some instrumental approaches to measuring food quality that correlate strongly with sensory quality assessments, in order to help companies bypass the expensive and tedious practice of having people actually taste their products.

They cover principles and practice, methods, and the assessing the quality of specific foods. The topics include food appearance quality assessment and specification, principles of food viscosity analysis,. --ProtoView.com, February 2014