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Academic Consortium Publications for May 2021

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If you can believe it, May had over double the amount of publications that April did with a total of 21! These publications covered a wide variety of topics from different foods, supplements and packaging. You can find links to all the publications below:

Academic Consortium Publications for April 2021

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It looks like April was a busy month with 10 publications! These publications covered a wide variety of topics which included wine, meats, chocolate, hotel toiletries and more. All of the publications are listed below and well done to all of the authors!

Academic Consortium Publications for March 2021

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As many of you know, Compusense software has been used for numerous years to conduct sensory and consumer research at Universities and Research facilities across the globe. Whether it be Compusense Five, Compusense at-hand or Compusense Cloud, our software has been there throughout your research process and has been cited 1,941 times since 2007. In 2014 […]

Establishing your DFC Panel

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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!

Quality

Quality

Quality test methods are used to evaluate a product based on its sensory attributes and overall consumer perception to ensure it meets certain standards of excellence and consistency. These methods provide a consumer-centric assessment of product quality, ensure consistency and adherence to quality standards and drive continuous improvement and customer satisfaction. Examples include, but are not limited to, Shelf Life, Degree of Difference,

Difference from Control, In/Out, etc.

Quality test methods are used to evaluate a product based on its key attributes to ensure it meets specific standards of excellence for consistency. These methods provide an internal assessment of the product quality to adhere to quality standards and achieve customer satisfaction. Examples include, but are not limited to, Shelf-Life, Degree of Difference, Difference from Control, and In & Out methods.