Sensory Properties Analysis for Quality Evaluation of Agricultural Product
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Product Quality and Safety".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 March 2025 | Viewed by 138
Special Issue Editor
Interests: sensory analysis; quality evaluation; antioxidants; foods; extra-virgin olive oil; postharvest; fresh-cut fruits and vegetables; polyphenols; dried fruit (chestnuts, almonds, hazelnuts)
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Dear Colleagues,
Sensory characteristics are an essential element in determining the quality of agricultural products, making their analysis fundamental to evaluating the latter. The sensory characteristics of a food product are the first to draw consumer interest and guarantee its future purchase. Sensory analysis has become very important in the food industry due to its increased use of groups of selected tasters (panels) who are able to objectively describe the organoleptic characteristics of a product and evaluate their intensity, both in absolute terms and in comparison with other similar products. A panel's role can also be to anticipate consumers' opinion by expressing hedonic and, therefore, subjective opinions in order to predict a product's acceptance on the market. These panels are used in the development of a new product, to improve one already on the market, verify the effects of a change in production, or control a product’s quality and verify its stability and shelf life.
This Special Issue focuses on assessing the quality of agricultural products using sensory analysis. For this reason, research and review articles on chemical, biological, nutritional, and food technology are welcome and will certainly help readers gain more clarity on the topics covered.
Dr. Maria Teresa Frangipane
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sensory analysis
- quality
- organoleptic characteristics
- panel test
- consumer preferences
- product improvement
- quantitative descriptive analysis (QDA)
- lexicon for sensory evaluation
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