Discrimination Testing in Sensory Science
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One-stop-shop for practical advice and guidance on performing and analysing discrimination tests in sensory science
Discrimination Testing in Sensory Science: A Practical Handbook is a one-stop-shop for practical advice and guidance on performing and analysing discrimination tests in sensory science. This book covers all aspects of discrimination testing: the history and origin of the methods; the practicalities of setting up discrimination tests; dealing with replications; the statistics behind each test; action standards, analysis and decision making; as well as a look into the future of sensory discrimination testing. There is a special chapter on the statistical analysis of results making it easy to use the open-source programming language R. Written by sensory science experts from both academia and industry and edited by an independent sensory scientist with more than twenty years of experience in the planning, running and analysing of discrimination tests, Discrimination Testing in Sensory Science is an essential text for academics in sensory and consumer science, as well as panel leaders and sensory scientists working in research, new product development or quality control, in both food and home and personal care products. |
The editor
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Lauren Rogers is an independent sensory science consultant in the UK with more than twenty years of practical experience. She has worked on a wide variety of projects, including shelf-life studies, product and flavour optimization, new flavour development and in-depth brand analyses. She is a member of the Society of Sensory Professionals, the Institute of Food Science and Technology’s Sensory Science Group, the Sensometric Society and is also a member of the ASTM Sensory Evaluation Committee (E18).
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