Chapter 1 | Consensus Profile Methods Derived from the Flavor Profile Method Available to Purchase

Consensus Profile Methods as derived from the Flavor Profile are based on the concept that a product's profile consists of identifiable sensory modalities (e.g., appearance, taste, odor) and a combination of impressions not separately identifiable. The method consists of formal procedures for describing and assessing the characteristics in a reproducible manner. The separate characteristics contributing to the overall sensory impression of the product are identified and their intensity assessed to build a description of the product. This method is not a single proscriptive tool for conducting a study but rather describes processes in which sensory descriptive analyses are performed by a group of assessors to reach an agreed-on unified profile by consensus.