Sensory analysis

Sensory analysis is a distinctive method of food product testing, providing information about a product that cannot be obtained through other testing methods. The need to obtain and use this information when developing, controlling, and improving products has driven a systematic increase in interest in sensory testing. This has contributed to the development of this type of analysis — it is now one of the most important laboratory testing services.

To obtain reliable and useful information, it is essential to entrust sensory testing to experienced experts. For many years, J. S. Hamilton laboratories have been conducting sensory testing under standardized and controlled conditions. This has been made possible by the establishment of a modern laboratory meeting the required standards. A highly qualified team of specialists, subject to ongoing supervision, carries out testing using standardized methods and its own testing procedures.

J. S. Hamilton laboratories offer a range of testing methods for assessing the sensory properties of a sample:

• Sensory testing — simple descriptive method (1 expert)
• Sensory testing — simple descriptive method (3–6 experts)
• Sensory testing — evaluation method according to client specifications
• Sensory testing — descriptive and evaluation method (1 product, 5 evaluators)
• Development of sensory profiles
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