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At Compusense, we champion best practices for increased efficiency in your testing. We help you design good tests and achieve reliable and robust outcomes. At the same time, we assist in defining your product and elevating your brand standards by following guidelines. With Compusense, you can also reduce your project's time and cost while improving your testing efficiency.

Design Good Tests

Design Good Tests

Learn about the importance of experimental, complete block, balanced incomplete block and sensory informed designs (SID).

Establish a Brand Standard

Establish a Brand Standard

Identify challenges, discover solutions and understand results better using the Compusense Feedback Calibration method.

Be More Efficient

Be More Efficient

Increase efficiency by pinpointing challenges, finding the right solution, and understand your results using Compusense Cloud.

Compusense provides comprehensive practical guides that help you and your team through all stages of your sensory research project. From the initial planning phase to the final stages, our step-by-step guides offer clear and concise instructions to ensure the success of your project. Streamline your sensory research process and achieve accurate, reliable results.

Consumer Home-Use Testing

Consumer Home-Use Testing

Download our practical guide to consumer home-use testing and go through the process of running a home-use test with consumer panelists.

Compusense's white papers are a valuable resource for anyone who wishes to learn more about the sensory and consumer science industry. Our white papers cover a wide range of topics, from the latest trends and innovations to best practices and methodologies. This page is an excellent source of information to help you stay informed and ahead of the curve. 

Descriptive Analysis With Home Panels

Descriptive Analysis With Home Panels

Learn how to conduct a home descriptive analysis panel while maintaining proper sensory protocols.

Consumer Home Use Tests

Consumer Home Use Tests

Discover how web-based sensory testing software allows data collection to be completed anywhere in the world with an

An Introduction to Temporal Methods

An Introduction to Temporal Methods

Review and explore suggested applications of temporal methods for sensory testing.

Our "Making Sense of” video series introduces and explores the fundamentals of sensory research in a way that is accessible to both beginners and experienced professionals. Whether you're looking to expand your knowledge or learn the basics, our videos have something for everyone.

Making Sense of Tetrad

Learn how sensory professionals use Tetrad tests to help them make important decisions about their products. Tetrad tests are a type of discrimination test used to determine if a noticeable difference exists between two samples.

Making Sense of: Difference from Control (DFC)

Learn about Difference from Control (DFC) testing, which is a discrimination testing method used to determine if there is a perceived difference in variations of a product.

Making Sense of: Descriptive Analysis

Learn why a well-trained descriptive analysis panel is one of the most powerful tools in sensory and consumer research.

Dive into expert analyses, groundbreaking research, and practical applications in sensory and consumer science. Our blog explores the latest methodologies, industry innovations, and academic perspectives to support your research and product development.
Panel Performance in Descriptive Analysis: Key Insights for Food and Non-Food Products

Panel Performance in Descriptive Analysis: Key Insights for Food and Non-Food Products

Sensory descriptive panels are vital in evaluating food and non-food products. This article explores key aspects of panel performance in descriptive analysis, highlighting its applications, challenges, and best practices across industries. What is a Sensory Descriptive Panel? A sensory descriptive panel is a trained group of individuals who evaluate and quantify products’ sensory attributes, such […]

Sensory Branding: 7 Practical Tips on How to Craft Memorable Experiences

Sensory Branding: 7 Practical Tips on How to Craft Memorable Experiences

Don’t forget to share this post! The crisp snap when you open a Heineken, the lacquered finish of a package, or a signature scent when you step into a hotel lobby—creating standout experiences in today’s saturated marketplace is no easy task. Yet, sensory branding offers a powerful way to connect with consumers on a deeper […]

Consumer Panels: How Everyday Opinions Shape Products

Consumer Panels: How Everyday Opinions Shape Products

Don’t forget to share this post! Have you ever wondered how companies decide which new products to bring to market? Consumer panels are a key part of this process, providing invaluable feedback that helps companies fine-tune products to meet consumer expectations. By bringing together everyday people to share honest opinions, these panels ensure that food […]

Academic Consortium Publications

At Compusense, we champion best practices for increased efficiency in your testing. We help you design good tests and achieve reliable and robust outcomes. At the same time, we assist in defining your product and elevating your brand standards by following guidelines. With Compusense, you can also reduce your project's time and cost while improving your testing efficiency
Academic Consortium Publications for March 2025

Academic Consortium Publications for March 2025

Our March Paper-of-the-Month pick is a peer-reviewed publication that considers pickle producers pondering pickling picklers in less salt for health reasons. To not blunder, a pickle producer must wonder: “Will sales trickle if pickle patrons are fickle?” because here too, Taste is King! To answer this question, Rubia Selmira Lassen, Voltaire Sant’Anna, Fernanda Leal Leães, […]

Academic Consortium Publications for February 2025

Academic Consortium Publications for February 2025

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. So claimed Shakespeare’s Juilet. We think tragic Juliet would have been interested in a recently published study by Claudia Hartley, Russell S J Keast, and Wender L P Bredie exploring whether short-chain maltodextrin with a longer chain length tastes as sweet. The study measured detection […]

Academic Consortium Publications for January 2025

Academic Consortium Publications for January 2025

The preeminent tree for making maple syrup is, of course, sugar maple (Acer saccharum). But perhaps after drenching pancakes in this delicious sweet sauce many thousands of times, the thought arises: is there another sticky liquid that also tastes good? A recent publication by Ann E. Colonna, Eric T. Jones, and Kent Wheiler proposes the […]

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.

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