Applications and Limitations of Discrimination Testing

Maame Y.B. Adjei

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Abstract

Discrimination testing forms an important first step to many other sensory tests in the food industry. In some instances, it is the test on which important go/no-go decisions are based on. With the plethora of discrimination test methods available to the sensory practitioner, it is limiting that in most businesses only one or two tests are used due to company tradition or individual preference. There is a need to appreciate the applications and limitations of discrimination tests in general but more specifically, a need to know the correct applications and limitations for the commonly used discrimination tests. In the sections that follow the applications and limitations of discrimination tests are discussed. First a holistic view of the applications and limitations for discrimination tests will be made; followed by a discussion of the applications and limitations of commonly used discrimination test methods.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDiscrimination Testing in Sensory Science
Subtitle of host publicationA Practical Handbook
PublisherElsevier
Pages85-105
Number of pages21
ISBN (Electronic)9780081011164
ISBN (Print)9780081010099
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Jul 2017

Keywords

  • 2-AFC
  • 3-AFC
  • Applications
  • Consumers
  • DFC
  • Discrimination tests
  • Limitations
  • Tradition

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