Quality & Sensory
Triangle test
A discriminative sensory test in which a panellist receives three samples, two identical, and identifies the odd one.
Real-life application
The blind taste test food companies run to check if consumers can actually tell the difference when a recipe or ingredient changes, like a sugar or salt reduction.
Related terms
Sensory evaluation
Quality & SensoryThe measurement of food attributes through the human senses under controlled conditions. Discriminative tests detect difference, descriptive tests characterise it, affective tests measure liking.
Hedonic scale
Quality & SensoryAn affective sensory scale measuring degree of liking, most commonly the 9-point scale from dislike extremely to like extremely.
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