Sensory

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Sensory assessment of food  bought in the
Czech Republic and in Brussels
1.2.2012, Brno, Czech Republic Prepared by
Ing. Hana Šulcerová, Ph.D. Ing. Viera
Šottniková, Ph.D.
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? six trained evaluators participated in the
evaluation? all evaluators have completed state
sensory testing? sensory evaluation is performed
in a laboratory equipped according to ISO?
samples were submitted anonymously? all the
evaluators conducted their own evaluation of
samples by paired comparison test
The conditions and course evaluation
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Sensory laboratory
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Activia yogurt - white not sweet
? no differences in composition ? Czech -
more creamy, smooth consistency, better taste ?
Strasbourg - rough consistency
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Activia drink
? no differences in composition ? Czech - watery
consistency and acid taste ? Strasbourg
delicious, denser, acceptable consistency
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Laughing Cow cheese
? no differences in composition ? Czech strong
cheese flavor and aroma ? Strasbourg sour
taste, less cohesion
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President - camembert
? no differences in composition ? Czech
asymmetrically mature, thinner in the
middle, a little hard ? Strasbourg more
mature, stronger flavor, betterappearance
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Cream cheese KIRI
? no differences in composition ? Brussels -
more creamy pleasant smell and taste,
typical  for both products
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Butter - President
? no differences in composition ? Brussels -
more creamy ?pleasant smell and taste, typical
for both products
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Roquefort cheese
? no differences in composition ? Czech -
more mushrooms, more
maturity, distinctive aroma,
more pronounced taste
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Milk products
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Milk products
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Maggi - gold beef bouillon

• ? in the Czech bouillon was about 17,5 more fat
• ? Czech - fuller flavor, intense aroma and flavor
  of meat
• ? Strasbourg lighter color, indescribable
  foreign flavor

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Heinz Ketchup - sweet
? no differences in composition ? characteristic
odor and taste in both samples
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Panzani Bolognaise
? no differences in composition ? Czech -
sour taste, thinner
consistency  ? Strasbourg - pleasant smell and
taste, intense meat flavor, strong tomato flavor
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Bonduelle mexicana

• ? no differences in composition
• ? Czech - sweeter, larger
  proportion of vegetables,
  crunchy vegetables

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Rio mare - with vegetables
? no differences in composition ? the same and
characteristic smell and taste
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Other products
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Other products
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Lipton Tea - Black
? no differences in composition ? Czech
pleasant and distinctive aroma and bitter taste
? Strasbourg - very bitter taste ?
equally distinctive odor in both samples
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Red Bull

• ? no differences in composition
• ? typical smell and taste in both samples

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Coca - cola (cans)

• ? no differences in composition
• ? typical smell and taste in both samples

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Nescafe Gold

• ? no differences in composition
• ? typical smell and taste in both samples

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Douwe Egberts
? no differences in composition ? Brussels -
more intense flavor, more bitter and darker
color 
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Nestle - milk pudding with cocoa

• ? no differences in composition
• ? Czech - intense color, pleasant
  cocoa flavor

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Happy day

• ? no differences in composition
• ? pronounced fruit flavor, darker color

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Drinks
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Drinks
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Apricot jam
? no differences in composition ?
finely balanced acid and sweet taste for
both products
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Nutella
? no differences in composition ?
pleasant smell and taste, typical for
both products
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Spreads
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Kinder chocolate
? no differences in composition ?
finely balanced acid and sweet taste for
both products
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Chocolate - Mars
? different type - the same quality ? Czech -
darker on the cut very strong and nondescript
sweet taste ? Strasbourg more caramel and

delicious taste
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Chocolate - Snickers
? no differences in composition ? large
differences in the cut ? Czech sweet, less
pronounced caramel ?
Strasbourg bigger nuts and
intense caramel flavor
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Chocolates
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Sensory quality of all products
24 products were tested 53 of products had a
comparable quality, 24 better products derived
from the Czech Republic, 23 better products
derived from the Brussel and Strassburg.
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