Team tasting comparative

The objective of comparative team tasting is to determine whether a difference exists between one or more samples and each given descriptor. This methodology is an internal adaptation of the difference-from-control test (Meilgaard, 20(X)). The modality of comparison should be predefined giving a quotation makes the test more difficult and is not recommended for non-expert assessors (O Mahony, 1995 Kim and O Mahony,... 

In the final design, the test is close to the A/not-A test with sureness, but applies several criteria. The design of the comparative team tasting test is described in Table 16.3. 

Table 16.3 Description of the comparative team tasting design...

Figure 16.5 Example of questionnaire - comparative team tasting.

If no differences are perceived, this conclusion should be validated with sensory checks. Method chosen Comparative team tasting... 

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