sensory assessment of food bought in the czech republic and in brussels 1.2.2012, brno, czech...

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.

The conditions and course evaluation

● 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

Sensory laboratory

● no differences in composition

● Czech - more creamy, smooth consistency, better taste

● Strasbourg - rough consistency

Activia yogurt - white not sweet

● no differences in composition

● Czech - watery consistency and acid taste

● Strasbourg – delicious, denser, acceptable consistency

Activia drink

Laughing Cow cheese

● no differences in composition

● Czech – strong cheese flavor and aroma

● Strasbourg – sour taste, less cohesion

President - camembert

● no differences in composition

● Czech – asymmetrically mature, thinner in the middle, a little hard

● Strasbourg – more mature, stronger flavor, better

appearance

Cream cheese KIRI

● no differences in composition

● Brussels - more creamy

pleasant smell and taste, typical  for both products

Butter - President

● no differences in composition

● Brussels - more creamy

●pleasant smell and taste, typical for both products

Roquefort cheese

● no differences in composition

● Czech - more mushrooms, more maturity, distinctive aroma, more pronounced taste

Milk products

Milk products

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

Heinz Ketchup - sweet

● no differences in composition

● characteristic odor and taste in both samples

Panzani Bolognaise

● no differences in composition

● Czech - sour taste, thinner consistency 

● Strasbourg - pleasant smell and taste, intense meat flavor, strong tomato flavor

Bonduelle mexicana

● no differences in composition

● Czech - sweeter, larger proportion of vegetables, crunchy vegetables

Rio mare - with vegetables

● no differences in composition

● the same and characteristic smell and taste

Other products

Other products

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

Red Bull

● no differences in composition

● typical smell and taste in both samples

Coca - cola (cans)

● no differences in composition

● typical smell and taste in both samples

Nescafe Gold

● no differences in composition

● typical smell and taste in both samples

Douwe Egberts

● no differences in composition

● Brussels - more intense flavor, more bitter and darker color 

Nestle - milk pudding with cocoa

● no differences in composition

● Czech - intense color, pleasant cocoa flavor

Happy day

● no differences in composition

● pronounced fruit flavor, darker color

Drinks

Drinks

Apricot jam

● no differences in composition

● finely balanced acid and sweet taste for both products

Nutella

● no differences in composition

● pleasant smell and taste, typical for both products

Spreads

Kinder chocolate

● no differences in composition

● finely balanced acid and sweet taste for both products

Chocolate - Mars

● different type - the same quality

● Czech - darker on the cut – very strong and nondescript sweet taste

● Strasbourg – more caramel and delicious taste

Chocolate - Snickers

● no differences in composition

● large differences in the cut

● Czech – sweet, less pronounced caramel

● Strasbourg – bigger nuts and intense caramel flavor

Chocolates

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.

Thank you for your attention