The Importance of Sensory Lexicons for Research and Development of Food Products
A lexicon is a set of standardized vocabularies developed by highly trained panelists for describing a wide array of sensory attributes present in a product. A number of lexicons have been developed to document and describe sensory perception of a variety of food categories.The current review provid...
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doaj-b929028e7e9548a28b0276a653b88ad72020-11-24T21:50:08ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582019-01-01812710.3390/foods8010027foods8010027The Importance of Sensory Lexicons for Research and Development of Food ProductsSuntaree Suwonsichon0Kasetsart University Sensory and Consumer Research Center, Department of Product Development, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, ThailandA lexicon is a set of standardized vocabularies developed by highly trained panelists for describing a wide array of sensory attributes present in a product. A number of lexicons have been developed to document and describe sensory perception of a variety of food categories.The current review provides examples of recently developed sensory lexicons for fruits and vegetables; grains and nuts; beverages; bakery, dairy, soy and meat products; and foods for animals. Applications of sensory lexicons as an effective communication tool and a guidance tool for new product development processes, quality control, product improvement, measuring changes during product shelf life, and breeding new plant cultivars are also discussed and demonstrated through research in the field.http://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/8/1/27sensorydescriptive analysislexiconfoodproduct developmentshelf lifequality controlproduct improvementplant breeding |
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The Importance of Sensory Lexicons for Research and Development of Food Products |
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The Importance of Sensory Lexicons for Research and Development of Food Products |
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The Importance of Sensory Lexicons for Research and Development of Food Products |
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A lexicon is a set of standardized vocabularies developed by highly trained panelists for describing a wide array of sensory attributes present in a product. A number of lexicons have been developed to document and describe sensory perception of a variety of food categories.The current review provides examples of recently developed sensory lexicons for fruits and vegetables; grains and nuts; beverages; bakery, dairy, soy and meat products; and foods for animals. Applications of sensory lexicons as an effective communication tool and a guidance tool for new product development processes, quality control, product improvement, measuring changes during product shelf life, and breeding new plant cultivars are also discussed and demonstrated through research in the field. |
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sensory descriptive analysis lexicon food product development shelf life quality control product improvement plant breeding |
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