Establishing your DFC Panel
Establishing your panel is key when it comes to running successful DFC tests. It is important to make sure that your panelists are able to detect differences between products. You can test your panelists first with a simple Same/Different test, to ensure you have capable panelists. It is then equally important to train them on […]
Difference From Control Testing (DFC)
Difference from Control Testing, also known as DFC, is the jack-of-all-trades for sensory testing. DFC is a method that can be used for Difference testing, Product Development, and Quality testing. DFC is a rapid sensory quality test that relies on qualified tasters evaluating the test product, in comparison to the Control product. The same test […]
Discrimination Testing: Tetrad
Compusense20 Lite can help you manage your product quality risk by running a Tetrad test with your trained assessors. The Tetrad test is an analytical test that is used with trained assessors rather than consumers. The question you ask your assessors is simple, sort the 4 samples into 2 groups that are most similar.
Discrimination Testing: Same/Different
Our newest product, Compusense20 Lite can help you manage your product quality risk by running a Same/Different test with your consumers. Consumer difference testing helps you understand your product sensory quality. The Same/Different test allows you to do this in a simple format by asking your consumers to try two product samples and asking them […]
Quick & Easy Consumer Liking Testing
Consumer testing can be really helpful to companies when testing new products. All too often these consumer tests are far too long and complex. Consumer testing should be short and simple to give you actionable results. This video shows what you need to consider when designing your consumer test.
Quick & Easy Rapid Profiling Method
While many people believe product profiling is very expensive and time consuming, it does not have to be. This video takes you through the quick and easy way to conduct Rapid Profile testing!
Descriptive Analysis Testing – With Covid-19 Protocols
At Compusense, we are happy to be able to welcome back our Panelists back to our Covid-19 protected testing facility. As many of you know, Descriptive Testing has been a challenge since the pandemic started, and we wanted to show you that testing has now been able to resume with the proper protocols in place. […]
What Compusense Does
Compusense® is a global leader in scientific sensory and consumer product-related testing. Since 1986, world-class food, beverage, flavour, fragrance, personal care and CPG companies have relied on Compusense knowledge and tools to improve their products and go to market with confidence. Fully understanding the product, as well as the consumer, is paramount to achieving exceptional […]
