NUTR 20500 Study Guide - Final Guide: High Fructose Corn Syrup, Calcium Bicarbonate, Magnesium Sulfate
29 Aug 2016
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The most flavor sensation comes from this sense. Location of taste buds: papillae of the tongue, the soft palate, pharynx, the epiglottis, larynx, upper third of the esophagus. Effects of temperature on taste: in temperature in sweetness & in the response to salty & bitter. Salt: reduce tartness and sub-threshold concentration that can increase the sweetness of sucrose. Acid: sub-threshold concentration to the saltiness of nacl. Sensory evaluation tests: difference: measuring the differences between the samples. Paired test: given 2 samples and asked to see which one has more or less of a given substance. Triangle test: given 3 samples, two are the same, and one is different. Dup/trio: given one sample plus two matched samples. Is called the sample and the other is the standard. Must decide which is which: descriptive testing- measure the intensity of a taste or aroma. Rank test: score or scale with a descriptive item: preference testing- quality of the consumer"s opinion.
