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Table 1 Table of descriptors for sensory analysis

From: Long-time low-temperature cooking of beef: three dominant time-temperature behaviours of sensory properties

Descriptor

Definition

Descriptor type

Brown surface

Brown colour of sample surface

Appearance

Pink colour

Pink colour of cut surface

Appearance

Boiled veal aroma

Boiled veal aroma in first slice

Aroma

Brothy aroma

Brothy aroma in first slice

Aroma

Blood/metal aroma

Blood and/or metal aroma

Aroma

Boiled veal flavour

Boiled veal flavour

Flavour

Blood/metal flavour

Blood and/or metal flavour

Flavour

Brothy flavour

Brothy flavour

Flavour

Veal flavour

Veal flavour

Flavour

Hardness

Hardness in first bite using front teeth

Texture

Rubbery

Rubbery in first bite using front teeth

Texture

Chewing resistance

Chewing resistance using molars in 1–2 chews

Texture

Juiciness

Juiciness after four chews

Texture

Tenderness

Tenderness after four chews

Texture

Coherency

Coherency after 13 chews

Texture

Toughness

Toughness after 13 chews

Texture

Chewing time

Time until ready to swallow (minimum 20 chews)

Texture

Mouth residual

Remaining material in the mouth after swallowing

Texture

  1. List of descriptors for sensory analysis (cf. Mortensen et al. [11] for reference materials and details).