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Number of terms to use in temporal check-all-that-apply studies (TCATA and TCATA Fading) for sensory product characterization by consumers

TCATA: A novel dynamic method for charazterziing products Temporal Check-All-That-Apply (TCATA) is introduced as a new dynamic method for describing...

January 22, 2016
Peer Reviewed Paper
Temporal-Check-All-That-Apply (TCATA)
Temporal Methods
Check-All-That-Apply (CATA)
Rapid Methods
Correspondence Analysis

Temporal Check-All-That-Apply (TCATA): A novel dynamic method for characterizing products

TCATA: A novel dynamic method for characterizing products Temporal Check-All-That-Apply (TCATA) is introduced as a new dynamic method for describing...

January 17, 2016
Peer Reviewed Paper
Temporal Methods
Check-All-That-Apply (CATA)
Temporal-Check-All-That-Apply (TCATA)
Rapid Methods
Multivariate

A cost/benefit analysis of consumer CATA and trained descriptive analysis

The consumer panel (n=93), drawn from an active database, used 32 CATA sensory and emotion terms to describe samples, and gave hedonic responses.

November 23, 2015
Oral Presentation
Check-All-That-Apply (CATA)
Descriptive Analysis
FCM (Feedback Calibration Method)
Consumer
Consumer Testing

Characterizing wine finish using TCATA product contrails

Wine quality is associated with the pleasantness of flavours, tastes, and mouthfeels that linger and evolve after swallowing.

November 23, 2015
Oral Presentation
Temporal-Check-All-That-Apply (TCATA)
Temporal Methods
Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
Bootstrap
Bivariate

Dynamic sensory characterization of cosmetic creams during application using Temporal Check-All-That-Apply (TCATA) questions

The evolution of sensory characteristics during the application of cosmetic creams has been long recognized as important.

October 23, 2015
Peer Reviewed Paper
Temporal-Check-All-That-Apply (TCATA)
Temporal Methods
Personal Care
Sensory Evaluation
Temporal Sensory Profiles

Comparison of TCATA and TDS for dynamic sensory characterization of food products

Comparison of TCATA and TDS for dynamic sensory characterization of food products Temporal Check-All-That-Apply (TCATA) has been recently introduced as...

October 22, 2015
Peer Reviewed Paper
Temporal-Check-All-That-Apply (TCATA)
Temporal Dominance Of Sensations (TDS)
Temporal Methods
Check-All-That-Apply (CATA)
Trained Panel

Sugar reduction in probiotic chocolate-flavored milk: Impact on dynamic sensory profile and liking

Sugar reduction in probiotic chocolate-flavored milk Reducing the sugar content of processed products has been claimed to be one of the most efficient...

September 23, 2015
Peer Reviewed Paper
Temporal-Check-All-That-Apply (TCATA)
Temporal Methods
Trained Panel
Consumer
Consumer Testing

Product selection for liking studies: the sensory-informed design

Product selection for liking studies: the sensory-informed design Liking studies are designed to ascertain consumers likes and dislikes on a variety of...

September 22, 2015
Peer Reviewed Paper
SID
Sensory Informed Incomplete Block Design (SIIBD)
Incomplete Block Segmentation
Consumer
Consumer Testing

Similarity-to-Ideal and Degree-of-Difference: A new consumer test

We present a procedure designed to provide both preference and difference results in a consumer test.

August 26, 2015
Poster
Degree-Of-Difference
Similarity-To-Ideal
Ideal Product
Consumer
Consumer Testing

Investigating preference and discrimination via tetradic preference testing: A comparison with placebo preference testing and triadic preference testing

The No Preference option is employed increasingly, for example in preference testing related to advertising claims.

August 26, 2015
Poster
Paired Comparisons
Discrimination Testing
Consumer
Consumer Testing
Tetrad Test Method

Temporal check-all-that-apply characterization of wine finish

Wine finish, a temporal wine property, is composed of the flavours, tastes, and mouthfeels that linger after swallowing wine and is used an indicator...

August 25, 2015
Poster
Temporal-Check-All-That-Apply (TCATA)
Temporal Methods
Temporal Sensory Profiles
Statistics
Trained Panel

Meta-attributes in sensory descriptive analysis

Descriptive analysis was conducted by a trained panel on potato varieties, forty in 2010 and forty-four in 2014.

August 23, 2015
Poster
Descriptive Analysis
Trained Panel
Sensory Evaluation
Cluster Analysis
Multivariate

A markov model for Temporal Dominance of Sensations (TDS) data

TDS data can be characterized by a series of TDS dyads that represent the selection of a single dominant attribute, which is updated over time.

August 23, 2015
Poster
Temporal Dominance Of Sensations (TDS)
Temporal Methods
Consumer
Consumer Testing
Statistics

Immediate feedback training for difference from control panels

Immediate feedback training for difference from control panels Panelist training is essential for a successful analytical sensory analysis, like...

August 22, 2015
Poster
FCM (Feedback Calibration Method)

Best practice recommendations for attribute order in Check-All-That-Apply (CATA) and related test methodologies

Randomization of CATA Attributes It is well documented that the position of attributes in a Check-All-That-Apply (CATA) question can bias responses.

August 22, 2015
Poster
Check-All-That-Apply (CATA)
Temporal Dominance Of Sensations (TDS)
Temporal-Check-All-That-Apply (TCATA)
Samples & Design
Replicated

Does a change in data capture device affect sensory descriptive analysis results?

Study on descriptive sensory analysis methods for characterizing product attributes and panel training.

August 22, 2015
Poster
Descriptive Analysis
Test Methodologies
Sensory Evaluation
Trained Panel
Mobile Devices

Improved interpretation of TDS and TCATA curves using reference lines

It is common practice to incorporate chance and significance lines in Temporal Dominance of Sensations (TDS) curves.

May 11, 2015
Oral Presentation
Temporal Dominance Of Sensations (TDS)
Temporal-Check-All-That-Apply (TCATA)
Temporal Methods
Chance Limit
Data Analysis

Check-All-That-Apply questions

Novel Techniques in Sensory Characterization and Consumer Profiling Sensory characterization is one of the most powerful, sophisticated, and...

October 14, 2014
Book Chapter
Descriptive Analysis
Rapid Methods
Check-All-That-Apply (CATA)
Test Methodologies
Sensory Evaluation

A comparison of two rapid methods for dynamic sensory profiling: TDS and Temporal CATA

Temporal dominance of sensations (TDS) data consist of temporal sequences of dominant attributes.

September 18, 2014
Oral Presentation
Temporal-Check-All-That-Apply (TCATA)
Temporal Dominance Of Sensations (TDS)

Combining highly efficient methods can reduce costs without compromise

Studies that investigate drivers of consumer liking involve both descriptive sensory and consumer data collection.

September 17, 2014
Oral Presentation
Rapid Methods
Descriptive Analysis
Sensory Informed Incomplete Block Design (SIIBD)
Trained Panel
Consumer