Category Archives: Sensory Research
TCU Experimental Food Science
Senior students in the Experimental Food Science class from Fort Worth neighbor Texas Christian University kicked off their fall semester by spending an afternoon with us in the laboratory. Students gathered in groups and met side by side with Consumer … Continue reading
Quality Assurance Association Sensory Workshop
Consumer Science ran a sensory workshop for the Quality Assurance Association (QAA) www.qualityassuranceassociation.org in Dallas / Fort Worth this May. Thirty QA professionals from leading retailers, manufacturers and associated industries were educated on the physiological background to sensory science and … Continue reading
Longhorn IFT Annual Expo
Consumer Science attended the annual expo for the Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas section of the Institute of Food Technologists, in October. The Longhorn section (www.longhorn-ift.org) offers more than 900 regional members an opportunity to come together, network, and develop … Continue reading
Sensory Testing in partnership with the Community Food Bank
Consumer Science is proud to partner with their local Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas based food bank (www.food-bank.org) for sensory research. Workers at the food bank take part in applicable sensory panels and Consumer Science makes a donation to their … Continue reading
TCU @ Consumer Science for Sensory Testing
No, not the football team! A group of Texas Christian University (TCU) MBA students from Dallas / Fort Worth, TX took a field trip to Consumer Science this past summer. They got a first had opportunity to see how a … Continue reading
Using Children in Consumer Research
Children are becoming more and more influential in purchase decisions and may have the final say in whether or not a product becomes a household favorite. Their insights can be extremely valuable, and not just for products aimed specifically at … Continue reading
Penalty Analysis – Getting more from Sensory Research
Penalty analysis is a statistical technique that can be run on Just About Right (JAR) scales to prioritize which attributes of a product most affect liking. My white paper on this is in the downloads section if you want to … Continue reading
Machines vs. Humans in Sensory Panels
Will taste panels soon be a thing of the past? Electronic tongues and noses are in development with several different universities and companies across the world (google electronic tongue for more information). Similar to human taste buds, E-tongue has specific … Continue reading