Scientific Sensory in Taiwan

Intoduction

Scientific sensory analysis is popular around the world for industries and research fields. More and more companies, institutes and individual in Asia areas are interested in the application of sensory analysis as a scientific tool to solve the problems practically. As the main commercial promoting unit based in Taiwan, we would like to share the developing status and experience with sensory folks around the world, especially the folks in Asia. We, therefore set this website for those who would like to exchange discussions, experience, as well as commercial opportunities.

Scientific Sensory in Taiwan wishes to provide services to Greater China as well as to SEA.

Activities

Self-Assessment on sensory analysis in your unit

► Self-Assessment

Scholarship for student research on sensory analysis (in Greater China)

► Scholarship

Practical training program for students as qualified panel technician in universities (in Greater China)

► Practical training program

Scientific Sensory Elements

Tools /Software

▨ Powerful software for multivariate analysis that you can find the subtle relationships among the data sets from your different works/departments
▨ Internet software that you can manage your sensory tests process/conduction

Attributes

▨ Reference sample is critical for defining a sensory attribute
▨ How to find a effective sensory attribute
▨ How a panel leader to lead the panel to develop a sensory attribute on a product

Methodology

▨ The methodology for determine a sensory shelf life of a product
▨ The methodology for grouping young Taiwanese preference on Taiwanese tea
▨ The methodology for finding relationship between sensory data and instrumental data on beef textural properties

Sensory Analysis Ability

▨ The abilities that you got to hold as being a qualified panel technician
▨ The abilities that you got to hold as being a qualified panel leader
▨ Do you want to upgrade your sensory analysis ability or your sensory capability on your tongue

Sensory capability

▨ What kind of panelist are you
▨ Are you a qualified panelist for a certain product?
▨ What sensory capabilities that you should hold as being a panelist?

Utensil and Facility

▨ Basic requirements for a proper facility for a sensory test
▨ The story of evaluating the bubble size in a drink
▨ Color effects affect sensory perceptions a lot

Industrial Applications

▨ Is an ITQI award better than ISO
▨ Application of sensory analysis in marketing function in a company
▨ Application of sensory analysis in quality control function in a company

International Standards

▨ How to find the CQP in your product
▨ The standards under ISO referring sensory analysis
▨ How to meet the requirements described in SQF level 3

Publications

Publications in annual TIFT

▨ The consumer studies on fresh plump
▨ The stability performance of a trained panelist and his/her product familiarity
▨ The prediction models among instrumental data, descriptive data, and hedonic data

Publications by scholars in Taiwan

▨ Important Sensory, Association, and Postprandial Perception Attributes Influencing Young Taiwanese Consumers’ Acceptance for Taiwanese Specialty Teas