Quantitative Descriptive Analysis" is a methodology for analytical food sensory testing. A descriptive (descriptive) sensory analysis aims to identify and quantify sensory product characteristics by means of an objective description of human perception and to uncover relationships between the chemical-physical components and the sensory characteristics of this product by trained persons. The intensity of certain properties or characteristics is measured using an intensity scale. Such a quantitative descriptive analysis, also known as profile analysis or profile testing, also makes it possible to graphically visualise the differences between several products with defined properties.
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