A matching task as a potential technique for descriptive profile validation

• Published in: Food quality and preference Vol. 14; no. 7; pp. 539 - 547
• Main Authors: O'Neill, Lynda, Nicklaus, Sophie, Sauvageot, François
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2003; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Descriptive profiles; Food engineering; Food industries; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Life Sciences; Matching task; Methods of analysis, processing and quality control, regulation, standards; Milk and cheese industries. Ice creams; Panel performance; Validity; Validity; Matching task; Descriptive profiles; Panel performance; Description language; Organoleptic properties; Quality control; Dairy product; Sensory analysis; Cheese; Control method; Quantitative analysis

If panellists can successfully match products to the corresponding descriptive profiles, then the profiles can be regarded as product-relevant and valid. This work examined the ability of a trained panel to perform a matching task between products and their descriptive profiles. A 13-member panel, t...